Sensorless speed estimation and vector control of an Induction Motor drive using model reference adaptive control

Abstract

Now-a-days, sensorless speed control modes of operation are becoming standard solutions in the area of electric drives. The technological developments require a compact and efficient drive to meet the challenging strategies in operation of the system. This paper provides a speed sensorless control of an Induction motor with a model based adaptive controller with stator current vectors. The purpose of the proposed control scheme is to create an algorithm that will make it possible to control induction motors without sensors. A closed loop estimation of the system with robustness against parameter variation is used for the control approach. A Model Reference Adaptive System (MRAS) is one of the major approaches used for adaptive control. The MRAS provides relatively easy implementation with a higher speed adaptation algorithm. MRAS proposed in this paper owing to its low complexity and less computational effort proposes a feasible methodology to control the speed of an Induction Motor (IM) drive without using speed sensors. Simulations results validate the effectiveness of this technique.