Noise and vibrations produced by electric motors have gained particular importance lately as the market shifts to electrical vehicles (EVs). This work aims to evaluate the NVH (Noise, Vibration and Harshness) behaviour of ...

This article presents two algorithms to control the speed of doubly-fed induction motors. The controllers are designed using the complex-valued sliding mode methodology to track either the rotor or the stator current. An ...

Position estimation at low/zero speed for permanent magnet synchronous machines is commonly achieved with the injection of high-frequency signals. This article presents a new sensorless scheme that accurately observe the ...

A number of physical systems allow a complex-valued representation. This article extends the theory of sliding modes to a class of nonlinear systems described by complex-valued variables. Hence, states, parameters, control ...

This article proposes a family of phase-locked loop schemes based on sliding modes. The use of sliding mode algorithms ensures fast response and global stability. In particular, two new algorithms are presented, both based ...

Este artículo presenta una estrategia adaptativa para regular la tension de salida de un convertidor dc-dc ´ multipuerto acoplado magneticamente destinado a aplicaciones áutomotrices. El algoritmo propuesto brinda solidez ...

Smart tires are systems that are able to measure temperature, inflation pressure, footprint dimensions, and, importantly, tire contact forces. The integration of this additional information with the signals obtained from ...

Three-phase induction motors admit a complex-valued space state representation. In this paper, this complex description is used to design a torque controller and a rotor flux observer based on sliding modes. The advantage ...

This paper presents a feedback linearization-based control strategy for a a magnetically coupled multiport dc-dc converter aimed at automotive applications. Essentially, a transformation of control and state variables is ...

This paper present two different approaches for modelling a magnetically coupled multiport dc-dc converter. First, from the magnetic coupling equations, the instantaneous dynamic model is obtained. Secondly, a behavioural ...

A new controller for a grid connected inverter with an LCL filter is proposed in this paper. The system is described by its complex representation and the controller is designed using the complex root locus method. The ...

A direct yaw moment control of a four in-wheel motor independent drive electric vehicle is proposed. The advantages of this kind of vehicle are exploited by designing an optimal torque vectoring controller. The torque ...

This paper studies the optimal power flow problem for resistive DC networks. The gradient method algorithm is written in a port-Hamiltonian form and the stability of the resulting dynamics is studied. Stability conditions ...

The analysis of a captured motion can be addressed by means of forward or inverse dynamics approaches. For this purpose, a 12 segment 2D model with 14 degrees of freedom is developed and both methods are implemented using ...

In control theory, sliding mode control, or SMC, is a nonlinear control method that alters the dynamics of a nonlinear system by application of a discontinuous control signal that forces the system to "slide" along a ...

The extension and size of the power grid is expected to increase in the near future. Managing such a system presents challenging control problems that, so far, have been approached with classical control techniques. However, ...

In this paper a control algorithm for a three-phase four-wire rectifier with an inductive-capacitive-inductive filter is presented. The control scheme consists in an inner current loop designed using the Sliding Mode Control ...

Multi-terminal VSC-HVDC transmission is a promising solution to transport energy from the generating plants to the distribution stations, and the number and size of the corresponding power grids is expected to increase in ...

This paper presents the use of the memristor as a new element for designing passivity-based controllers. From the port-Hamiltonian description of the electrical circuits with memristors, a target dynamics is assigned to ...

In this paper the stator-side power regulation control problem of DFIM is approached. It is shown how a passivity-based controller can deal with this problem establishing a viable solution from both a dynamic performance ...

This paper presents a dynamic analysis and the control design for a singe-phase full bridge recti¿er with a LCL ¿lter. The control algorithm is based on the sliding mode control techniques that provides good tracking ...

Applications were found recently where the analy- sis of dynamic systems with a special structure could be simp li- fied considerably by transforming them into equivalent syst ems having complex coefficients and half ...