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This paper deals with the speed and position estimation for synchronous reluctance motors (SyRMs) and interior permanent-magnet synchronous motors (IPMs). A unified design and analysis framework for a class of back electromotive force-based observers is developed and the links between apparently different estimation methods are brought out. State observers equipped with a speed-adaptation law are shown to be mathematically equivalent to voltage-model-based flux observers equipped with a position-tracking loop. The error signal driving the adaptation law or the tracking loop is presented in a generalized form. Using the framework, a stabilizing gain design is reviewed and detailed design guidelines are given. Selected observer designs are experimentally evaluated using a 6.7-kW SyRM drive and a 2.2-kW IPM drive. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper proposes a resonant-based backstepping direct power control (BS-DPC) strategy for doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) under both balanced and unbalanced grid conditions. Proper formulae for the BS-DPC strategy are obtained based on the elaborated analysis of the mathematical model of DFIG. The influence of the unbalanced grid voltage on the normal BS-DPC is analyzed. Furthermore, a resonant-based improved strategy is proposed to achieve different control targets under unbalanced grid condition without the need of decomposition of positive- and negative-sequence components. Comparative experimental studies of the resonant-based BS-DPC and the normal BS-DPC for DFIG are conducted to validate the effectiveness of the proposed strategy under both balanced and unbalanced grid conditions. In addition, the experimental results also prove that the proposed resonant-based BS-DPC can achieve a satisfying transient performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]