Adaptive Sliding Mode Control of Generator Excitation System with Output Constraints.

A nonlinear excitation controller for the uncertain parameters and external disturbances is designed by using the backstepping method and sliding mode control theory. In the design process, nonlinear features are retained completely with no linear technique used here. Compared with the excitation controllers designed via conventional linearization, the newly designed one has superiorities in strong robustness to external disturbances, good adaptive ability to variation of system parameters, super transient performance, and the ability to assure preset constraints. Simulation results prove the validity and stability of the controller. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]