Robust Control of PMSM Using Geometric Model Reduction and $\mu$-Synthesis.

In this paper, we design a linear time-invariant two-input-two-output controller for the permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM). First, the nonlinear system of a PMSM is approximated using a linear system with structured uncertainties according to the geometric structures of PMSM. We then design a linear controller for the approximated linear system using a standard $\mu$-synthesis robust control method. The main contribution of this paper is that we recognize that the nonlinear PMSM can be reduced to a linear system to apply the mature modern control theory, without referring to classical PID control, thus largely reducing the design effort. The newly designed robust controller is not only easy to calculate, it is also easy to implement and requires less sensors. By virtue of modern robust control theory, it responds fast to exogenous inputs, and robust against parameter uncertainties as well. The applicability of the designed robust controller is both numerically simulated and experimentally verified on a TMS320 F28335 based control board, with performance further compared with the widely used field-oriented controller. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]