A multi-motor speed synchronization control enhanced by artificial bee colony algorithm

Relative coupling control (RCC) structure is widely used for multi-motor speed synchronization control. To improve the performance of multi-motor synchronous control, artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm is developed and applied for enhancing RCC structure. The RCC structure optimized by the ABC algorithm is called the RCC-ABC structure. In the RCC-ABC structure, the ABC algorithm optimizes both the fixed compensation factor in the speed compensator and the parameters of the PID controller acting as a tracking controller. Simulation experiments based on a four-motor system are conducted to validate the efficiency of the RCC-ABC structure. Simulation results show that the RCC-ABC structure has better synchronization and tracking performance compared to the RCC structure.