A Sensorless Vector control of Induction Motor Drives based on Artificial Neural Networks

This paper presents a speed control of an induction motor. The design uses an feedforward Artificial Neural Network (ANN) to implement a rotor speed estimator, and a robust control strategy based on the sliding-mode. The proposed control scheme also make use of the field oriented control theory to simplify the proposed control design. The stability analysis of the presented control scheme is provided using the Lyapunov stability theory. Finally simulated results show that the presented controller with the proposed observer provides high-performance dynamic characteristics and that this scheme is robust with respect to plant parameter variations and external load disturbances.