Parameter sensitivity of MRAC models employed in IFO-controlled AC motor drive

An investigation of the parameter sensitivities of the d-axis voltage, q-axis voltage, and the reactive power models used in model reference adaptive control (MRAC) strategy for tuning the indirect field-oriented (IFO) controller is presented. These reference models are derived from the dynamic model of the machine under the assumption that the IFO control conditions are valid. In this paper, the machine has been considered to operate under variable speed and load conditions. To improve the robustness of the MRAC strategy, a cascade parameter estimation technique has been used to track the variations in r_s and σl_s. The experimental results obtained with the proposed estimation technique, as well as with the MRAC strategy, are presented