An improved super-twisting high-order sliding mode observer for sensorless control of permanent magnet synchronous motor

Abstract

This article presents an improved super-twisting high-order sliding mode observer for permanent magnet synchronous motors to achieve high-performance sensorless control. The proposed observer is able to simultaneously estimate rotor position and speed, as well as track parameter disturbances online. Then, according to the back-EMF model, the sensorless observer is further constructed to improve the estimation effect. The estimated rotor position and speed are used to replace the actual values detected by the sensor, and the estimated parameter disturbances are considered as feedback values to compensate the command voltage. In this way, not only is the estimation accuracy improved, but the robustness against uncertainties is also enhanced. Simulation and experimental results show that the proposed observer can effectively track the rotor position and speed and obtain good dynamic and steady-state performance.