• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.168-173
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• 2009

This paper investigates the estimation problem of vehicle velocity and propeller angular velocity on the underwater vehicle. Inspired by but different from a high-gain observer, the cascade observer features a cascade structure and adaptive observer gains. In doing so the cascade observer attempts to overcome some of the typical problems that may pose to a high-gain observer. As in the case of a high-gain observer, the cascade observer structure is simple and universal in the sense that it is independent of the system dynamics and parameters. A cascade observer is used for the estimation of velocity from measured position. In the 1st step of the observer, the output is estimated, and the 1st order derivative of measured output is estimated via the 2nd step of the observer. Also, nth order derivative of the output is estimated in the (n+1)th step of the observer. It is shown that the proposed observer guarantees globally asymptotical stability. By simulation results, the proposed observer scheme for the estimations of vehicle velocity and propeller angular velocity shows better performance than the scheme based on the existing observer.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers D
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• v.50 no.2
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• pp.80-86
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• 2001

We design a sliding mode cascade observer to estimate derivatives of the output. In the 1st step of the observer, the output will be estimated, and the 1st order derivative of the output will be estimated via the 2nd step of the observer. Also, nth order derivative of the output will be estimated in the n+1th step of the observer. Exponential convergence of the estimation errors is shown under the bounded initial condition. Numerical examples will be presented to show the validity of the proposed observer.

• Journal of Power System Engineering
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• v.18 no.5
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• pp.129-136
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• 2014

This paper proposes improvement on sensorless vector control performance of a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) with sliding mode observer. An adaptive observer gain and second order cascade low-pass filter (LPF) were used to improve the estimation accuracy of the rotor position and speed. The adaptive observer gain was applied to suppress the chattering intensity and obtained by using the Lyapunov's stability criterion. The second order cascade LPF was designed for the system to escalate the filtering performance of the back-emf estimation. Furthermore, genetic algorithm was used to optimize the system PI controller's performance. Simulation results showed the effectiveness of the suggested improvement strategy. Moreover, the strategy was useful for the sensorless vector control of PMSM to operate on the low-speed area.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.1663-1674
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• 2017

This paper deals with the robust speed regulation of a surface-mounted permanent magnet synchronous motor (SPMSM) that is subject to parametric uncertainties and external disturbances. The proposed approach retains a conventional cascade control configuration composed of an outer-loop speed control module and inner-loop current control modules. Baseline proportional-integral (PI) controllers are designed for nominal modular systems without accounting for the uncertainties to set a desired control performance of the closed-loop system. After studied in both frequency and time domains, a reduced-order proportional-integral observer (PIO), as a modular disturbance observer, is incorporated with each control module to maintain the ideal performance of the modules. Theoretical analysis confirms the desired performance recovery of the augmented system with modular PIOs to the nominal system. Comparative computer simulations and experimental results validate the proposed cascade control method for SPMSM speed regulation.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2003.07d
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• pp.2212-2214
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• 2003

We design a sliding mode cascade observer to estimate state of the output. In the 1st step of the observer, the output will be estimated, and the 1st order state of the output will be estimated via the 2nd step of the observer. Also, nth order state of the output will be estimated in the n+1th step of the observer. Therefore, this paper will be presented to design the slide mode observer of cascade based cascading convergence concept of state observer error.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2001.07d
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• pp.2237-2239
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• 2001

Backstepping procedures for output-feedback of nonlinear systems are considered. For these systems, a sliding mode cascade observer to estimate derivatives of the output is builded. In the 1st step of the observer, the output is estimated, and the 1st order derivative of the output is estimated via the 2nd step of the observer. Also, n-th order derivative of the output is estimated in the n+1th step of the observer. Observer errors and tracking errors converge to a residual set close to zero asymptotically.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers D
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• v.53 no.3
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• pp.145-153
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• 2004

A nonlinear adaptive speed observer is designed for the sensorless control of induction motors. In order to design the speed observer, the measurements of the stator currents and the estimates of the rotor fluxes are used. The sliding mode cascade observer is designed to estimate the time derivatives of the stator currents. The open-loop observer is designed to estimate the rotor fluxes and its time derivatives using the stator current derivatives. The adaptive observer is also designed to estimate the rotor resistance. Sequentially, the rotor speed is calculated using these estimated values. It is shown that the estimation errors of the corresponding states and the parameters converge to the specified residual set. It is also shown that the speed controller using these estimates is performed well. The simulation examples are represented to investigate the validity of the proposed observers for the sensorless control of induction motors.

• Journal of Power System Engineering
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.89-96
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• 2015

This paper investigates some strategies to overcome the chattering problem of the conventional sliding mode observer (SMO) and to improve the rotor position estimation performance for full range sensorless control of a PMSM. An adaptive observer gain based on the Lyapunov's stability criterion and a cascade low pass filter with advanced phase delay compensation were proposed to reduce the chattering problem and to strengthen the filtering capability of the SMO. Several cases studies through experiments were carried out to confirm conventional SMO's problems and effectiveness of the proposed strategies. The experimental results show that the proposed method gives precise estimation on speed and rotor position when the motor rotates on 2% of its rated speed.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2001.07d
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• pp.2057-2059
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• 2001

A nonlinear adaptive speed controller is designed for induction motors. Only the measurement of the stator current is used to design the controller and the observers. The sliding mode cascade observer is introduced to estimate the stator current and its time derivatives. The open-loop observer are designed to estimate the rotor flux and its time derivatives. The adaptive observer is also designed to estimate the rotor resistance. Sequentially, the rotor speed can be calculated using these estimated values. It is shown that the estimation errors of the corresponding states and the parameter converge to the specified residual set. It is also shown that the speed controller using these estimates is performed well. The experimental results are represented to investigate the validity of the proposed observer and controller.

• Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.778-784
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• 2017

This paper proposes a sensorless speed control of a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) based on an adaptive sliding mode observer (SMO) for electric propulsion system of small ships. An adaptive observer gain is proposed based on the Lyapunov's stability criterion to reduce the chattering problem at any speed operation instead of the constant gain observer. Furthermore, a cascade low-pass filter with variable cut-off frequency is suggested to strengthen the filtering capability of the observer. The experimental results from a 1.5 kW PMSM drive are provided to verify the effectiveness of the proposed adaptive SMO. The result shows that the proposed method gives good speed control performances even when the PMSM operates at 0.5% from its rated speed value.