Robust controllers for variable reluctance motors

This paper investigates the control problem of variable reluctance motors (VRMs). VRMs are highly nonlinear motors; a model that takes magnetic saturation into account is adopted in this work. Two robust control schemes are developed for the speed control of a variable reluctance motor. The first control scheme guarantees the uniform ultimate boundedness of the closed loop system. The second control scheme guarantees the exponential stability of the closed loop system. Simulation results of the proposed controllers are presented to illustrate the theoretical developments. The simulations indicate that the proposed controllers work well, and they are robust to changes in the parameters of the motor and to changes in the load.