Comparative Study of Two Nonlinear Control Strategies of Induction Motors considering Heating and Magnetic Saturation

Feedback linearization technique (FLT) linearizes the model of induction machine (IM). This actuator suffers from the variation of its inductances due to saturation and resistances due to joule and skin effects. Sliding-mode control (SMC) is widely recognized as a robust technique against parametric variations of IM. This control strategy has the advantage of being simple to implement and requires only a simple flux observer. This explains the use of FLT and SMC in this work to control an IM while taking into account the magnetic saturation and heating of the IM. Simulation results, conducted in a MATLAB/Simulink environment, demonstrate the relevance and efficiency of the proposed control schemes.