Speed/position sensor fault tolerant control in adjustable speed drives – A review

The position sensor is one of the most used devices in Adjustable Speed Drives (ASDs). Its use is mandatory in electric machines vector control. In this paper, an interest was addressed to this field. Indeed, a bibliographical review, about Fault Detection and Isolation (FDI) and Fault Tolerant Control (FTC) in ASDs, is presented. Thus, the paper deals with position sensor FDI and sensorless control-based FTC in ASDs. Moreover, this issue is mainly addressed to position sensor faults in ASDs. This paper is based on a wide literature review referring to scientific papers and manufacturer׳s technical documents. In total, 186 references in the open literature, dating back to 1981, have been investigated in order to perform this study.