Discrete‐time sliding mode control based on disturbance observer applied to current control of permanent magnet synchronous motor

This paper proposes a robust current control technique based on a discrete‐time sliding mode controller and a disturbance observer for high‐performance permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drives. This scheme is applied in the PMSM current control loops to enable the decoupling between the dq current axes, rejection of disturbances caused by mechanical load changes and robustness under parametric uncertainties. In order to ensure the discrete‐time sliding mode properties, which make the system cross the sliding surface at each sampling period, the PMSM model is extended, including the digital implementation delay resulting from the discrete‐time algorithm execution. The development of this method allows direct implementation in microcontrollers and digital signal processors. Stability and convergence analysis are developed in the discrete‐time domain. Simulation and experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness and good performance of the proposed current control approach.