Comparison study between a simple sensorless method and adaptive observer for DTC-SVM five-phase induction motor drive

This paper highlights the differences between a simple sensorless method and an adaptive flux and speed observer for a five-phase induction motor control. The drive is controlled using space vector modulation direct torque control (DTC- SVM) approach. The power measurement used for speed computation is simple, with a minimum processor time and memory, and relatively robust against parameters variation when compared with the adaptive observer based approach. Simulation verification and real time implementation are presented in the paper.