Sliding mode control of induction-motor-pump supplied by photovoltaic generator

Abstract

In this paper, a sliding mode technique is used to control an indirect field oriented induction motor pump which is supplied by a photovoltaic generator. After the model of the system is described, the sliding mode control SMC rule applied to the system is given. Then, the maximum power point tracking algorithm MPPT which is used to map the illumination value to the speed of the induction motor is explained. Finally, simulation results are presented to show the effectiveness of the proposed method.