Advanced sensorless control of a 12S/19P YASA-AFFSSPM motor using extended state observer and adaptive sliding mode control

Abstract

This paper focuses on enhancing the sensorless control performance of a 12slots/19 poles yokeless and segmented armature axial flux-switching sandwiched permanent-magnet motor by proposing a rotor position Extended State Observer based on a extended back-EMF model method. Additionally, an adaptive sliding mode speed loop compensation method is introduced to address the significant cogging torque of the motor. By injecting the observed cogging torque as compensation into the q-axis current harmonic, this method aims to improve the motor's vibration and disturbance rejection performance in sliding mode control while eliminating steady-state errors in rotor speed and position estimation. The effectiveness of these control algorithms is validated through simulations and experiments under various operating conditions, demonstrating their potential for improving the position signal-free tracking performance of the investigated motor. The results indicate that the proposed control strategies achieve a maximum speed estimation error of approximately 1 rpm during steady-state operation and a maximum position estimation error of about 1.5°, showcasing high accuracy and robustness against disturbances.