Adaptive nonlinear torque control of a switched reluctance motor via flux observation

The objective of this paper is to design a high performance torque controller for a fifth order model of a three phase switched reluctance motor (SRM) which includes both electrical and mechanical dynamics. The same model was considered in [5] where only position control was achieved. Industrial requirements (speed and torque control) were not necessarily fulfilled though. By controlling the instantaneous torque of SRM's, both speed and position control can be achieved and the fastest possible response as well as a reduction of torque ripple obtained.