This chapter presents an optimum design of synergetic control for a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drive system. New macro-variables are proposed to improve the performance of the standard controller. The controller’s performance is compared with that of the field-oriented control scheme. The chapter also investigates the regenerative braking mode of operation in PMSM. Regenerative braking is achieved by operating the motor in torque control mode. The different algorithms are validated through experiments using a 1-hp PMSM drive system. We also provide an extensive study of the controller parameters tuning for optimal performance. The experimental results show that the proposed macro-variables improve the performance of the synergetic controller significantly. The synergetic controller is able to overcome nonlinearities in the system, such as static friction, faster than the field-oriented controller. The system also experiences fewer harmonics under the synergetic controller. The synergetic controller shows also better performance under wide signal variations. As for regenerative braking, the torque control mode of operation is shown to be suitable for harvesting energy and both techniques showed similar performance levels. The proposed synergetic control strategy will be very useful in electric vehicle (EV) applications, as it allows to improve the dynamic response and efficiency of the drive system required by the EV dynamics.
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