Discrete-Time Super-Twisting Sliding Mode Current Controller With Fixed Switching Frequency for Switched Reluctance Motors

This article from a discrete-time model and stability analysis is developed using a Lyapunov approach, taking into account the one sample implementation delay present in digital control applications. Experimental results are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach, where a conventional hysteresis controller is used as a benchmark. Results show that the proposal is able to deliver adequate reference tracking while using significantly lower sampling frequencies. Moreover, when compared to the hysteresis controller, superior tracking is observed at low speeds, while maintaining a similar level of computational complexity.