Title
Nonlinear control of a magnetic levitation system without premagnetization
Abstract
A nonlinear model of an inertial wheel supported by active magnetic bearings is presented. A nonlinear controller based on input-output linearization is then derived to stabilize this model. This is contrasted to the typical practice of obtaining a linear model via premagnetization of the bearings through a bias current. Experimental results demonstrate that the rotor vibration and energy consumption of the bearings are lower when the nonlinear control method is used. A sliding mode control method is also proposed so that control is achieved with only two values of voltage input, in much the same manner as pulse width modulation. Simulations are also presented to test the robustness of the sliding mode control.
Year
DOI
Venue
1996
10.1109/87.531918
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
Keywords
Field
DocType
Nonlinear control systems,Control systems,Magnetic levitation,Sliding mode control,Pulse width modulation,Wheels,Vibration control,Energy consumption,Voltage control,Space vector pulse width modulation
Control theory,Control theory,Nonlinear control,Control engineering,Magnetic levitation,Magnetic bearing,Robust control,Variable structure system,Mathematics,Linearization,Sliding mode control
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
4
5
1063-6536
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
25
4.18
2
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
A. Charara16914.17
De Miras, J.2296.09
Bernard Caron3254.18