Nonlinear Positioning Technique via Dynamic Current Cut-Off Frequency and Observer-Based Pole-Zero Cancellation Approaches for MAGLEV Applications

Abstract

This article solves the problem caused by high level current feedback gain setting for fast responsiveness of magnetic levitation systems considering the current dynamics and presents advanced nonlinear positioning technology without plant parameter information. The main features of this study are summarized as follows: First, current control demonstrates current ripple reduction and overall performance guarantee through a low feedback gain in the steady state, including a dynamic feedback loop increased by an error variable magnitude in the transient period. Second, the plant parameter information-free velocity observer replaces the observer output error integral action with the disturbance estimation action to improve the closed-loop performance. The simulation results reveal the practical advantages derived from the contributions of this study.

Keywords

• Magnetic levitation
• positioning
• variable cut-off frequency
• velocity observer
• disturbance observer