International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS)
Vol 17, No 1: March 2026

A novel hybrid PI and adaptive super-twisting sliding mode controller for high-performance integrated speed and flux regulation of IMDs

Le, Duc Thuan (Unknown)
Pham, Ngoc Thuy (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Mar 2026

Abstract

This paper presents a novel hybrid control strategy that integrates a proportional-integral (PI) regulator with an adaptive super-twisting sliding mode controller (ASTA) defined on a nonsingular terminal sliding mode control (NTSMC) surface for high-performance induction motor drives (IMDs). This enhanced hybrid PI-ASTA-NTSMC architecture jointly exploits the steady-state accuracy of PI control and the finite-time robustness of a higher-order sliding mode formulation. The adaptive mechanism of the super-twisting algorithm dynamically adjusts the switching gains according to the instantaneous sliding variable, ensuring consistent performance under time-varying loads and parameter variations. The NTSMC surface guarantees singularity-free finite-time convergence, while the adaptive ASTA law suppresses chattering and enhances disturbance rejection. Simulation results across multiple operating conditions show that the proposed controller significantly outperforms PI and PI-FOSMC schemes. It achieves the fastest transient, reducing settling time to 0.0407 s (39.4% and 31.5% faster than PI and PI-FOSMC), with overshoot lowered to 0.0091 rad/s and ISE/IAE minimized to 0.0035 and 0.0256, confirming its superior tracking precision. Additionally, reductions in the speed and torque RMSE indicate smoother control effort and improved closed-loop performance. The Lyapunov-based analysis confirms global finite-time stability of the overall system. With its enhanced robustness, low sensitivity to sampling noise, and continuous higher-order sliding structure that suppresses chattering, the proposed hybrid PI–ASTA–NTSMC offers a computationally efficient and practically attractive solution for integrated speed–flux control in industrial IM drives.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJPEDS

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Subject

Control & Systems Engineering Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Description

International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS, ISSN: 2088-8694, a SCOPUS indexed Journal) is the official publication of the Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science (IAES). The scope of the journal includes all issues in the field of Power Electronics and drive systems. ...