International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS)
Vol 17, No 3: September 2026

Design of PI and fuzzy-based sliding mode controller for speed control of BLDC motor using Landsman converter in electric vehicles

S. Sahana (Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS))
K. Sasikala (Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS))



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Sep 2026

Abstract

This research paper compares a conventional proportional-integral (PI) controller with a fuzzy-based sliding mode controller (FSMC) for speed control of a brushless DC (BLDC) motor powered by a Landsman DC-DC converter for electric vehicle (EV) applications. MATLAB/Simulink is used to model and simulate the proposed system's cascaded control architecture, which consists of a voltage source inverter and a Landsman converter. The performance is assessed in steady-state, load-disturbance, and transient scenarios. According to simulation data, the FSMC outperforms the PI controller in terms of rise time (0.064 s), overshoot (0.17%), and settling time (0.212 s). The FSMC exhibits better resilience, limiting the speed reduction to 45 RPM with a recovery time of 0.04 s with a sudden load disturbance of 1 Nm. The findings verify that the FSMC is appropriate for high-performance BLDC motor drive systems in electric vehicle applications because it provides improved dynamic response and disturbance rejection.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJPEDS

Publisher

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. ...