@article { , title = {Cascade-free predictive speed control for electrical drives}, abstract = {This paper presents the design of a predictive speed controller for electrical drives. The control scheme does not have a cascaded structure; instead, it uses a single optimization algorithm to generate the control action to be applied at the next sampling instant. The control is based on the optimization of a cost function, which is designed using the insight given by the solution of the minimum-time control problem for a simplified system, namely, the double integrator, which is a reasonable model of the machine dynamic behavior. The experimental results obtained with a permanent-magnet synchronous motor and an induction machine, fed by a two-level three-phase inverter, confirm that this approach reaches a very good dynamic performance without a high computational effort. © 2013 IEEE.}, doi = {10.1109/TIE.2013.2272280}, eissn = {1557-9948}, issn = {0278-0046}, issue = {5}, journal = {IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics}, pages = {2176-2184}, publicationstatus = {Published}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers}, url = {https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3289086}, volume = {61}, year = {2014}, author = {Fuentes, Esteban and Kalise, Dante and Rodriguez, Jose and Kennel, Ralph M.} }