This article presents a study of a Multi-coils circular eddy current non-destructive testing sensor for determining the fibers orientation as well as the detection of defect in multidirectional carbon fibers reinforced polymer (CFRP). The developed sensor contains 16 rectangular coils connected in series and supplied by a single-phase sinusoidal source. This sensor allows the annulations of the mechanical rotation of the conventional sensors and it permits to reduce the inspection procedure duration. The electromagnetic phenomena are calculated by using 3D finite element method (FEM) based on the electromagnetic AV-A formulation. Finally, the Multi-coils circular sensor responses are analyzed through polar diagrams of the impedance variation, where the defect is taken into consideration. A great concordance between the obtained results and those of literatures has been noticed. The provided results show that the proposed sensor allows an efficient characterization of multidirectional CFRP and detection of defects in different layers.

This paper presents a new modeling approach of eddy current nondestructive evaluation systems containing magnetic materials. Originally, the proposed model is based on coupled circuits principle and the notion of equivalent current density. In order to make the model homogenous, we consider the current density as a state variable since this density is compatible with the representation of the magnetisation by equivalent currents. By introducing the fictitious electric conductivity approach, the sensor impedance is expressed according to magnetic tube or plate characteristics such as electric conductivity and magnetic permeability. An excellent concordance is achieved by comparing the calculated results to those of analytical ones. Regarding the mesh simplicity and the fast calculation, this method is very adapted for the resolution of the inverse problems for real time evaluation of the properties of magnetic materials.

This study presents analysis, control and comparison of three hybrid approaches for the direct torque control (DTC) of the dual star induction motor (DSIM) drive. Its objective consists of combining three different heuristic optimization techniques including PID-PSO, Fuzzy-PSO and GA-PSO to improve the DSIM speed controlled loop behavior. The GA and PSO algorithms are developed and implemented into MATLAB. As a result, fuzzy-PSO is the most appropriate scheme. The main performance of fuzzy-PSO is reducing high torque ripples, improving rise time and avoiding disturbances that affect the drive performance.

This paper deals with a nonlinear adaptive control design based on synergetic control, which also uses fuzzy systems to approximate the dynamics of nonlinear systems. The stability of the closed-loop system is ensured by the Lyapunov synthesis in the sense that all the signals are bounded, and the controller parameters adjusted by adaptation laws. The proposed algorithm is applied to an inverted pendulum to track a sinusoidal reference trajectory. Simulations and discussion are presented to illustrate the new robust adaptive fuzzy synergetic control described in this work.

In this paper, we are interested in the adaptive fuzzy control a technique has been studied and applied, namely adaptive fuzzy control based on theory of Lyapunov. The system based on the stability theory is used to approximate the gains ke and kdce to ensure the stability of the control in particular time, simulations results obtained by using MATLAB environment gives that the fuzzy adaptive control more robust, also it has superior dynamics performances. The results and test of robustness will be presented.

This paper deals with the robust power control of a grid-connected brushless doubly-fed induction generator (BDFIG) driven by the variable speed wind turbine. With the using of a super twisting algorithm which is a high-order sliding mode controller (HOSMC). This approach guarantees both the dynamic performance and the same robustness as traditional first order (SMC) algorithm and reduces the chattering phenomenon, which is the biggest disadvantage in the implementation of this technique. The developed algorithm relies on the decoupling control by implementing the strategy of oriented grid flux vector control. In order to enhance the desired performances, an attempt is made by controlling the generated stator active and reactive powers in a linear and decoupled manner to ensure the global asymptotical stability, HOSMC approach is implemented. Therefore, an optimal operation of the BDFIG in sub-synchronous operation is used in addition to the stator power flows where the stator power factor is kept in a unity. The suggested method is examined with the Matlab/Simulink software. The performances and the feasibility of the designed control are illustrated by simulation results.