In order to achieve a high performance and to ensure an operation with a unit power factor with respect to imposed reference signals, the input-output feedback linearization technique with a sliding mode controller was proposed to control the induction motor fed by matrix converter drive system. In addition, the direct space vector modulation strategy is adopted to control the matrix converter to minimize the switching losses. On the other hand, a damped input filter has been used to reduce the harmonic total distortion rate injected to the grid. Moreover, the topology and the optimization method for parameter calculation of the input filter are also clarified. The robustness of the proposed control strategy for the drive system was tested and validated by a simulation study.Keywords Damped RLC input filter · Direct space vector modulation · Feedback linearization · Matrix converter fed induction motor drive system · Sliding mode controller · Unity power factor operation * Abdelhakim Dendouga, hakimdendouga@yahoo.fr |