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Hybrid Type-2 Fuzzy Logic–Extended Kalman Filter Approach for ITSC Fault Detection in PMSM Drives for Electric Vehicles Cover

Hybrid Type-2 Fuzzy Logic–Extended Kalman Filter Approach for ITSC Fault Detection in PMSM Drives for Electric Vehicles

Open Access
|Mar 2026

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

Faulty phase equivalent circuit.

Figure 2.

T2-FL–EKF conceptual model. PMSM, permanent magnet synchronous motor; T2-FL–EKF, type-2 fuzzy logic–extended Kalman filter.

Figure 3.

EKF flow diagram. EKF, extended Kalman filter.

Figure 4.

T2-FL estimator configuration. T2-FL, type-2 fuzzy logic.

Figure 5.

T2-FL estimator structure. T2-FL, type-2 fuzzy logic.

Figure 6.

T2-FL membership functions configuration. T2-FL, type-2 fuzzy logic. (a) Input variables and (b) Output variable.

Table 1.

T2-FL rule set for Rs determination.

E/ENMNSZPSPM
NMNMNMNSZPS
NSNMNSZPSPM
ZNSZZZPS
PSZPSPSPMPM
PMPSPMPMPMPM

[i] NM, negative medium, NS, negative small, PM, positive medium, PS, positive small; T2-FL, type-2 fuzzy logic; Z, zero.

Figure 7.

Dynamic speed regression.

Figure 8.

Rotor angular velocity.

Figure 9.

Angular position.

Table 2.

Indication of ITSC severity.

µ (%)TfaultSeverityIndication
Rf = 1 Ωµ = 2540 turnsHighPoor visibility
µ = 5080 turnsExtremely highHigher visibility

[i] ITSC, inter-turn short circuit.

Figure 10.

Iabc stator currents.

Figure 11.

Vector control currents.

Figure 12.

Stator resistance measurements. (a) μ = 25% and (b) μ = 50%.

Figure 13.

Fault current measurements. (a) μ = 25% and (b) μ = 50%.

Table 3.

ITSC fault current values.

For Rf = 1 ΩEstimated If moyMeasured If moyRMSE
μ = 25%0.01820.02160.2303
μ = 50%0.03210.04160.5513

[i] ITSC, inter-turn short circuit; RMSE, root mean square error.

Figure 14.

Rs estimation precision: (a) EKF approach, (b) FL–EKF approach and (c) T2-FL–EKF approach. T2-FL–EKF, type-2 fuzzy logic and extended Kalman filter; FL–EKF, fuzzy logic–extended Kalman filter.

Table 4.

Summary of comparative techniques under the same simulation conditions.

Control strategyRMSE of Rs estimationMAPE of Rs estimation (%)Estimation of RsPrecision
EKF0.0103781.8435MediumMedium
FL–EKF0.00669251.6348HighHigh
Proposed optimised method0.00664161.6101HighVery high

[i] EKF, extended Kalman filter; FL–EKF, fuzzy logic–extended Kalman filter; MAPE, mean absolute percentage error; RMSE, root mean square error.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pead-2026-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2543-4292 | Journal ISSN: 2451-0262
Language: English
Page range: 61 - 78
Submitted on: Dec 9, 2025
Accepted on: Feb 8, 2026
Published on: Mar 16, 2026
Published by: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2026 Mabrouka Romdhane, Mohamed Naoui, Abdelmalek Gacem, Ali Mansouri, published by Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
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