Control of free-piston Stirling generator system using SVPWM and advanced sliding mode techniques

Murad Ali, Yu Haitao, Farhan Ali, Asif Ali, Aitizaz Ali, Waqar Azeem Syed, Muhammad Imran, School of Electrical Engineering, Southeast University, College of Electronics and Information Engineering, Shenzhen University, School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Hefei University of Technology, The Department of Information Engineering, Qingdao Hengxing University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Published online on January 13, 2026

Abstract

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, Volume 240, Issue 4, Page 504-521, June 2026.
This paper introduces a novel control framework for a Free-Piston Stirling Linear Generator (FPSLG) system. The primary contribution is the first application of advanced sliding mode controllers specifically Super-Twisting (ST-SMC) and Third-Order Sliding ...