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Since the internal parameters of an induction motor are not directly measurable, an identification process must be conducted to obtain them. In the identification process, the parameter estimation is transformed into a multidimensional optimization problem where the internal parameters of the induction motor are considered as decision variables. Under this approach, the complexity of the optimization problem tends to produce multimodal error surfaces for which their cost functions are significantly difficult to minimize. Several algorithms based on evolutionary computation principles have been successfully applied to identify the optimal parameters of induction motors. However, most of them maintain an important limitation: They frequently obtain sub-optimal solutions as a result of an improper equilibrium between exploitation and exploration in their search strategies. This paper presents an algorithm for the optimal parameter identification of induction motors. To determine the parameters, the proposed method uses a recent evolutionary method called the gravitational search algorithm (GSA). Different from most of the existent evolutionary algorithms, the GSA presents a better performance in multimodal problems, avoiding critical flaws such as the premature convergence to sub-optimal solutions. Numerical simulations have been conducted on several models to show the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/computers5020006","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,4,27]],"date-time":"2016-04-27T12:22:05Z","timestamp":1461759725000},"page":"6","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":16,"title":["Induction Motor Parameter Identification Using a Gravitational Search Algorithm"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"5","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3859-3414","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Omar","family":"Avalos","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Departamento de Electr\u00f3nica, Universidad de Guadalajara, CUCEI, Av. Revoluci\u00f3n 1500, Guadalajara, Jal, Mexico"}]},{"given":"Erik","family":"Cuevas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departamento de Electr\u00f3nica, Universidad de Guadalajara, CUCEI, Av. 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