Complex-variable sliding-mode control of non-ideal grid-tied self-synchronized inverter for DC-link capacitance reduction

IF 5.4 2区计算机科学 Q1 AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS

Control Engineering Practice Pub Date : 2025-01-10 DOI:10.1016/j.conengprac.2025.106239

Gerardo Tapia-Otaegui , Sebastián Gómez Jorge , Jorge A. Solsona , Ana Susperregui , M. Itsaso Martínez , Claudio A. Busada

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Abstract

This paper focuses on complex-variable sliding-mode control (CV-SMC) of grid-following inverters that interface renewable energy sources (RESs) with non-ideal grids subject to imbalances, harmonic distortion, frequency variations and voltage drops. The following three control objectives are set: (1) Substantial DC-link capacitance reduction via high-dynamic-performance control of the DC-link voltage, (2) phase-locked loop (PLL)-less and grid voltage sensorless control, and (3) injected grid current free from imbalances and harmonic distortion. Objectives 1 and 3 are tackled by proposing a CV-SMC scheme based on a non-conventional, energy-based, nonlinear switching function, combined with a method for computing the instantaneous reference values it contains. Such switching function leads to command the DC-link voltage together with the grid current by means of a single high-dynamic-performance control-loop. As for objective 2, a nonlinear observer estimating both the grid voltage and its frequency is proposed to replace the typical “grid voltage sensors + PLL” solution, thus enabling the inverter to self-synchronize with non-ideal grids by measuring only the grid current. The design, tuning, stability analysis and implementation of both the CV-SMC algorithm and the observer are addressed. Simulation and experimental results confirm the proposal’s ability to meet the three control objectives in presence of grid disturbances.

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Control Engineering Practice 工程技术-工程：电子与电气

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9.20

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12.20%

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183

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44 days

期刊介绍： Control Engineering Practice strives to meet the needs of industrial practitioners and industrially related academics and researchers. It publishes papers which illustrate the direct application of control theory and its supporting tools in all possible areas of automation. As a result, the journal only contains papers which can be considered to have made significant contributions to the application of advanced control techniques. It is normally expected that practical results should be included, but where simulation only studies are available, it is necessary to demonstrate that the simulation model is representative of a genuine application. Strictly theoretical papers will find a more appropriate home in Control Engineering Practice''s sister publication, Automatica. It is also expected that papers are innovative with respect to the state of the art and are sufficiently detailed for a reader to be able to duplicate the main results of the paper (supplementary material, including datasets, tables, code and any relevant interactive material can be made available and downloaded from the website). The benefits of the presented methods must be made very clear and the new techniques must be compared and contrasted with results obtained using existing methods. Moreover, a thorough analysis of failures that may happen in the design process and implementation can also be part of the paper. The scope of Control Engineering Practice matches the activities of IFAC. Papers demonstrating the contribution of automation and control in improving the performance, quality, productivity, sustainability, resource and energy efficiency, and the manageability of systems and processes for the benefit of mankind and are relevant to industrial practitioners are most welcome.