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The key drivers for Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) solutions in photovoltaic (PV) power plants are independency from solar panels, fast tracking of irradiance and temperature variations, and efficiency of conversion capacity. In the most available MPPT solutions, some issues such as high implementation burden and performance degradation during abrupt changes have not been sufficiently investigated...
In automotive testing systems, effective and efficient control strategies are required to control the induction motor drives so that fast torque response and low torque ripple can be obtained. The fast torque response can be obtained by using predictive current control (PCC) due to its high bandwidth over a wide speed range; and the torque ripple can be reduced by using open-end winding induction...
Nowadays, research on the reliability improvement of T-type three-level inverters is studied as an important issue. In this paper, a novel fault tolerant control strategy based on model predictive control (MPC) is proposed for open-circuit faults in switch devices. When an open-circuit fault occurs to neutral-point switches, the impossible switching states of zero- and small-voltage vectors should...
Power quality of ac bus voltage is a key issue for microgrids. A model-predictive-control (MPC)-based distributed bus voltage compensation methods using inverter-interfaced distributed generators (DGs) connected to the concerned bus is proposed. The presented method can compensate bus voltage unbalance and harmonics and share the compensated current between inverters autonomously, with neither communication...
This work presents a new Finite Control Set Model Predictive Control (FCS-MPC) strategy based on an input reference tracking. The control structure admits a closed-loop representation featuring a linear dynamic and a perturbation term. Thus, the stability and the design process can be carried out by means of standard control methods. Besides, it reduces the computational burden because the minimization...
Multilevel Inverters play key role in grid integration of photovoltaic (PV) systems. Although power semiconductor devices in multilevel inverters represent the most expensive and vulnerable parts according to the recent reliability surveys. Thermal stresses in power semiconductor devices represent the main cause of their failures. Therefore, improved controllers with lower thermal stresses are highly...
This paper presents an enumerated model predictive control (MPC) based method for the dynamic voltage restorer (DVR), which consists of a series-connected transformer and a voltage source inverter. The filter adopted in the DVR is a LC filter with a damping resistor. The design of the discrete model for the voltage source inverter and the corresponding controller are discussed in this paper. The proposed...
Traditional half bridge dual buck inverter (DBI) has a low power density due to the employing of two large input capacitances and two discrete output inductors. Magnetic integration is an effective method to enhance power density. However, unexpected circulating current may be induced by adopting conventional magnetic integration scheme. This paper proposes a novel magnetic integrated DBI inverter,...
This paper presents a new and simple voltage control strategy for three phase current source inverter (CSI) using finite-set model predictive control. The proposed method can ensure an interruptible power supply (UPS) for the local loads of an islanded grid connected CSI independently of the type of these loads. The control of the inverter's output voltages is performed using the discrete model prediction...
For LCL type grid-tied three-phase inverters, a model predictive controller is proposed. Through the controller, system performance indexes, i.e., current tracking, inductor loss, switching loss can be combined and then optimized. Since the controller is a constrained nonlinear problem, an on-line algorithm is presented which is based on branching and bounding method. Finally, through Matlab simulation...
A cyber-physical system (CPS) approach for branch and bound algorithm (BnB) based model predictive control (MPC) of permanent magnet synchronous machine (PMSM) drive system fed by three-level NPC inverter is proposed in this work. The proposed control strategy deals with both the physical states and a cyber state, i.e. the sampling frequency. With the help of cyber controller, the cyber resource and...
In this paper a Model Predictive Control (MPC) was applied to the flux and torque control of a Synchronous Reluctance Motor, SynRM. The behavior of the controller was analyzed based on model's simulations performed in Matlab/Simulink Software. From the results, it was verified that the controller has good performance. The SynRM can reach the speed reference value controlling simultaneously flux and...
A single-phase quasi-impedance source inverter (qZSI) has become an attractive solution for residential PV applications. However, due to the nature of this inverter topology, double-frequency (2ω) power ripple issue should be considered since this issue has a negative impact on the system performance. This paper presents model predictive control (MPC) based current ripple damping control technique...
Model Predictive Control (MPC) method offers advantages of easy implementation and fast dynamics. However Model predictive control method has variable switching frequency, which makes design of the output filter difficult for power converter. Despite the problems of MPC algorithm, there are little methods to fix the switching frequency using MPC algorithm in power converter. Therefore, this paper...
The current energy constraints are pushing researchers to design and optimize power electronic devices for integrating and consuming renewable energy more efficiently. In this paper, a voltage sensorless Model Predictive Control (MPC) solution is proposed for the grid integration of a Packed U Cells (PUC) based PV system. The studied topology is a grid-connected 4-cell 15-level PUC inverter. The control...
A new type of linear-programming based Model Predictive Control (LP-MPC) is presented in this work. The MPC optimization process is reformulated as a linear programming problem and solved using the Simplex method. The optimization result is the duty cycle of a fixed-frequency pulse width modulator (PWM) which switches the transistors of a three-phase grid-connected voltage source inverter. In opposition...
This paper focuses on distribution systems featuring renewable energy sources (RESs) and energy storage systems, and presents an AC optimal power flow (OPF) approach to optimize system-level performance objectives while coping with uncertainty in both RES generation and loads. The proposed method hinges on a chance-constrained AC OPF formulation, where probabilistic constraints are utilized to enforce...
This paper presents an improved single phase seven-level active rectifier architecture controlled by finite control set model predictive control (FCS-MPC). The FCS-MPC is designed to enable power conversion with a unity power factor and generate seven level voltage waveform at the input. The proposed active rectifier architecture reduces harmonic contents of the rectifier input current by producing...
This paper presents an approach to completely eliminate common-mode voltage (CMV) of an AC motor fed by a three-level neutral point clamped (NPC) inverter. CMV is produced at the star point of an AC machine fed from the inverter. Its parasitic coupling with the motor frame has a negative effect on the motor itself and other equipment, particularly in underground environment. The proposed approach...
This research presents a Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) algorithm for a solar photovoltaic (PV) power station which is constructed based on modified circuit topology of the Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC). The proposed MPPT is featured with Optimized Finite-Control-Set Model Predictive Control (FCS-MPC) to provide continuous extraction of maximum solar energy. The estimation-based approach...
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