A new methodology to design discrete-time multiple resonant controllers for single-phase uninterruptible power supply inverters is proposed in this study. This methodology is based on classical linear tools and consists on the synthesis of the inverter output impedance according to standard specifications. This synthesis is performed using a multi-loop control strategy composed of an inner current control loop using a proportional controller, and an outer voltage control loop using the multiple resonant controller. A prototype was built to demonstrate the practical feasibility of the theoretical proposal. A significant reduction of the output impedance at determined harmonic frequencies resulted in a low-voltage total harmonic distortion of the output voltage of about 1.76%, for IEC 62040-3 reference non-linear load.

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A control strategy to achieve fault ride-through capability and to provide high performance of the output voltage of a single-phase uninterruptible power supply (UPS) inverter is proposed in this study. This strategy consists in controlling the voltage and current waveforms measured at the inverter output filter, with an inner current control loop and an outer voltage control loop, using a plug-in structure based on multiple resonant stages in addition with proportional controllers. In order to achieve stability from no load to short-circuit conditions, the implementation of the multiple resonant controllers includes a compensation of the system phase lag. Moreover, it presents a comparative analysis between two controller structures, the proposed plug-in and the classical proportional + resonant. From this analysis, it can be concluded that the plug-in structure presents improved characteristics of closed-loop output impedance and output voltage dynamic response during fault ridethrough events. A controller design methodology to achieve robustness to parametric uncertainties and UPS standard compliance, is detailed. Experimental results from a single-phase 2 kVA inverter prototype are presented to validate the feasibility of the proposal.

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Different power converter topologies are used to perform the energy exchange between an AC grid and a DC source belonging to a hybrid electric micro-grid. A single-phase single-stage isolated AC-DC power converter is one of them. Moreover, this power converter can operate under different modulation strategies. The phase-shift modulation (PSM) strategy is capable of varying the phase between the voltages applied to the high-frequency transformer terminals of the power converter in order to control the energy flow in both directions. Based on the PSM strategy, this study presents a novel modified PSM strategy capable of controlling the power flow in both directions and obtaining a current with low total harmonic distortion and a power factor close to 1 for the entire operating range on the AC side. Considering the novel modulation strategy to be proposed, a comparison of three PSM-based modulation strategies was carried out taking into account the total harmonic distortion of current injected into the AC grid, the power factor and the average power transferred. A theoretical analysis was carried out and the results obtained were validated by means of experimental results.

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