This paper discusses a ring-coupled buck-type inverter system to harness energy from direct current (DC) sources of electricity. The DC-DC buck converter circuit is modified with an H-bridge to convert the DC input voltage to a usable alternating current (AC) output voltage. Passivity-based control (PBC) with port-controlled Hamiltonian modelling (PCHM) is a method where the system is controlled by considering not only the energy properties of the system but also the inherent physical structure. PBC is applied to achieve stabilization of the AC output voltage to a desired amplitude and frequency. Unsynchronized output voltages in terms of phase angle or frequency can cause detrimental effects on the system. Phase-locked loop (PLL) is employed in the ring structure to maintain synchronization of the AC output voltage of all inverter units in the ring-coupled system.
KEYWORDSbuck-type inverter, distributed generation, passivity-based control, ring-coupled system, synchronization 906
This paper discusses a dispersed generation system of multiple DC/DC converters with DC power sources connected in a ring formulation. Here is presented the analysis of the system based on the stored energy and passivity characteristics of the system. Passivity Based Control (PBC), with its energy-modifying and damping-injection technique, is applied to a ring coupled converter system to stabilize itself at a desired DC voltage in the presence of external disturbances. The numerical results reveal the effective application of the control as a robust and flexible technique.
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