This paper proposes a disturbance observer-based robust model predictive control (MPC) for a voltage sensorless grid-connected inverter with an inductive-capacitive-inductive (LCL) filter. A full-state estimator and a grid voltage observer are designed to reduce the number of sensors. A lumped disturbance observer, considering the parameter mismatch along with the grid impedance variation, is also designed to eliminate the steady-state error. A cost function, which consists of the error state and control input, is employed in the MPC design. Based on the Lyapunov stability, the full-state observer, voltage estimation, lumped disturbance observer, and the robust controller gains are obtained by solving an optimization problem based on linear matrix inequality (LMI). A frequency response analysis of the entire system is conducted to verify the reference tracking and disturbance rejection outcomes. As a result, the state and grid voltage observer outcomes converge to the actual values as rapidly as possible. The effectiveness of the proposed control method is demonstrated in comparison with the proportional-integral (PI) approach and with a controller recently proposed in the literature. Simulation and experimental results are presented to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method under LCL parameter uncertainties and grid impedance variations.INDEX TERMS Sensorless model predictive control (MPC), disturbance observer, three-phase inverters, inductive-capacitive-inductive (LCL)
This Paper deals with the optimum energy management of Microgrid (MG) having Energy-Storage System(ESS)s. Recently, the importance of retaining the profits of MG owners and the needs of providing additional requirements to the electric grid are rising. To accommodate these needs systematically, the Quadratic Programming (QP), one of the simplest and effective optimization method, is gaining attention. The QP has been used for similar cases before, but unlike the known advantages of early QP studies, some of the subsequent papers have been conducted in an inappropriate direction and may be overshadowed. Therefore in this paper, an extended and more practical QP cost function considering the realistic operating conditions is proposed, and the advantages of the original methods are revisited with comparisons. As a result, the proposed method retains the genuine features of QP, such as peak power shaving and assuring the power reserve rate, and can be simply extended to include Electric Vehicle (EV)s into the optimization. Additionally, the practical issues of implementing the QP in real-time have been discussed and resulted in both improved optimization speed by 58% using the cost function reformulation and the robustness with the forecast mismatching.
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