Synchronous Reference Frame Repetitive Control of a Single-Phase Three-Level Dual-Buck Photovoltaic Inverter

This paper proposes a synchronous reference frame (SRF) control strategy for a single-phase, three-level, dual-buck photovoltaic (PV) inverter. The concept of virtual d-q transformation is adapted to the current control of the inverter, and the repetitive controller is implemented in the SRF. With the proposed control strategy, the memory allocation quantity for the repetitive controller is decreased and the capability of the current reference tracking is maximized. Thus, the proposed method significantly reduces the total harmonic distortion (THD) of the output current in both the continuous conduction mode (CCM) and the discontinuous conduction mode (DCM). In addition, the distortion of the output current is mostly composed of odd harmonics. Odd harmonic expressed to the even harmonic in SRF can be calculated using Park’s transformation. Therefore, a repetitive controller can improve dynamics by considering only even harmonic components in SRF rather than including all harmonics. The simulation and the experimental results verify the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy. The proposed method not only reduces the THD of the output current in both the CCM operation and the DCM operation, but also improves the dynamics of the current controller.