scholarly journals An Integrated Design Approach for LCL-Type Inverter to Improve Its Adaptation in Weak Grid

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (13) ◽  
pp. 2637
Author(s):  
Zheng ◽  
Liu ◽  
Liu ◽  
Li ◽  
Dai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Design Method ◽  
Robustness Analysis ◽  
Integrated Design ◽  
System Stability ◽  
Lcl Filter ◽  
Weak Grid ◽  
Grid Impedance ◽  
Integrated Design Approach ◽  
Simulation And Experiment ◽  
Grid Connected Inverter

To improve the robustness of grid-connected inverter against grid impedance in a weak grid an integrated design method of LCL-filter parameters and controller parameters is proposed. In the method the inherent relation of LCL-filter parameters and controller parameters is taken into consideration to realize their optimized match. A parameter normalization scheme is also developed to facilitate the system stability and robustness analysis. Based on the method all normalization parameters can be designed succinctly according to the required stability and robustness. Additionally, the LCL parameter and controller parameter can be achieved immediately by restoring normalization parameters. The proposed design method can guarantee the inverter stability and robustness simultaneously without needing any compensation network, additional hardware, or the complicated iterative computations which cannot be avoided for the conventional inverter design method. Simulation and experiment results have validated the superiority of the proposed inverter design method.

scholarly journals A Control Parameters Design Method With Multi-Constrains for an LCL-Filtered Grid-Connected Inverter in a Weak Grid

2022 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fuyun Wu ◽  
Zhuang Sun ◽  
Weiji Xu ◽  
Zhizhou Li ◽  
Jianguo Lyu
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Dynamic Performance ◽  
Active Damping ◽  
Parameter Design ◽  
Control Parameters ◽  
Weak Grid ◽  
Current Controller ◽  
Grid Impedance ◽  
Grid Connected Inverter

Under weak grid conditions, the variation of the grid impedance will affect the steady-state and dynamic performance of the LCL-filtered grid-connected inverter and even make the inverter unstable. To ensure the system stability and further improve the dynamic performance in a weak grid, a control parameter design method with multi-constrains considering the system bandwidth for the current controller and active damping is proposed in this paper. First, based on the current controller and active damping with only grid current feedback, the effects of control parameters and grid impedance on the LCL resonant suppression and the performance of the inverter are analyzed. Moreover, the parameter constraints of the controllers are derived considering the grid impedance, including stability, resonance suppression, and margin constraints. Furthermore, as the system bandwidth affects the dynamic performance of the inverter, combined with the obtained multi-constraints, the optimal control parameters are determined by achieving the maximum bandwidth of the system against the impedance variation. Compared with other two methods, when the proposed method is applied, the system can operate with a better dynamic and steady-state performance. Finally, experiments are performed on a 2 kW three-phase grid-connected inverter in the weak grid, which verify the effectiveness of the parameter design method proposed in this paper.

scholarly journals Stability Assessment of Current Controller with Harmonic Compensator for LCL-Filtered Grid-Connected Inverter under Distorted Weak Grid

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 212
Author(s):  
Seung-Jin Yoon ◽  
Thuy Vi Tran ◽  
Kyeong-Hwa Kim
Keyword(s):  
Closed Loop ◽  
Current Control ◽  
System Stability ◽  
Stability Assessment ◽  
Weak Grid ◽  
Current Controller ◽  
Distorted Grid ◽  
Grid Impedance ◽  
Grid Connected Inverter ◽  
The Stability

An assessment of the stability and performance of current controllers with harmonic compensators is presented for an inductive-capacitive-inductive (LCL)-filtered grid-connected inverter under distorted weak grid conditions. By using two typical current control schemes which are the direct current controller with the capacitor current-based active damping and integral-resonant state feedback current controller, the closed-loop system stability and current control performance are investigated in the presence of both uncertain grid impedance and distorted grid. Even though the controller stability has been investigated under weak grid in several studies, the stability assessment of the entire current control scheme, including the harmonic resonant controllers, still needs a further comprehensive investigation. The system stability is analyzed by obtaining the movement of the closed-loop poles in the discrete-time domain when the grid impedance varies. To fully study the impact of distorted weak grid condition on the LCL filters, three LCL filter parameter sets giving the resonance frequency in different frequency bands are chosen for the purpose of evaluating the system robustness and grid-injected current quality. In order to support the presented theoretical analyses, comprehensive simulation and experimental results based on 32-bit DSP TMS320F28335 to control 2 kVA grid-connected inverter are presented in terms of grid current quality and control stability in the environment of both uncertain grid impedance and distorted grid.

scholarly journals Adjusting output impedance using a PI controller to improve the stability of a single phase inverter under weak grid

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Jiao Jiao ◽  
R. Mark Nelms
Keyword(s):  
Single Phase ◽  
Pi Controller ◽  
Output Impedance ◽  
Weak Grid ◽  
Harmonic Reduction ◽  
Grid Impedance ◽  
Single Phase Inverter ◽  
Grid Connected Inverter ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Lc Filter

Explored in this paper is the grid impedance effect on the stability of a single-phase grid connected inverter with an LC filter based on an analysis of the inverter output impedance. For a single-phase grid connected inverter, a PI controller is often used to regulate the current injected into the grid. However, the control performance can be influenced when the inverter is connected to a weak grid. Also, the utility grid has background harmonic noise, which can make the injected current distorted. Therefore, analysis of the output impedance of a single-phase grid connected inverter is important for the robustness and stability of the system. By modeling the output impedance of inverter, it can be determined that the proportional gain and integral gain of the controller have an effect on the output impedance. Analytical results show that by adjusting the PI controller parameters, the ability for harmonic reduction and stability of the system can be improved. Simulation and experiments using a 1 kW single-phase grid connected inverter verify the effectiveness of the theoretical analysis.

scholarly journals Research on Adaptive Suppression of LCL Converter Resonance Grid-Connected System

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Junwei Li ◽  
Yafang Tang ◽  
Junke Li
Keyword(s):  
Particle Swarm Optimization ◽  
Particle Swarm ◽  
Stability Margin ◽  
System Stability ◽  
Current Feedback ◽  
Swarm Optimization ◽  
Lcl Filter ◽  
Rbf Network ◽  
Grid Impedance ◽  
Suppression Method

LCL-type converters are widely used in grid-connected systems due to their small size and good filtering performance. However, the resonance suppression problem brought by the LCL filter cannot be ignored. The capacitive current feedback is a commonly used resonance suppression method. In applications, the grid impedance can cause LCL filter resonance. Thus, this paper presents an adaptive resonance suppression method based on the RBF network optimized by particle swarm optimization. This method optimizes the initial parameters of the RBF network through particle swarm optimization, identifies the parameters of the PI controller by RBF neural network’s own identification capability, and updates the active damping coefficient based on constraints such as stability margin, thereby realizing the LCL-type inverter to maintain the system stability when the grid impedance changes. The effectiveness of the method is verified by experiments.

Control of Grid Connected Inverter with PR Controller and LCL Filter for Interfacing Renewable Energy Sources

2014 ◽  
Vol 984-985 ◽  
pp. 979-989
Author(s):  
K. Deepthi ◽  
A. Vijayakumari ◽  
Arun Joshy
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Design Procedure ◽  
Lcl Filter ◽  
Pwm Inverter ◽  
Grid Impedance ◽  
Pr Controller ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
Grid Connected Inverter ◽  
Configuration Changes

This paper presents a design procedure for Proportional-Resonant (PR) controller and a third order LCL filter which decide the performance of the converter that is used to interface the renewable energy source to the grid. The primary focus of the paper is to evaluate the performance of the controller with the filter for a microgrid application. A scaled down model of microgrid available in the department laboratory is considered for the performance evaluation of the designed controller. The system is simulated with a 2kVA PWM inverter and tested under conditions such as change in grid impedance, grid frequency and step change in reference current. The simulation results show that the PR controller with LCL filter tracks the reference with zero steady state error and the controller is found to be immune to grid frequency and micro-grid configuration changes.

scholarly journals A Theoretical Concept of Decoupled Current Control Scheme for Grid-Connected Inverter with L-C-L Filter

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (14) ◽  
pp. 6256
Author(s):  
Mohamad Amin Ghasemi ◽  
Seyed Fariborz Zarei ◽  
Saeed Peyghami ◽  
Frede Blaabjerg
Keyword(s):  
Control Method ◽  
Controller Design ◽  
Current Control ◽  
System Stability ◽  
State Equations ◽  
Lcl Filter ◽  
Control Scheme ◽  
Grid Connected Inverter ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Grid Side

This paper proposes a nonlinear decoupled current control scheme for a grid-connected inverter with LCL filter. Decoupling the active and reactive current control channels is one of the main demands in the control of inverters. For inverters with an L filter, the decoupling can be achieved by a proper feed-forward of grid voltages. However, the coupling of channels is a complex issue for converters with LCL filters. The resonance mode of the LCL filter may cause instability, which adds more complexity to the analysis. In this paper, state equations of the system are provided, which highlight the coupling between active and reactive currents injected into the grid. Accordingly, a non-linear control scheme is proposed which effectively decouples the channels and dampens the resonant modes of the LCL filter. The stability of the proposed control method is verified by the Lyapunov criterion. Independency of the system stability to the grid-impedance is another feature of the proposed approach. Moreover, only grid-side currents are needed for implementation of the proposed scheme, avoiding the need for additional current sensors for the output capacitor and grid-side inductor. For accurate modelling of the inverter, the computation and PWM sampling delays are included in the controller design. Finally, various case studies are provided that verify the performance of the proposed approach and the stability of the system.

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