scholarly journals Comparative Study of Classical and MPC Control for Single-Phase MMC Based on V-HIL Simulations

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 3230
Author(s):  
Milovan Majstorovic ◽  
Marco Rivera ◽  
Leposava Ristic ◽  
Patrick Wheeler
Keyword(s):  
Single Phase ◽  
Current Control ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Control Methods ◽  
Reference Tracking ◽  
Voltage Balancing ◽  
Current Reference ◽  
Circulating Current ◽  
Ac Current ◽  
Classical Control

The operation of single-phase Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) is analyzed in the paper. A mathematical model of the converter is developed and described, based on which the structure and selection of parameters for Classical Control and Optimal Switching State Model Predictive Control (OSS-MPC) are defined. Additionally, the procedure for the determination of circuit parameters, such as submodule capacitance and arm inductance, is described and carried out. The listed control methods are designed and evaluated in Virtual Hardware-in-the-Loop together with single-phase MMC power circuit, regarding three control objectives: AC current control, voltage balancing control and circulating current control. Control methods are evaluated for both steady-state and transient performance and compared based on nine criteria: AC current reference tracking, THD of AC current and voltage, submodule capacitor voltage balancing, total submodule voltage control, circulating current magnitude and THD, number of control parameters and computational complexity. This is the first time that a fair comparison between Classical Control and MPC is considered in literature, resulting in superior performance of both control methods regarding four different criteria and the same performance regarding AC current reference tracking.

scholarly journals Disturbance-Observer-Based Model Predictive Control for Battery Energy Storage System Modular Multilevel Converters

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 2285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yantao Liao ◽  
Jun You ◽  
Jun Yang ◽  
Zuo Wang ◽  
Long Jin
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Model Predictive Control ◽  
Predictive Control ◽  
Current Control ◽  
Multilevel Converters ◽  
Battery Energy Storage ◽  
Circulating Current ◽  
Modular Multilevel Converters ◽  
Ac Current ◽  
Battery Energy

Although the traditional model predictive control (MPC) can theoretically provide AC current and circulating current control for modular multilevel converters (MMCs) in battery energy storage grid-connected systems, it suffers from stability problems due to the power quality of the power grid and model parameter mismatches. A two discrete-time disturbance observers (DOBs)-based MPC strategy is investigated in this paper to solve this problem. The first DOB is used to improve the AC current quality and the second enhances the stability of the circulating current control. The distortion and fluctuation of grid voltage and inductance parameter variation are considered as lump disturbances in the discrete modeling of a MMC. Based on the proposed method, the output prediction is compensated by disturbance estimation to correct the AC current and circulating current errors, which eventually achieve the expected tracking performance. Moreover, the DOBs have a quite low computational cost with minimum order and optimal performance properties. Since the designed DOBs work in parallel with the MPC, the control effect is improved greatly under harmonics, 3-phase unbalance, voltage sag, inductance parameter mismatches and power reversal conditions. Simulation results confirm the validity of the proposed scheme.

Evaluation of Linear Current Control Methods in Single-Phase Grid-Tie Inverters

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 1424-1431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur Costa de Souza ◽  
Daniel Tobias da Silva Borges ◽  
Ivan Nunes Santos ◽  
Jose Rubens Macedo
Keyword(s):  
Single Phase ◽  
Current Control ◽  
Control Methods ◽  
Linear Current

scholarly journals A New Adaptive Approach to Control Circulating and Output Current of Modular Multilevel Converter

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ishfaq ◽  
Waqar Uddin ◽  
Kamran Zeb ◽  
Imran Khan ◽  
Saif Ul Islam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transient Response ◽  
Current Control ◽  
Multilevel Converter ◽  
Output Current ◽  
Reference Tracking ◽  
Control Structures ◽  
Circulating Current ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Stationary Frame ◽  
Level Converter

This paper addresses the output current and circulating current control of the modular multi-level converter (MMC). The challenging task of MMCs is the control of output current and circulating current. Existing control structures for output and circulating current achieve control objectives with comparatively complex controllers and the designed parameters for the controller is also difficult. In this paper, an adaptive proportional integral (API) controller is designed to control the output current and the circulating current. The output current is regulated in α β axes while the circulating current is regulated in the a b c stationary frame to enhance MMC performance. The output and circulating current control results using an API controller are compared with the conventional proportional resonant (PR) controller in terms of transient response, stability, optimal performance, and reference tracking for results verification. The API control architecture significantly improve transient response, stability, and have excellent reference tracking capability. Moreover, it controls output current and converges the circulating current to a desired value. The control structure is designed for a three-phase MMC system, simulated and analyzed in MATLAB-Simulink.

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