Suppression of line voltage related distortion in current controlled grid connected inverters

The influence of selected control strategies on the level of low-order current harmonic distortion generated by an inverter connected to a distorted grid is investigated through a combination of theoretical and experimental studies. A detailed theoretical analysis, based on the concept of harmonic impedance, establishes the suitability of inductor current feedback versus output current feedback with respect to inverter power quality. Experimental results, obtained from a purpose-built 500-W, three-level, half-bridge inverter with an L-C-L output filter, verify the efficacy of inductor current as the feedback variable, yielding an output current total harmonic distortion (THD) some 29% lower than that achieved using output current feedback. A feed-forward grid voltage disturbance rejection scheme is proposed as a means to further reduce the level of low-order current harmonic distortion. Results obtained from an inverter with inductor current feedback and optimized feed-forward disturbance rejection show a THD of just 3% at full-load, representing an improvement of some 53% on the same inverter with output current feedback and no feed-forward compensation. Significant improvements in THD were also achieved across the entire load range. It is concluded that the use of inductor current feedback and feed-forward voltage disturbance rejection represent cost-effect mechanisms for achieving improved output current quality.     

单相光伏逆变器的改进型并网控制方法

单相光伏并网逆变器通常采用双闭环控制和电网电压前馈控制的策略,其中双闭环的外电压环为采用PI恒压控制逆变前直流侧电压,分析比较了准比例谐振调节和PI调节两种电流内环的输出外特性,通过对电流内环采用准比例谐振控制的控制系统进行分析建模,建立了逆变器的单相并网仿真模型。仿真结果显示电流内环采用准比例谐振控制能实现并网电流的无静态误差控制,并减小电网频率偏移对并网电流的影响。仿真及实验得到的输出正弦电流波形良好,基于该并网控制策略的光伏逆变器能以高功率因数向电网发电,动态响应快、鲁棒性强、跟踪精度高、并网电流的THD明显优于传统方法,从而验证了改进后模型的可行性和实用性。     

Microprocessor based robust digital control for UPS withthree-phase PWM inverter

This paper describes a novel method of robust (insensitive to system parameter variations and load current changes) and fast digital control for an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) with a three-phase PWM inverter. The purpose of this paper is to propose a method by which characteristics better than those by conventional methods are obtained using an algorithm simpler than that of conventional methods. The experiments show that the purpose is achieved and the proposed method offers a total harmonic distortion of 0.6% of the output voltage waveform at a full nonlinear load. The analysis shows that the stability of the method is sufficient. Three features of the method are: (a) a capacitor current observer for stabilization and a disturbance observer for robustness are used to compensate the time lag by the computation and the disturbances, in a minor loop of the capacitor current through an inductor-capacitor filter of the inverter; (b) new models of the inverter and the disturbances are established to simplify these observers; and (c) the output voltage control loop can be designed easily and exactly because the minor loop realizes a rapid and robust control of the current     

Behavior of PWM Active Front Ends in the Presence of Parallel Thyristor Converters

This paper investigates the effects of grid voltage distortions caused by thyristor converters on the steady-state performance of a pulsewidth modulation (PWM) rectifier with dc voltage link for low-voltage applications. The disturbance transfer function of the current control loop is used to analyze the effects of grid distortions. Influences of the current controller, the phase-locked loop parameters, and the filter inductance on the generated current harmonics are presented. For existing grid voltage harmonics, the amplitude of the corresponding current harmonics are determined and compared to measured current harmonics using a 400-V 40-kW test bench consisting of a PWM rectifier with voltage dc link parallel to a 40-kW thyristor converter.     

Optimal Predictive Control of Three-Phase NPC Multilevel Converter for Power Quality Applications

This paper presents the optimal control of the ac currents, the dc voltage regulation, and the dc capacitor voltage balancing in a three-level three-phase neutral point clamped multilevel converter for use in power quality applications as an active power filter. The ac output currents and the dc capacitor voltages are sampled and predicted for the next sampling time using linearized models and considering all the 27 output voltage vectors. A suitable quadratic weighed cost function is used to choose the voltage vector that minimizes the ac current tracking errors, the dc voltage steady-state error, and the input dc capacitor voltage unbalancing. The obtained experimental results show that the output ac currents track their references showing small ripple, a total harmonic distortion (THD) of less than 1%, harmonic contents that are 46 dB below the fundamental, and almost no steady-state error (0.3%). The capacitor voltages are balanced within 0.05%, and the balancing is assured even when redundant vectors are not chosen. Near-perfect capacitor dc voltage balancing is obtained while reducing current harmonic distortion. Some experimental evidence of robustness concerning a parameter variation was also found, with the optimum controller withstanding parameter deviations from $+$100% to $-$50%. Compared to a robust sliding mode controller, the optimal controller can reduce the THD of the ac currents or reduce the switching frequency at the same THD, being a suitable controller for power quality in medium-voltage applications.      

自适应锁相环的设计与仿真

在三相电压不平衡时,负序分量会在Park变换后产生一个2倍基频的波动,进而影响对基频分量相位的提取。针对一般的锁相环在电网三相不平衡时无法准确锁定电网的相位,本文提出一种基于陷波器的自适应锁相环,利用自适应陷波器(ANF)能够输出两个相互正交分量的特点,生成两个能抵消dq坐标系的负序分量,这样就实现了基波的正序负序分离。在Matlab/Simulink中建立仿真模型进行验证,结果表明了文中所提的方法在电网不平衡时可以准确地锁定电网的相位。     

基于STM32系列单片机的数控正弦波逆变电源设计与实现

提出一种高性能全数字式正弦波逆变电源的设计方案。该方案分为前后两级,前级采用推挽升压电路将榆入的直流电升压到350V左右的母线电压．后级采用全桥逆变电路,逆变桥输出经滤波器滤波后,用隔离变压器进行电压采样,电流互感器进行电流采样,以形成反馈环节,增加电源输出的稳定性。升压级PWM驱动及逆变级SPWM驱动均由STM32单片机产生。减小了硬件开支。基于上述方案试制的400W样机,具有输出短路保护、过流保护及输入过压保护、欠压保护功能。50Hz输出时频率偏差小于0．05Hz,满载（400W）效率高于87％,电压精度为220V±1％,THD小于1．5％。     

An ultra-low-power, low-voltage electronic audio delay line for usein hearing aids

In this paper, the design of an electronic audio delay line, realized with a second-order all-pass filter, is presented. The designed filter is primarily intended for use in hearing aids, to provide directivity by a specially designed microphone array. The filter operates at a supply voltage of as low as 1.8 V. The simulated and measured total quiescent current is 0.9 μA. Owing to current companding and class-AB operation, the dynamic range is 62 dB at a total harmonic distortion (THD) below 7%, i.e., at maximum output. The delay time is adjustable by control currents. The filter has been integrated in a standard bipolar process. The total measured delay time of the all-pass filter is approximately 110 μs over a bandwidth of 4 kHz     

A novel current-assisted output voltage control technique forswitch-mode-rectifier converters

A current-assisted voltage control technique for high-power switch-mode-rectifier (SMR) converters is proposed. This technique implements a fast-forward AC current loop by sensing the current through the output filter capacitor. The control loop forces the AC current component of the output filter inductance to be synchronized with a symmetrical triangular reference waveform. As a result, the converter behaves like a fixed-frequency current-regulated voltage source with a low-output impedance and an increased bandwidth. A small-signal linear model is derived and the dynamic performance of a buck-derived SMR using the proposed control technique is analyzed. Simulation and experimental results are presented     

A novel switching-mode ac buck-boost voltage regulator

This paper presents a novel switching-mode ac/ac voltage regulator using a bidirectional buck-boost converter. Since it operates at high frequency, the proposed system can be designed compactly, and there is a wide range of input voltage from 1/2 to 2 per unit with fast dynamic response and low harmonics. In order to verify the accuracy of the proposed method, a 500 W prototype has been implemented in the laboratory. From the experimental results, the regulation of the output voltage is within less than 1%. Moreover, the total harmonic distortion (THD) of the input current under full load is 2.46% and the output voltage has a THD of 1.77%.     

A new power converter for fuel cells with high system efficiency

This paper presents a new high-efficiency grid-connected single-phase converter for fuel cells. It consists of a two-stage power conversion topology. Since the fuel cell operates with a low voltage in a wide voltage range (25?V–45?V) this voltage must be transformed to around 350–400?V in order to be able to invert this dc power into ac power to the grid. The proposed converter consists of an isolated dc–dc converter cascaded with a single-phase H-bridge inverter. The dc–dc converter is a current-fed push-pull converter. The inverter is controlled as a standard single-phase power factor controller with resistor emulation at the output. Experimental results of converter efficiency, grid performance and fuel cell dynamic response are shown for a 1?kW prototype. The proposed converter exhibits a high efficiency in a wide power range (higher than 92%) and the inverter operates with a near-unity power factor and a low current THD.     

三相单级式光伏并网控制策略仿真

根据单级式光伏并网系统的拓扑结构及工作原理,建立了基于电网电压定向的矢量控制的并网逆变系统.该系统控制部分采用了最大功率跟踪、电压外环、电流内环的控制策略,保证光伏系统最大功率输出,实现并网电流与电网电压同频同相,高功率因素运行.     

双闭环矢量控制的并联型有源电力滤波器仿真研究

详细推导了三相三桥臂有源电力滤波器在同步旋转d-q坐标系中的数学模型,并根据此模型建立了基于电压外环和电流内环的双闭环PI控制系统,给出了具体控制策略。鉴于交流侧输出电感和直流母线电容的设计以往只依赖于经验,并没有考虑其对谐波补偿能力的影响,提出了一套输出滤波电感和直流母线电容参数设计的方法,仿真结果证明了控制策略的有...     

Input impedance analysis of single-phase PFC converters

The input impedance of single-phase boost power factor corrected (PFC) AC-DC converters is modeled and analyzed in this paper. A large-signal model is presented for the input impedance which overcomes the limitations of traditional piece-wise linearized models. The model is valid at frequencies ranging from the crossover frequency of the output voltage loop to half the switching frequency of the converter. Experimental results from a boost single-phase PFC converter are provided to validate the model. Input characteristics of typical boost PFC converters, such as input impedance dipping, leading phase of the input current, and responses to distorted input voltages are studied by using the model. A simple compensation technique to reduce the dipping in the input impedance, thereby improving converter performance and minimizing the potential for undesirable interactions with the input filter or the ac source, is also presented.     

Grid current regulation of a three-phase voltage source inverter with an LCL input filter

Many grid connected power electronic systems, such as STATCOMs, UPFCs, and distributed generation system interfaces, use a voltage source inverter (VSI) connected to the supply network through a filter. This filter, typically a series inductance, acts to reduce the switching harmonics entering the distribution network. An alternative filter is a LCL network, which can achieve reduced levels of harmonic distortion at lower switching frequencies and with less inductance, and therefore has potential benefits for higher power applications. However, systems incorporating LCL filters require more complex control strategies and are not commonly presented in literature. This paper proposes a robust strategy for regulating the grid current entering a distribution network from a three-phase VSI system connected via a LCL filter. The strategy integrates an outer loop grid current regulator with inner capacitor current regulation to stabilize the system. A synchronous frame PI current regulation strategy is used for the outer grid current control loop. Linear analysis, simulation, and experimental results are used to verify the stability of the control algorithm across a range of operating conditions. Finally, expressions for ""harmonic impedance" of the system are derived to study the effects of supply voltage distortion on the harmonic performance of the system.     

大容量并联型有源电力滤波器的软启动技术

分析大容量并联型有源电力滤波器的系统模型和工作特点的基础上,提出了大容量并联型有源电力滤波器软启动的方法。电流环软启动通过输出电流指令递增实现,电压环软启动则比较了直流侧电压指令逐步升高法、恒定电流充电法、变PI参数调节法三种策略。实验结果表明并联型有源电力滤波器投入电网时直流侧电压上升平稳无超调,输出电流也无冲击现象,证明此软启动方法是有效的。     

Design of Low-Voltage Highly Linear Switched-R-MOSFET-C Filters

This paper discusses the design, analysis and performance of a low-voltage, highly linear switched-R-MOSFET-C filter. High linearity, even at a low supply voltage, is achieved through the use of duty-cycle-controlled tuning. Tuning MOSFETs are switched completely on while conducting, such that their nonlinear resistance is much smaller than the linear filter resistors, resulting in low distortion. The MOSFETs are also placed inside the filter feedback loop which further reduces distortion. Because tuning is done in the time domain, rather than in the voltage domain, the tuning range is independent of the supply voltage. The filter achieves -77 dB total harmonic distortion (THD) using a 0.6-V supply, and -90 dB THD using a 0.8-V supply, with a 0.6-Vpp differential 2 kHz sine input. The prototype IC, implemented in a 0.18-mum CMOS process, occupies an area of 0.7 mm² and consumes 1 mW of power from a 0.6-V supply.     

A novel suppressed-link rectifier-inverter topology with near unity power factor

This work describes a novel method in improving the input current total harmonic distortion (THD) as well as the power factor of a three-phase suppressed-link rectifier-inverter circuit. This proposed method makes use of only three bi-directional low power static switches with a relatively simple gating circuit. This paper illustrates how the proposed method is superior in reducing the input current THD of a rectifier-inverter set to about 5%, which is in line with the requirements of IEEE standard 519-1992. This is accomplished without the use of any filter or complex wave shaping techniques. A delta-modulated (DM) voltage source inverter (VSI) with proportional integrator forms the output stage of the converter. It helps to provide constant volts per hertz operation without the need for additional feedback circuitry and complexity. Moreover, this novel DM technique also helps to provide a smooth transition from the pulse width modulation (PWM) to square wave, hence allowing full utilization of the DC bus voltage.     

Combined deadbeat control of a series-parallel convertercombination used as a universal power filter

This paper presents the notion of combined control of a system of interconnected power electronic converters. The concept is demonstrated using a three-phase series-parallel active power filter as an example. The described active power filter consists of a series-parallel combination of two full bridge VSIs capable of arbitrarily controlling the input current and output voltage. The proposed control scheme treats the converter combination as a single unit and uses the inverse system model to generate deadbeat control response for both input current and output voltage. A full-order predictive state observer is used to reduce the number of sensors. Simulation results show better disturbance rejection characteristics of the proposed control when compared to the separately controlled converter scheme     

Modeling of voltage output charge-pump phase frequency detector in tuning loops

Resonant inverters mostly employ tuning loops based on a phase-locked-loop (PLL) circuit. Some commercially available PLL chips, frequently used in this application, include a voltage output charge-pump phase frequency detector (CP/PFD) rather than well-known current output CP/PFD, which complicates the analysis of the loop. We present a new model for voltage output CP/PFD and an analysis of a tuning loop using this model. The proposed model employs the resistance multiplication approach, which is applicable for the circuits containing periodically operated switches. It is shown that a voltage output CP/PFD in conjunction with a simple RC low-pass filter can be modeled using a dc voltage source, a phase error controlled resistor, and a capacitor. The theoretical study is verified by experimental results.