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This article suggests a cascade output voltage regulation algorithm for an N-phase interleaved DC/DC boost converter based on reference dynamics. The proposed algorithm has two advantages. The first is to guarantee the performance recovery property using the reference dynamics in the presence of a model-plant mismatch, and the second is to present a systematic procedure determining the stabilising control gains by solving an optimisation problem. The closed-loop performance of the proposed method is evaluated through simulations and experiments using a 3-kW four-phase interleaved DC/DC boost converter where the proposed method is compared with the feedback linearising method.

This article suggests a robust cascade speed control algorithm for a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) combining the classical feedback linearising (FL) method and the disturbance observers...

This article proposes a proportional-type cascade output voltage control algorithm equipped with disturbance observers for a three-phase AC/DC converter considering a model-plant mismatch. The advantages of the proposed method are grouped into two. First, a simple first-order disturbance observer is devised for both inner and outer-loops, not only to recover the target closed-loop performance, but also to eliminate steady state offset errors. Second, it is thoroughly verified that the entire closed-loop system driven by the proposed proportional-type cascade controller is stable. The efficacy of the proposed method is experimentally investigated using a 3–kW AC/DC converter.

This paper presents a cascade output voltage control strategy for an uncertain DC/DC boost converter adopting an adaptive current controller in its inner loop. Considering the non-linearity, load uncertainties and parameter uncertainties of the converter, the proposed controller is designed following the conventional cascade voltage controller design method. The proposed method makes the following three contributions. First, a coordinate transformation is introduced for the inner loop, enabling avoidance of the singularity problem caused by the estimates of uncertain parameters. Second, a slight modification to the adaptation law is performed to guarantee closed-loop stability in the presence of the time-varying component of the load current. Third, the outer-loop controller is devised such that its performance can be adjusted without any parameter information. The closed-loop performance is demonstrated through simulations and experiments using the DSP28335 with a 3 kW DC/DC boost converter.

On the basis of the non-linear third-order generator model, this article proposes a dual control scheme for a single synchronous machine equipped with an energy storage device to regulate the terminal voltage while enhancing the damping. Based on the input-output feedback linearisation method, the exciter controller is designed such that the terminal voltage robustly converges to its predetermined reference in the presence of a model uncertainty. In addition, the control input of the energy storage device feedbacks only the relative speed. It is shown that this controller can effectively increase the damping of the synchronous machine and that there is a set of initial conditions such that all trajectories started from this set go to the equilibrium point, satisfying input constraints. Moreover, it is also verified that all generator variables are bounded except for the power angle. The simulation results show that the closed-loop performance is satisfactory despite a transmission line fault and a model u...