| Konstantopoulos, George C., Zhong, Qing-Chang and Ming, Wen-Long  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1780-7292
      2016.
      
      PLL-less nonlinear current-limiting controller for single-phase grid-tied inverters: design, stability analysis, and operation under grid faults.
      IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
      63
      
        (9)
      
      , pp. 5582-5591.
      
      10.1109/TIE.2016.2564340 | 
Abstract
A nonlinear controller for single-phase grid-tied inverters, that can operate under both a normal and a faulty grid with guaranteed closed-loop stability, is proposed. The proposed controller acts independently from the system parameters, does not require a phase-locked loop, and can achieve the desired real power regulation and unity power factor operation. Based on nonlinear input-to-state stability theory, it is analytically proven that the inverter current always remains below a given value, even during transients, independently from grid variations or faults (short circuit or voltage sag). The desired performance and stability of the closed-loop system are rigorously proven since the controller has a structure that does not require any switches, additional limiters, or monitoring devices for its implementation. Therefore, nonlinear stability of a grid-tied inverter with a given current-limiting property is proven for both normal and faulty grid conditions. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is experimentally verified under different operating conditions of the grid.
| Item Type: | Article | 
|---|---|
| Date Type: | Publication | 
| Status: | Published | 
| Schools: | Schools > Engineering | 
| Publisher: | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) | 
| ISSN: | 0278-0046 | 
| Date of Acceptance: | 28 March 2016 | 
| Last Modified: | 02 Nov 2022 11:34 | 
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/102460 | 
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