Optimal Control of a Compact Converter in an AC Microgrid
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Compact Reduced Switch Count AC/AC Converter
2.1. Generalized PWM
2.2. Control Method
3. Optimal Tuning of Converter Controllers
4. Results and Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Converter Side | Controller | Parameters | Values |
---|---|---|---|
Drive | Motor Speed | 1.1 | |
100.45 | |||
Motor -axis Current | 11.98 | ||
1297.27 | |||
Motor -axis Current | 29.96 | ||
1297.27 | |||
Grid | dc Voltage | 8.09 | |
195.2 | |||
-axis Current | 0.91 | ||
59.86 | |||
RES | -axis Current | 0.91 | |
59.86 |
Parameters | Values |
---|---|
Swarm size | 20 |
Inertia coefficient () | According to Equation (21) |
Cognitive factor () | 1.5 |
Social factor () | 2 |
Number of iterations () | 500 |
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Smadi, I.A.; Albatran, S.; Alsyouf, M.A. Optimal Control of a Compact Converter in an AC Microgrid. Electronics 2018, 7, 102. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics7070102
Smadi IA, Albatran S, Alsyouf MA. Optimal Control of a Compact Converter in an AC Microgrid. Electronics. 2018; 7(7):102. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics7070102
Chicago/Turabian StyleSmadi, Issam A., Saher Albatran, and Mohammad A. Alsyouf. 2018. "Optimal Control of a Compact Converter in an AC Microgrid" Electronics 7, no. 7: 102. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics7070102