Title
Enhanced Switching Frequency Control in FCS-MPC for Power Converters
Abstract
Finite control set model predictive control (FCS-MPC) chooses at each sampling period the input control vector state without using a modulator. Therefore, it belongs to the direct control family. As a consequence, the conventional implementation of FCS-MPC presents variable switching frequency. This makes difficult the design of the output filter. This article investigates the period control approach (PCA-MPC) to achieve a fixed switching pattern, similar to that of modulated strategies placed at a desired frequency. PCA-MPC cannot reach a reference switching frequency without a steady-state error. Nonetheless, it is more than capable of reaching a fixed switching pattern, with clean spectrum at a wide range of switching frequencies. This feature is used here to design an embedded control objective to reach the desired switching frequency. The implementation of the cost function is done through modification of PCA-MPC measurements. These modifications allow one to obtain fast and precise estimates of the switching frequency, which, in turn, permits a fast control. The performance of this control strategy is evaluated through simulation and corroborated by experimental validation on a two-level three-phase, power converter.
Year
DOI
Venue
2021
10.1109/TIE.2020.2973907
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Finite control set (FCS),fixed switching frequency,model predictive control (MPC),switching frequency controller
Journal
68
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
3
0278-0046
4
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.47
0
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Matias Aguirre170.91
Samir Kouro286583.42
Cristian R. Rojas325243.97
Sergio Vazquez454952.78