Sinusoidal current-tracking control for utility interactive inverter with an LCL filter.

A voltage source inverter with an LCL filter is often used for a utility interface to control its output current to a grid side because of its harmonic reduction advantages. The integral compensator is often used to reduce the steady-state errors. However, there is always a control delay due to sinusoidal variations. This paper proposes a digital sinusoidal compensator which is based on the internal model principle to realize a fast sinusoidal response with no delay. It is based on the internal model principle to realize a response with no deviation for a periodic sinusoidal reference input. It has a simple numerator and a denominator z2 − 2 z cos ωT + 1 of a transfer function which is equal to the z function of a sinusoidal waveform of the angular frequency ω and the sample time T. Compensator and feedback gains of the inverter are determined by the deadbeat or the optimal control principle. The proposed method is investigated for performances and it is validated through simulation and experimental results by a DSP control system. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn, 183(2): 22-28, 2013; Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com). DOI 10.1002/eej.22339 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]