Voltage Control of DC Microgrids: Robustness for Unknown ZIP-Loads

Michele Cucuzzella*, Krishna Chaitanya Kosaraju, Jacquelien M.A. Scherpen

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Abstract

In this letter we propose a new passivity-based control technique for Buck converter based DC microgrids comprising ZIP-loads, i.e., loads with the parallel combination of constant impedance (Z), current (I) and power (P). More precisely, we propose a novel passifying input and a storage function based on the mixed potential function introduced by Brayton and Moser, relaxing restrictive (sufficient) conditions on Z, P and the voltage reference, which are usually assumed to be satisfied in the literature. Consequently, we develop a new passivity-based controller that is robust with respect to uncertain ZIP-loads.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)139-144
Number of pages6
JournalIEEE Control Systems Letters
Volume7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Keywords

  • Decentralized control
  • power systems
  • uncertain systems

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