• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2007.07a
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• pp.387-390
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• 2007

This paper presents a robust current control in a three phase grid connected inverter using an LCL filter. This controller is based on the optimal control theory and typically designed in a complex-valued state-space. The proposed current controller has a robust tracking performance for the grid voltage harmonics and robustness to parameter error and load variation. Finally, the simulation results are presented to verify the validity of the proposed method.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2016.11a
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• pp.11-12
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• 2016

기존 LCL 필터 설계 방법의 경우, 시뮬레이션에 기반한 반복 과정을 통해 필터 파라미터를 최적화므로 많은 시간이 소요된다. 하지만 본 논문에서는 3상 PWM 인버터와 LCL 필터 분석을 통해 설계 시 고려 사항을 단순화할 수 있다. 또한 LCL 필터의 다양한 제약 조건을 파악하고, 이러한 조건 하에서 제작 비용을 최소화할 수 있는 해석 해(analytical solution)를 도출한다. 결과적으로 제안된 단계적(step-by-step) 설계 방법을 통해 빠른 시간내에 최적화된 LCL 필터를 선정할 수 있다. 제안된 방법의 유효성은 시뮬레이션을 통해 최종 검증하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2015.07a
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• pp.363-364
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• 2015

최근 에너지 저장장치의 사용과 신재생에너지를 이용한 분산발전의 규모가 점차 확대됨에 따라 계통에 원활한 전류주입과 주입 전류의 스위칭 고조파 리플성분 저감을 위해 LCL 필터를 이용한 계통연계형 인버터가 널리 사용되고 있다. 이러한 계통연계형 인버터의 주입전류 특성은 LCL 필터에 종속적이기 때문에 정밀한 주입전류제어를 위해 LCL 필터의 정확한 해석이 요구된다. 본 논문에서는 명확한 LCL 필터 해석을 위해 LCL 필터의 인덕터 직렬 내부저항을 고려한 LCL 필터 특성을 해석하였으며, 이러한 해석을 기반으로 LCL필터 공진현상에 따른 주입전류의 THD를 저감하기 위한 인덕터 가상 직렬저항 능동댐핑 기법을 제안하고 HILS 실험을 통해 제안하는 능동댐핑 기법의 성능을 검증하였다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.311-318
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• 2011

LCL filters installed at converter outputs offer a higher harmonic attenuation than L filters. However, as a three order resonant circuit, it is difficult to stabilize and has a risk of oscillating with the power grid. Therefore, careful design is required to damp LCL resonance. Compared to a passive damping method, an active damping method is a more attractive solution for this problem, since it avoids extra power losses. In this paper, the damping capabilities of capacitor current, capacitor voltage, and grid-side current feedback methods, are analyzed under the discrete-time state-space model. Theoretical analysis shows that the grid-side current feedback method is more suitable for use in active power filters, because it can damp LCL resonance more effectively than the other two methods when the ratio of the resonance and the control frequency is between 0.225 and 0.325. Furthermore, since there is no need for extra sensors for additional states measurements, this method provides a cost-efficient solution. To support the theoretical analysis, the proposed method is tested on a 7-kVA single-phase shunt active power filter.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.487-496
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• 2013

The three-phase synchronous reference frame phase-locked loop (SRF-PLL) is widely used for synchronization applications in power systems. In this paper, a new control strategy for three-phase grid-connected LCL inverters without a PLL is presented. According to the new strategy, a current reference can be generated by using the instantaneous power control scheme and the proposed positive-sequence voltage detector. Through theoretical analysis, it is indicated that a high-quality grid current can be produced by introducing the new control strategy. In addition, a kind of independent control for reactive power can be achieved under unbalanced and distorted grid conditions. Finally, the excellent performance of the proposed control strategy is validated by means of simulation and experimental results.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2014.07a
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• pp.283-284
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• 2014

In this paper, a comparative analysis of LCL and LLCL filters connected to three-level T-type PWM converters is presented, in which the filter inductor sizes are investigated in view of total harmonic distortion (THD) in grid phase currents. The analysis results are verified by simulation and experiments.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2012.07a
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• pp.69-70
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• 2012

본 논문은 LCL 필터의 능동댐핑을 적용한 3상 4선식 PWM 정류기 제어 방법을 제안한다. 3상 4선식 PWM 정류기의 입력단에 위치한 LCL 필터는 단일 L 필터에 비해 필터 사이즈, 무게 감소와 입력 전류의 고조파 성분 감쇠 등에 장점을 가지고 있다. 그러나 LCL 필터의 공진 주파수의 영향으로 PWM 정류기 제어 안정성 문제를 가지고 있다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해서는 LCL 필터에 능동댐핑을 적용하여 PWM 정류기 제어 안정성을 향상 시킨다. 시뮬레이션 결과를 통해 본 논문이 제안한 제어 방법의 실효성을 검증한다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.904-913
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• 2011

Previous publications regarding the design and specifications of input filters for STATCOMs usually deal with the input filter only, and seldom pay any attention to the influence of the input filters on the performance of the STATCOM systems. A detailed analysis of the influences of input filters on the stability of STATCOM systems and the corresponding design considerations are presented in this paper. Three types of input filters, L filters, LC filters, and LCL filters, are examined separately. The influences of the parameters of input filters on system stability are investigated through frequency domain methods. With direct current control taken as the major control strategy for the STATCOMs, the different situations when adopting different current detection points are covered in this analysis. A comparison between LC filters and LCL filters is also presented with optimized filter parameters. Based on the analysis, the phase margin, as one of the design considerations for the different types of input filters under different current detection schemes, is discussed. This leads to filter parameters that are different than those of the traditional design. Hardware experimental results verify the validity of the above analysis and design.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.407-414
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• 2014

This study proposes a control design for the grid output current and for reducing the neutral-point voltage oscillation through the small-signal modeling of the three-phase grid connected with a three-level neutral-point-clamped (NPC) inverter with LCL filter. The three-level NPC inverter presents an inherent problem: the neutral-point voltage fluctuation caused by the neutral-point current flowing in or out from the neutral point. The small signal modeling consists of averaging, dq0 transformation, perturbing, and linearizing steps performed on a three-phase grid connected to a three-level NPC inverter with LCL filter. The proposed method controls both the grid output and neutral-point currents at every switching period and reduces the neutral-point voltage oscillation. The validity of the proposed method is verified through simulation and experiment.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2014.07a
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• pp.205-206
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• 2014

본 논문은 불평형 계통 조건하에 LCL필터를 사용한 3레벨 NPC 인버터의 모델링과 정지 좌표계에서 전류의 정상분과 역상분을 동시에 제어하여 인버터 시스템을 안정적으로 동작시키는 방법을 제안한다. 또한 본 논문은 NPC 인버터가 가지는 태생적인 문제점인 중성점 전압 밸런싱 문제를 간단히 계산 된 옵셋전압을 이용하여 해결한다. 제안된 방법은 시뮬레이션 결과를 통하여 타당성을 검증하였다.