Abstract
This paper describes a virtual oscillator based approach to synchronize series-connected single-phase inverters. Each inverter controller includes a digital implementation of a Van der Pol oscillator. When connected in series, such inverters synchronize automatically, without the need for a central controller, communication channels, phase locked loops, or additional hardware such as powerline communication. A linearization-based analysis is used to prove system stability of the synchronized state. The approach is experimentally verified on a 180 W system consisting of three 60 W inverters.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | 2018 IEEE 19th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, COMPEL 2018 |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
ISBN (Print) | 9781538655412 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 10 2018 |
Event | 19th IEEE Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, COMPEL 2018 - Padova, Italy Duration: Jun 25 2018 → Jun 28 2018 |
Publication series
Name | 2018 IEEE 19th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, COMPEL 2018 |
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Other
Other | 19th IEEE Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, COMPEL 2018 |
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Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Padova |
Period | 6/25/18 → 6/28/18 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This work was supported in part by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office under Contract No. DE-EE0000-1583. The work of M. Sinha and S. Dhople was supported by the National Science Foundation under award no. 1509277.
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