Stabilizing Phase-balanced or Phase-synchronized Trajectories of Van der Pol Oscillators in Uniform Electrical Networks

Mohit Sinha, F. Dorfler, B. Johnson, Sairaj Dhople

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

7 Scopus citations

Abstract

We study the dynamics of Van der Pol oscillators in a class of electrical networks with the goal of synthesizing feedback strategies to stabilize either phase-synchronized or phase-balanced motions. The electrical networks are composed of transmission lines with series R-L circuit models that are uniform, by which we mean that the R-to-L ratios of all lines are the same. The oscillators are coupled through linear filters on their output currents to nodes in the network. Our main results illustrate how the signs of the local feedback gains determine the stability of either phase-synchronized or phase-balanced trajectories. The results have implications on (and indeed, the paper is motivated by) decentralized control of power converters: synchronized solutions are of interest in parallel-connected dc-ac inverters and phase-balanced solutions are of interest in interleaving switching waveforms for multiphase dc-dc converters.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2018 56th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages335-340
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781538665961
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2 2018
Event56th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2018 - Monticello, United States
Duration: Oct 2 2018Oct 5 2018

Publication series

Name2018 56th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2018

Conference

Conference56th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMonticello
Period10/2/1810/5/18

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The work of M. Sinha and S. Dhople was supported by the National Science Foundation through awards 1453921 and 1509277.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 IEEE.

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Stabilizing Phase-balanced or Phase-synchronized Trajectories of Van der Pol Oscillators in Uniform Electrical Networks'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this