Robust Voltage Regulation for DC Microgrids via Passivity-Based Sliding Mode Control

Authors

Edoardo Vacchini, Michele Cucuzzella, Pablo Borja, Antonella Ferrara

Abstract

This paper proposes a decentralized sliding mode control approach to the voltage regulation problem in a DC microgrid consisting of distributed generation units interconnected with each other through resistive-inductive power lines and supplying unknown nonlinear loads. In particular, the port-Hamiltonian structure of the system suggests the design of a suitable sliding manifold such that the system on this manifold exhibits desired passivity properties. This approach simplifies the control design and relaxes some restrictive assumptions required by other controllers proposed in the literature, while offering satisfactory performance.

Citation

• Journal: 2024 17th International Workshop on Variable Structure Systems (VSS)
• Year: 2024
• Volume:
• Issue:
• Pages: 273–278
• Publisher: IEEE
• DOI: 10.1109/vss61690.2024.10753420

BibTeX

@inproceedings{Vacchini_2024,
  title={{Robust Voltage Regulation for DC Microgrids via Passivity-Based Sliding Mode Control}},
  DOI={10.1109/vss61690.2024.10753420},
  booktitle={{2024 17th International Workshop on Variable Structure Systems (VSS)}},
  publisher={IEEE},
  author={Vacchini, Edoardo and Cucuzzella, Michele and Borja, Pablo and Ferrara, Antonella},
  year={2024},
  pages={273--278}
}

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