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of traditional controller, the PI controller is applied to achieve Type-II and Type-III controller [12]. In the previous work,
constant DC-link voltage. The PI controller gains are obtained based many researchers took their effort to voltage mode control of
on transfer function step response. The simulation work has been the boost converter. The DC-link voltage control of
studied by using MATLAB/Simulink software and hardware
photovoltaic inverter used in renewable system has been
prototype is implemented with a low-cost microcontroller Arduino
Nano. Experimental results are collected by using ArduinoIO library presented in [13]. The dynamic performance of the soft-
package. Closed-loop DC-link voltage control system is tested with switched DC-DC converter was improved by using the PI
various line and load disturbances. It is found that the experimental controller which was designed by using frequency response
results give equal responses with the simulation results. technique and results were simulated using PSIM [14].
Cascade control structure with PI, used to solve undershoot
Keywords—ArduinoIO library package, boost converter-inverter and sluggish dynamic response of boost DC-DC converter, are
system, low cost microcontroller, PI controller, switched function proposed in [15]. TMS320LF2407 DSP of TI Company is
model.
developed for experimental evaluation. Voltage-lift technique
is used to obtain higher output voltage. Closed-loop PI control
I. INTRODUCTION
is used to minimize ripple of parasitic elements and hardware
Thandar Aung is with the Mandalay Technological University, Mandalay, II. MODELING AND TRANSFER FUNCTION OF DC-DC BOOST
Myanmar, (e-mail: thandar.aung.epep@gmail.com).
Tun Lin Naing is with the Department of Electrical Power Engineering, CONVERTER-INVERTER SYSTEM
Mandalay Technological University, Mandalay, Myanmar, (e-mail: The DC-link voltage control of two-stage DC-DC boost
tunlinnaing1980@gmail.com).
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converter-inverter system is implemented by using PI load resistor Ro is connected with the inverter through the LC
controller. The boost converter is DC-DC stage which boosts output filter (Lf, rf, Cf).
the input voltage up to DC-link voltage. It consists of inductor In order to obtain the output voltage stable and connected
L with parasitic resistance rL, switch Q1 with control signal loads operate in normal condition, it is needed to control the
q1(t), diode D and DC-link capacitor Cdc. During switch ON, DC-link voltage of the system at a required voltage level. The
the inductor stores energy. During switch OFF condition, the control scheme of the system with PI controller is
stored energy appears in series with the input source and demonstrated in Fig. 1. When the feedback signal obtained
supplies the output. The capacitor is used for the filtering of from the DC-link voltage is compared with the set reference
ripple in the output voltage. voltage Vref, the error voltage Verr is obtained. This error
The DC-AC conversion stage is also called inverter which voltage is applied to the PI controller that defines the duty
converts DC-link output voltage of boost converter into AC ratio for the PWM generator which generates a control signal
output voltage required by the load. It is comprised of four for switch Q1.
transistors Q2 and Q 2 with control signal q2 and q 2 (t ) . Output
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iin L rL q1=0 q 2 1
q2=1
rf
+
+ +
if Lf
Vin Cf vo Ro
Cdc Rdc
- -
vdc q 2 1
- q2=1
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di f dvdc v
Lf vdc i f r f vo (3) Cdc iin i f dc (6)
dt dt Rdc
dvo v di f
Cf if o (4) Lf vdc i f r f vo (7)
dt Ro dt
q 2 1
q2 1
q2 1 q 2 1
q 2 1
q 2 1
The mathematical models of Fig. 4 can be represented by circuit of q1=1 and q2=-1.
(9)-(12): The mathematical models of Fig. 5 are shown in (13)-(16):
diin diin
L Vin iin rL (9) L Vin iin rL (13)
dt dt
dvdc v dvdc v
Cdc i f dc (10) Cdc i f dc (14)
dt Rdc dt Rdc
di f di f
Lf vdc i f r f vo (11) Lf vdc i f r f vo (15)
dt dt
dvo v dvo v
Cf if o (12) Cf if o (16)
dt Ro dt Ro
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q 2 1 q2 1
q 2 1
q2 1
TABLE I d v dc 1 v dc
PARAMETERS OF THE SYSTEM ( 1 d1 )iin d 2 i f (22)
Parameters Variables Values Unit
dt C dc R dc
d 2vdc i f r f vo
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dvdc v
Cdc ( 1 q1 )iin q2i f dc (18)
dt Rdc
q1 ( t )
di f
Lf q2vdc i f r f vo (19)
dt
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of PI controller is developed.
Fig. 10 Simulated Responses of Vin, Vdc, Iin and Duty Cycle with
Gc ( s ) G( )1 L (27) Load Disturbance (72Ω -36Ω -72Ω)
s
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(a) (b)
Fig. 11 Simulated Responses of Vin, Vdc, Iin and Duty Cycle with Supply Voltage Change (a) 12V-10V-12V and (b) 12V-15V-12V
q2 ( t )
q2 (t)
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V. EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS
By using Arduino IO library package, the DC-DC boost
converter–inverter system is implemented to determine the
performance of PI controller. The hardware set-up of DC-DC Fig. 13 Experimental Prototype
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The experimental tests are carried out the same condition as changes. When the system exposes supply voltage changes,
simulation works. The reference DC-link voltage is also 38 V. Vdc has just a little undershoot in the initial condition and Vdc
The experimental results of closed-loop control during line reaches to its reference voltage 38 V within a few second. The
and load disturbances are shown in Figs. 15 and 16. changes of Iin and duty-cycle depend on supply voltage
When the system undergoes changes, DC-link voltage increase or decrease. Iin and duty-cycle change a little with
fluctuated at the moment of changes time. Vdc has a little respect to variations of load. It can be clearly seen that these
overshoots and undershoots at the time of supply voltage experimented responses totally show the same behavior as the
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simulated responses.
VI. CONCLUSION
DC-link voltage control of DC-DC boost converter–
inverter system with PI controller has been implemented.
Proper PI controller gains are chosen, based on transfer
function step-response. It can explicitly be seen that the DC-
DC boost converter-inverter system cooperated with PI
controller generates stable DC-link voltage when the system
undergoes any disturbances. Experimental implementation of
hardware prototype based on a low-cost microcontroller is
described to validate the simulation results. The obtained
results show that the experimental results totally agreed with
the simulation results. These facts proved the robustness and
effectiveness of DC-link voltage control of the system using
the PI controller.
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Fig. 15 Experimented Responses of Vin, Vdc, Iin and Duty Cycle with
Load Disturbance (72Ω-36 Ω -72 Ω)
(a) (b)
Fig. 16 Experimented Responses of Vin, Vdc, Iin and Duty Cycle with Vin Change (a) 12V-10V-12V and (b) 12V-15V-12V
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