Modeling and Feedback Compensator Design for Power-Hardware-in-the-Loop System for Medium-Voltage Grid-Connected Power Converters
Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) evaluation is a method in which the test subject is split into a physical part and a simulated part, and these parts are connected with interfaces to form a combined physical-numerical system. Power-hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL) systems, where actual hardware is connected to a real-time model, can exhibit issues of instability, inaccuracy and errors when operating in a closed-loop. The challenges of generating a PHIL setup are that, first, because of the limited dynamic response of the different parts of the system, the test results might be inaccurate, and, second, because of the high frequency noise introduced by the sensors to the closed-loop system, it can be difficult to design a compensator for the real-time emulator response, while stabilizing the closed-loop system at the same time. In this paper, different parts of a PHIL system are characterized, and the feedback compensator system design is proposed for the stable operation of the closed-loop PHIL system. The issues as observed in a PHIL system without any compensator are demonstrated using experimental results, and the effectiveness of a first order phase lead compensator is validated.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Advanced Manufacturing Office
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- OSTI ID:
- 1888040
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/CP-5D00-84012; MainId:84785; UUID:e26393ea-6a82-4748-bf8e-5d70093d538a; MainAdminID:65495
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Presented at the 2022 IEEE 31st International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE), 1-3 June 2022, Anchorage, Alaska; Related Information: 81297
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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