Finite Control Set Model Predictive Control (FCS-MPC) for Enhancing the Performance of a Single-Phase Inverter in a Renewable Energy System (RES)

Chang-Hua Lin, Shoeb Azam Farooqui, Hwa-Dong Liu (), Jian-Jang Huang and Mohd Fahad
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Chang-Hua Lin: Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
Shoeb Azam Farooqui: Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
Hwa-Dong Liu: Undergraduate Program of Vehicle and Energy Engineering, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
Jian-Jang Huang: Graduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
Mohd Fahad: Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan

Mathematics, 2023, vol. 11, issue 21, 1-24

Abstract: A single-phase five-level T-type topology has been investigated in this article. This topology has emerged as a viable option for renewable energy systems (RES) due to its inherent benefits. The finite control set model predictive control (FCS-MPC) strategy has been implemented to this topology in order to improve the performance and overall reliability of the system. This control strategy empowers the inverter to predict future behavior based on a discrete set of control signals, enabling precise modulation and high-speed response to system dynamics. In the realm of RES, integration of FCS-MPC with multilevel inverters (MLIs) holds great potential to enhance energy conversion efficiency, grid integration, and overall system reliability. The article is structured to present an overview of the evolving landscape of power electronic systems, and the advantages of FCS-MPC. This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the FCS-MPC control strategy applied to the single-phase five-level T-type topology. The study covers various aspects including the theoretical framework, hardware development, and experimental evaluation. It is obvious from the analysis that this inverter topology is reliable. Several redundant states make it fault-tolerant which helps in maintaining the output voltage at the same level even in the fault conditions. Additionally, the results show that the output load voltage is maintained at the same level irrespective of load change. Also, output load voltage has maintained the high-quality sinusoidal characteristics as the total harmonic distortion (THD) is very low. With all these features, this system is suitable within the framework of RES.

Keywords: renewable energy systems (RES); model predictive control (MPC); finite control set-MPC (FCS-MPC); multilevel inverter (MLI); T-type topology; deadband (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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