• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.88-93
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• 2016

LCL filters are widely used in high-order harmonics attenuation of output currents in grid-connected inverters. However, output currents of grid-connected inverters with LCL filters can become unstable because of the resonance of the filters. Given that the characteristics of output currents in inverters mostly depend on filter performance, the exact analysis of filters by considering parasitic components is necessary for both harmonics attenuation and current control. LCL filters have three or four parasitic components: the series and/or parallel resistance of the filter capacitor and the series resistance of the two filter inductors. Most studies on LCL filters have focused on the parasitic components of the filter capacitor. Although several studies have addressed the parasitic components of the filter inductor at the inverter side, no study has yet investigated the concurrent effects of series resistance in both filter inductors in detail. This paper analyzes LCL filters by considering series resistance in both filter inductors; it proposes an active damping method based on the virtual series resistance of LCL filters. The performance of the proposed active damping is then verified through both simulation and experiment using Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulator(HILS).

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.311-318
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• 2011

LCL filters installed at converter outputs offer a higher harmonic attenuation than L filters. However, as a three order resonant circuit, it is difficult to stabilize and has a risk of oscillating with the power grid. Therefore, careful design is required to damp LCL resonance. Compared to a passive damping method, an active damping method is a more attractive solution for this problem, since it avoids extra power losses. In this paper, the damping capabilities of capacitor current, capacitor voltage, and grid-side current feedback methods, are analyzed under the discrete-time state-space model. Theoretical analysis shows that the grid-side current feedback method is more suitable for use in active power filters, because it can damp LCL resonance more effectively than the other two methods when the ratio of the resonance and the control frequency is between 0.225 and 0.325. Furthermore, since there is no need for extra sensors for additional states measurements, this method provides a cost-efficient solution. To support the theoretical analysis, the proposed method is tested on a 7-kVA single-phase shunt active power filter.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.288-299
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• 2009

This paper proposes a feedback linearization control scheme of AC/DC PWM converters with LCL input filters using no damping resisters. Feedback linearization techniques use a transformation from nonlinear system models into equivalent linear models in a simpler form. The feedback linearization scheme in this work has cascade structures unlike usual feedback linearization, therefore it has an advantage that it is possible to limit the capacitor current to a certain level. The performance of the proposed controller is validated with simulation and experimental results.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.1058-1069
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• 2013

This paper proposes and designs a new output filter called an LCFL filter for application to three phase three wire shunt active power filters (SAPF). This LCFL filter is derived from a traditional LCL filter by replacing its capacitor with a C-type filter, and then constructing an L-C-type Filter-L (LCFL) topology. The LCFL filter can provide better switching ripple attenuation capability than traditional passive damped LCL filters. The LC branch series resonant frequency of the LCFL filter is set at the switching frequency, which can bypass most of the switching harmonic current generated by a SAPF converter. As a result, the power losses in the damping resistor of the LCFL filter can be reduced when compared to traditional passive damped LCL filters. The principle and parameter design of the LCFL filter are presented in this paper, as well as a comparison to traditional passive damped LCL filters. Simulation and experimental results are presented to validate the theoretical analyses and effectiveness of the LCFL filter.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.904-913
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• 2011

Previous publications regarding the design and specifications of input filters for STATCOMs usually deal with the input filter only, and seldom pay any attention to the influence of the input filters on the performance of the STATCOM systems. A detailed analysis of the influences of input filters on the stability of STATCOM systems and the corresponding design considerations are presented in this paper. Three types of input filters, L filters, LC filters, and LCL filters, are examined separately. The influences of the parameters of input filters on system stability are investigated through frequency domain methods. With direct current control taken as the major control strategy for the STATCOMs, the different situations when adopting different current detection points are covered in this analysis. A comparison between LC filters and LCL filters is also presented with optimized filter parameters. Based on the analysis, the phase margin, as one of the design considerations for the different types of input filters under different current detection schemes, is discussed. This leads to filter parameters that are different than those of the traditional design. Hardware experimental results verify the validity of the above analysis and design.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.456-463
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• 2011

Grid-connected converters have widely adopted LCL filters to acquire high harmonic suppression. However, the LCL filter increases the system order so that the design of the system stability would be complicated. Recently, sole-loop control strategies have been used for grid-connected converters with L or LC filters. But if the sole-loop control is directly transplanted to grid-connected converters with LCL filters, the systems may be unstable. This paper presents a novel dual-loop power control strategy composed of a power outer loop and a current inner loop. The outer loop regulates the grid-connected power. The inner loop improves the system stability margin and suppresses the resonant peak caused by the LCL filter. To obtain the control variables, a single-phase current detection is proposed based on PQ theory. The system transfer function is derived in detail and the influence of control gains on the system stability is analyzed with the root locus. Simulation and experimental results demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed control.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.287-295
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• 2013

The use of LCL filters in pulse width modulation voltage source converters is a standard solution for providing proper attenuation of high-order grid-current harmonics. However, these filters can cause the undesired effect of resonance. This paper proposes an active damping strategy with harmonics compensation. It can alleviate the harmonics around the resonance frequency caused by the LCL filters. The proposed strategy is attractive since it is simple, does not depend on grid parameters and does not increase the number of sensors. Simulation and experimental results verify the effectiveness of the proposed active damping strategy.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권12호
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• pp.16-22
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• 2020

본 논문에서는 계통연계형 인버터용 LCL 필터 특성을 학계와 산업계의 대표적인 오프라인, 온라인 시뮬레이션 도구를 적용하여 LCL 필터와 L 필터의 차이점을 비교 분석하였다. 논문의 연구방법은 비교 분석 및 검증 방법을 적용하여 먼저 LCL 필터를 포함한 계통연계형 인버터 시스템의 수학적 분석과 모델링한 후 오프라인 시뮬레이션 도구로 시뮬레이션한 결과를 수학적 이론값과 비교하였으며, 마지막으로 실시간 시뮬레이터를 사용한 실험을 통한 검증과정으로 구성하였다. 3개의 시뮬레이션 툴을 사용하여 LCL 필터를 모델링 및 시뮬레이션하고 LCL 필터의 고주파 고조파에 대해 필터링 효과를 확인하였다. 먼저, LCL 필터의 전달 함수와 관련 수식을 소개하였으며, 이를 바탕으로 보드선도로 그 특성을 분석하였다. 또한 LCL 필터의 매개 변수에 따라 PSIM 및 MATLAB의 오프라인 시뮬레이션과 FFT를 통해 필터 특성을 확인하였다. 마지막으로 실시간 시뮬레이터인 Typhoon HIL402와 DSP 제어기를 연결하여 온라인 시뮬레이션 결과와의 일관성을 확인하였으며 LCL 필터의 필터링 특성을 시험으로 검증하였다.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.103-109
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• 2013

The conventional LCL filter design method of the utility interactive inverter considers only harmonics attenuation of the current injected to the grid. However, in case of utility-interactive inverter with critical load the voltage quality of the critical load should also be considered for LCL filter design. Also, considering cost and volume of LCL filters. it is important to have minimum values of inductance and capacitance as far as the harmonic standards are satisfied. In this paper a LCL filter design method is proposed to satisfy not only the harmonic standards of the grid current during the grid-connected mode but the voltage quality of the critical load during grid-connected mode and stand-alone mode. With the proposed method optimized values of LCL filters could be obtained by applying weighting factor to voltage ripple across the critical load, inductor volume, amount of reactive current and system bandwidth.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.55-62
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 댐핑저항을 사용하지 않고 LCL필터를 사용한 AC/DC PWM 컨버터를 제어하기 위해 다중 루프구조를 갖는 궤환선형화 제어기법을 제안한다. 궤환선형화 기법은 시스템의 비선형성을 제거하여 선형적으로 제어기를 설계할 수 있는 방법으로 우수한 동특성을 얻을 수 있다. 궤환선형화와 더불어 다중루프를 적용하여 컨버터입력전류를 제한함으로써 컨버터의 과전류를 방지할 수 있다. 사용되는 센서의 개수를 줄이기 위해 전원전압과 전원전류가 추정된다. 제시된 제어 알고리즘은 시뮬레이션 및 실험을 통해 그 타당성이 검증된다.