This paper proposes techniques for performance improvement and analyzes problems
generated when model predictive direct power control (MPDPC) is applied to AC/DC/DC
converter.
Firstly, this paper presents a control scheme for the dynamic performance improvement
of an AC/DC converter using the model predictive direct power control with duty cycle. In
the MPDPC, the active and reactive powers are simultaneously controlled with a single
cost function. If either of the two control targets has a large power variation, the control
weight is concentrated on one side which causes the mutual interference. Because of such
mutual interference, the control dynamics of the AC/DC converter deteriorates. Due to the
control weight being concentrated on one side using the single cost function, the dynamic
performance of the system is improved by reconfiguring the cost function that has the
weighting factor to minimize the decline of the system dynamics which is caused by the
mutual interference, even if the control dynamics of the other side decreases. The
effectiveness of the proposed control scheme is verified by comparing its results with those
of the conventional MPDPC.
Secondly, it presents a model predictive direct power control for interleaved multiphase
DC/DC converters. The power values necessary to adjust the output voltage in the
succeeding are predicted using a converter model. The output power is controlled by
selecting the optimal duty cycle. The proposed method does not require controller loopsand modulators for converter switching. This method can control the converter by
calculating the optimal duty cycle, which minimizes the error between the reference and
actual output voltage. The effectiveness of the proposed method is verified through
simulations and experiments.