COMPUTER-BASED CONTROLLER-DESIGN FOR QUANTUM BOOST SERIES RESONANT RECTIFIER

Abstract

To obtain a stable output voltage from a recently-developed rectification circuit called a quantum boost series resonant rectifier (QBSRR), two control schemes, digital PI (proportional-integral) control and deadbeat control, are derived for a computer-based system. Since the output voltage regulation loop has a sampling time corresponding to the zero crossing point of the AC line voltage, the output voltage can be controlled regardless of the 120 Hz ripple component. By deriving a simple and exact model for the current program loop (open loop) of a QBSRR and using the pole-assignment technique, the controller gains can be systematically designed in the digital PI control scheme. The deadbeat control scheme is also developed to maintain fast dynamic performance in the presence of any load variations. In this control scheme, the controller gain is adjusted in accordance with the load information using a load estimation method. Simulation and experimental results are presented to verify the usefulness of these two control schemes.