Adaptive Control Based on LMS Algorithm for Grid-Connected Inverters

Abstract

The grid-connected inverter is the key component for the reliable and safe operation of grid-interconnected renewable energy systems. In order to ensure that the inverter output current is in-phase synchronized with the grid voltage, a highly efficient and fast control strategy is required. This paper proposes an algorithmically driven approach for designing the adaptive controller for a grid-connected DC/AC inverter. The controller consists of two adaptive IIR filters based on the LMS algorithm and has two modes of operation. During the learning mode, the controller uses the filters to estimate the coefficients of the inverse transfer function of the PWM-driven inverter at several grid frequencies within a specific range. During the online mode, the controller generates the driving signal for the inverter block using a set of learned coefficients corresponding to the current grid frequency. By constantly monitoring the grid voltage and reconfiguring the controller accordingly, a fast adaptation of the inverter output current to grid frequency variations is achieved. For grid frequency variations in the range of 48 to 52 Hz, the MATLAB simulation results show that the phase difference between the grid voltage and inverter output current waveforms becomes less than 1 degree after at most four periods.