Single-Phase Grid-Interactive Inverter With Resonance Suppression Based on Adaptive Predictive Control in Weak Grid Condition

This article presents an effective resonance suppression control for grid-interactive inverters with LCL filter in weak grid conditions. The resonance suppression mechanism is based on an adaptive model predictive control (AMPC). The large parasitic impedance and low short-circuit ratio (SCR) of weak grid challenges the operation of grid-interactive inverters. Specifically, the LCL filter resonance may get excited, resulting in collapse of the inverter operation. The proposed AMPC scheme autonomously alter the controller objectives for suppressing the resonance. The proposed control scheme alters the feedback currents based on the grid-condition. During the stiff grid conditions, grid current serves as feedback to the controller. While in the weak grid conditions, the inverter current is selected as feedback signal. The toggling action between these two feedback currents is determined by comparing moving RMS of grid current with desired current as constraint in the proposed AMPC cost function. The performance of proposed controller is verified experimentally. The results demonstrate that the proposed controller features robust performance under various grid conditions, model parameter mismatch, grid disturbances, seamless transition between controller modes of operation and feedback alteration to attain resonance suppression, eliminates required tuning efforts in comparison to classical multi-nested loop control schemes, and provides high power quality according to IEEE standard 1547.