ADAPTIVE CONTROL OF A VOLTAGE SOURCE ONVERTER

FOR POWER FACTOR CORRECTION

ABSTRACT
In this Project an adaptive control is designed for a three-phase voltage source
converter (VSC) acting as a static synchronous compensator to provide power factor
compensation. The Proposed method relies on an approximate third-order nonlinear
model of the VSC that accounts for uncertainty in three system parameters. The design
ensures asymptotic tracking of q-axis current and dc-voltage reference trajectories.

BLOCK DIAGRAM

EXISTING SYSTEM
The advanced static Var compensator (now widely known as the static condenser or
STATCON) uses a high power self-commutating inverter to draw reactive current from a
transmission line. Two fundamentally different types of invertors can be used for this
purpose, one providing control of output voltage magnitude and phase angle, and the other
having only phase angle control. For each of these types, the governing equations are
derived, and frequency domain analysis is used to obtain the relevant transfer functions for
control system synthesis. Further analysis is provided to determine the response of the

STATCON to negative sequence and harmonic voltage components on the transmission line.
The results are illustrated with measured waveforms obtained from a scaled analogue model
of an 80 MVAr STATCON

DISADVANTAGES OF EXISTING SYSTEMS

The controller is designed based on a double synchronous reference frame.
A nonlinear sliding mode control provides robustness to parameter uncertainty and
disturbance inputs.
Since the multivariable PI control does not rely on feed forward control, system
performance is robust to uncertainty.

EXISTING SYSTEM TECHNIQUE

An optimization-based multivariable PI controller is proposed, the method is
based on designing the nonparametric closed-loop and open-loop system matrices via
convex optimization. The main objectives of the design are to provide fully decoupled dand q-axes current dynamics and tracking performance with a simple structure. A
stationary reference frame-based controller called proportional resonant (PR) controller
provides an alternative to avoiding synchronous reference frame transformations. PR
controllers can track time-varying reference trajectories with zero steady state error. Since
the stationary frame PR controllers essentially work like the PI controllers in the
synchronous rotating frame, but without the need of frame transformations, they are
likely to suffer from parameter robustness issues in a similar way to traditional vector a
direct active and reactive power control strategy combined with a sliding mode approach
The control is designed without a synchronous reference frame transformation or current
loop design.

PROPOSED SYSTEM
Adaptive control can be thought of as a feedback law that attempts to reshape the
controller by observing its performance. This type of control is used to compensate for
system uncertainty such as unknown parameters or disturbances. In VSC applications,

adaptive nonlinear control has been used to improve robustness to model error. A
Lyapunov function based adaptive back stepping control of a VSC where the VSC is used
as a rectifier feeding an unknown resistive load on the dc side. Similarly in Lyapunov
function-based adaptive control is proposed for a second-order system model with
uncertainty in ac side impedance.

ADVANTAGES OF PROPOSED SYSTEM:

For HVDC transmission. To reduce the complexity of the control design,
design accounts for a more precise VSC model and statements regarding its
performance are improved
The dc voltage transient is indirectly controlled by d-axis current response.
Power factor correction is achieved almost unity
Increased voltage

PROPOSED SYSTEM TECHNIQUES:

A PI control is cascaded with the d-axis current control to achieve robust tracking
of constant dc voltage. a control method is proposed for a third-order VSC model. uses
Lyapunovs stability results and assumes a constant dc load current so the controller is
independent of circuit parameters. a nonlinear sliding mode control provides robustness
to parameter uncertainty and disturbance inputs. Another approach exploits the
differential flatness of the system and takes energy stored in the VSC and q-axis current
as linearizing output.
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

MATLAB 7.14

APPLICATIONS
Increased Grid capacity
HVDC-links
Industrial UPS
Marine UPS