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  • Electrical Engineering
  • Control Systems Theory
  • Power Electronics

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  • DC-DC inverting buck-boost converters are crucial for power regulation.
  • Existing controllers may struggle with parameter uncertainty and disturbances.
  • Ensuring closed-loop system stability is paramount for reliable operation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel Lyapunov function-based robust nonlinear proportional-integral (PI)-type controller.
  • To regulate the output voltage of DC-DC inverting buck-boost converters operating in continuous conduction mode (CCM).
  • To guarantee global asymptotic stability despite parameter uncertainty and disturbances.

Main Methods:

  • Lyapunov function-based control design.
  • Analysis using Lyapunov method and LaSalle's invariance principle.
  • Real-time experimental validation and comparison with existing PI-type schemes.

Main Results:

  • The proposed controller guarantees global asymptotic stability.
  • Robustness to additive disturbances is demonstrated.
  • Simple gain tuning guidelines are provided.
  • Experimental results confirm consistent performance under line and load disturbances.

Conclusions:

  • The novel robust nonlinear PI-type controller offers enhanced stability and performance for DC-DC converters.
  • The control scheme effectively handles parameter uncertainty and external disturbances.
  • The proposed method outperforms existing PI-type schemes in experimental tests.