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Current sharing and voltage regulation of parallel DC-DC buck converters: Switching control approach
Behzad Sinafar1, Mohammad Ali Badamchizadeh1, Hamed Kharrati1
1Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tabriz, Iran.
Abstract:
In this paper, a new framework for distributed switching control of parallel DC-DC buck converters is investigated, which represents voltage regulation and current sharing as two decoupled control design problems. The problem is described as a cascaded switched affine system with the new variables output voltage, total current, and current difference of the load, and by employing distributed min-projection switching technique, switching control signals are provided to achieve both voltage regulation and current sharing control objectives. Stability analysis based on relay control is carried out to guarantee the asymptotic stability of the error signals. Finally, the performance and effectiveness of the proposed control strategy are demonstrated by simulation studies as well as experiments conducted on a laboratory prototype.
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