Active Disturbance Rejection Control of an Interleaved High Gain DC-DC Boost Converter for Fuel Cell Applications

In this paper, a simplified and robust control strategy of an interleaved high gain DC/DC boost converter (IHGBC) is proposed in order to enhance DC bus voltage regulation in proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) applications. The fluctuation of the energy source voltage and external load, and the change in system parameters lead to the instability of output voltage. Based on the creation of an average state space model of the DC/DC boost converter, the proposed controller is designed based on a linear active disturbance rejection control (LADRC), which has an external voltage loop and an internal current loop to meet the output voltage requirements under parameters uncertainties and disturbances. The effectiveness of the proposed approach strategy and its superiority were examined under different operating conditions and scenarios. Simulation and experiment results showed the efficiency and robustness of the suggested approach and the great effectiveness in the reference tracking and disturbance rejection.

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A simplified and robust control strategy is proposed in this paper to enhance DC bus voltage regulation in PEMFC applications. The instability of output voltage caused by energy source voltage fluctuation, external load fluctuation, and system parameter changes is addressed. A controller based on LADRC is designed by creating an average state space model of the DC/DC boost converter, which includes an external voltage loop and an internal current loop. The effectiveness and superiority of the proposed approach are demonstrated through simulation and experiment results.