DC-Link Voltage Research of Photovoltaic Grid-Connected Inverter Using Improved Active Disturbance Rejection Control

In this paper, a robust DC-link voltage control scheme is proposed to improve the tolerance of photovoltaic (PV) grid-connected inverter to disturbances. The sensitive characteristic of the DC-link voltage complicates the dynamics of the inverter control system and limits its overall performance, especially when uncertain disturbances are considered. To cope with this issue, a voltage controller based on the linear active disturbance rejection control (LADRC) is designed. By exploring the principle of deviation regulation, an improved linear extended state observer (LESO) is established to ensure that the total disturbance can be estimated in a relatively timely manner. 

The linear state error feedback (LSEF) control law is generated to compensate for the total disturbance, which reduces the plant to approximate the canonical cascaded double integrator. The stability and disturbance rejection capability of the improved LADRC are further analyzed in frequency domain. Finally, theoretical analysis and experimental results confirm the feasibility of the proposed control scheme.

INDEX TERMS- Photovoltaic (PV) grid-connected inverter, DC-link voltage, linear active disturbance rejection control (LADRC), deviation regulation, total disturbance.