Abstract

This paper proposes a discrete-time fuzzy fractional-order sliding-mode control (Fuzzy-FOSMC) dual loop current controller for a three-phase LCL-type grid-connected converter (GCC) with reduced order. Conventional sliding-mode control (SMC) has been widely used in GCC due to its robustness to disturbances. However, the chattering in SMC may reduce the tracking performance of the controller, and even lead to system instability. To solve this problem, a Fuzzy-FOSMC controller is proposed in this paper. The introduced fractional-order term can suppress the chattering, and the fractional-order of FOSMC is further adjusted by the fuzzy controller to improve the overall system performance. In addition, the inner loop is implemented by a Fuzzy-FOSMC controller to ensure the tracking of the converter-side current, making the LCL-GCC converter behave like a controllable current source converter with a capacitive-inductive filter, the grid current control problem falls from a third-order to a reduced order system, which solves some difficulties on the design of most controller types. The stability of the two-stage PV system is analyzed. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed controller is verified by experiments.(c) 2022 ISA. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.