Indirect Adaptive Attenuation of Multiple Narrow-Band Disturbances Applied to Active Vibration Control

International audienceIn this brief, an indirect adaptive control methodology for attenuation of multiple unknown time varying narrow-band disturbances is proposed. This method is based on the real time estimation of the frequency of narrow-band disturbances using adaptive notch filters followed by the design of a controller using adjustable band-stop filters for the appropriate shaping of the output sensitivity function. A Youla-Kučera parametrization of the controller is used for reducing the computation load. This approach is compared on an active vibration control system with the direct adaptive control scheme based on the internal model principle proposed. Real time experimental results are provided

Robust periodic disturbance compensation via multirate control

Master'sMASTER OF ENGINEERIN

DISCRETE-TIME ADAPTIVE CONTROL ALGORITHMS FOR REJECTION OF SINUSOIDAL DISTURBANCES

We present new adaptive control algorithms that address the problem of rejecting sinusoids with known frequencies that act on an unknown asymptotically stable linear time-invariant system. To achieve asymptotic disturbance rejection, adaptive control algorithms of this dissertation rely on limited or no system model information. These algorithms are developed in discrete time, meaning that the control computations use sampled-data measurements. We demonstrate the effectiveness of algorithms via analysis, numerical simulations, and experimental testings. We also present extensions to these algorithms that address systems with decentralized control architecture and systems subject to disturbances with unknown frequencies

Voltage balancing in three-level neutral-point-clamped converters via Luenberger observer

This paper addresses the problems associated with the dc-link capacitor voltages of the three-level neutral-point-clamped power converter: the imbalance of the capacitor voltages as well as the presence of an ac-voltage low-frequency oscillation in the dc link of the converter. In order to cope with them, a mathematical analysis of the capacitor voltage difference dynamics, based on a direct average continuous model, is carried out, considering a singular perturbation approach. The analysis leads to a final expression where a sinusoidal disturbance appears explicitly. Consequently, the two problems can be handled together using the ordinary formulation of a problem of regulating the output of a system subject to sinusoidal disturbances, applying classical control theory to design the controller. In this way, the controller is designed including the disturbance estimate provided by a Luenberger observer to asymptotically cancel the disturbance, while keeping also balanced the capacitor voltages. Experiments for a synchronous three-level neutral-point-clamped converter prototype are carried out to evaluate the performance and usefulness of the converter working as a grid-connected inverter under the proposed control law.MICINN-FEDER DPI2009-09661Junta de Andalucía P07-TIC-0299

Switching Control for Adaptive Disturbance Attenuation

The problem of adaptive disturbance attenuation is addressed in this paper using a switching control approach. A finite family of stabilizing controllers is pre-designed, with the assumption that, for any possible operating condition, at least one controller is able to achieve a prescribed level of attenuation. Then, at each time instant, a supervisory unit selects the controller associated with the best potential performance on the basis of suitably defined test functionals. In the paper, we prove some important properties which are satisfied by the test functionals, and analyze the stability of the overall switched system. Simulation results are provided to show the validity of the proposed method as a solution to the problem

CHALLENGES OF CONTROL DESIGN FOR PRECISION SERVO SYSTEM WITH APPLICATION ON HARD DISK DRIVE

Ph.DDOCTOR OF PHILOSOPH