The Digital–Analog Hybrid Cable Voltage-Drop Compensation Control Strategy Based on a Novel Impedance Detection Method

A voltage drop normally occurs when a power source runs for a load system through long-distance cables. To compensate for such voltage drops, it is necessary to provide remote detecting and controlling of the load-side voltage and boost to the required voltage. In this article, a novel impedance detection method providing more reliable and accurate resistance and inductance measured results for remote cables is presented. Meanwhile, a digital–analog hybrid control strategy based on the impedance detection method is presented to compensate for the voltage drop and delayed response caused by cable intrinsic impedance. Compared with traditional methods, the proposed strategy performs detection and compensation at the source of the cable, and can be integrated into power source devices without imposing extra burden to the load system, which is more attractive and promising in engineering application. Finally, a prototype is built for experimental verification, and a systematic and intuitive comparison is conducted with existing voltage-drop compensation methods. The experimental and comparative results indicate that the problems of voltage drop and delayed response caused by long-distance cables are solved, and the accurate and rapid regulation of the remote voltage is achieved.