Disturbance Estimator-Based Predictive Current Controller for Single-Phase Interconnected PV Systems

A digital predictive current controller for a single-phase grid-side power electronics converter employed in photovoltaic (PV) systems is presented in this paper. A disturbance estimator is employed with the controller in order to minimize its sensitivity to any parameter variation, as well as to reject grid-side disturbances. The design of the controller and the estimator are carried out using the pole placement method. The performance of the developed current controller was tested and verified experimentally using a 5.4-kW grid-connected PV system. These experiments are carried out for different levels of power delivered to the grid under different variation in the system parameters. In addition, other controllers used for interconnected PV systems are also tested to highlight the advantages of the developed current controller. The testing results illustrate the capability of the developed current controller to provide accurate, fast, and robust responses with negligible sensitivity to parameters variations and disturbances on the grid side.