Stability Analysis and Design of a Tracking Filter for Variable Frequency Applications

• Main Author: Aramane, Pranav
• Format: Others
• Published: UKnowledge 2018
• Subjects: Tracking filter; nonlinear design; harmonics; rapid frequency variation; Controls and Control Theory; Electrical and Electronics; Power and Energy
• Online Access: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ece_etds/117; https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1124&context=ece_etds

The work presented in this thesis is a frequency adaptive tracking filter that can be used in exact tracking of power frequencies and rejection of unwanted harmonics introduced during power disturbances. The power synchronization process includes power converters and other equipment that have many non-linear components that introduce unwanted harmonics. This new design is motivated by the requirement of a filter that can filter all the harmonics and exactly track a rapidly varying fundamental frequency with little time delay and phase error. This thesis analyzes the proposed filter mathematically based on Lyapunov theory and simulations are presented to show the performance of the design in rapid frequency variations.