Nonlinear control of nonlinear electrical circuits has gained quite a bit of attention in the last decade due to the introduction of passivity based control. This type of control uses the specific physical structure of these systems. However, new developments for switched electrical circuits, such as for photo-voltaic inverters, robust control methods that deal with source and load variations, e.g., the solar input and electricity net fluctuations, should be developed. Reactive power considerations as well as guaranteed performance of the closed loop system should be incorporated in the methods to make it implementable and applicable for switching electrical circuits.

Projectleader

J.M.A. Scherpen

PhD student

M. Munoz Arias

Funding

Technological Institute Costa Rica

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