Observer based control scheme for DC-DC boost converter using sigma–delta modulator

Abstract

PurposeIn actual application of a DC-DC boost converter, the input voltage and resistive load may be changed frequently, and these variations deteriorate the conventional controller performance. The purpose of this paper is to present an observer-based control scheme for a DC-DC boost converter with an unknown resistive load and input voltage. Design/methodology/approachTo estimate the unknown input voltage and resistive load, a nonlinear observer is designed by using the Lyapunov stability theorem. In addition, the closed-loop stability of the proposed control scheme for the DC-DC boost converter is proven. To convert the continuous control input to discrete mode, a sigma–delta modulator is used. FindingsThe proposed control scheme is validated in different situations. The adaptive structure of the proposed control scheme is tested by the input voltage, load and reference signal variation, and the simulation results confirm the capability of the proposed observer-based control strategy. Originality/valueThe contribution of this paper is twofold: according to nonlinear controller design, the feedforward term of the nonlinear controller is obtained via the observer, and unlike the proportional–integral controller, performance deterioration in the input voltage and load variations are unraveled. The effectiveness of this method is validated by experimental implementation in the presence of load and input voltage variations, and the experimental results confirm the efficacy of the proposed strategy.