Abstract
The grid voltage phase and frequency are crucial information in control of most grid connected power electronic based equipment. Most often, a phase-locked loop (PLL) is employed for this purpose. A PLL is a closed-loop feedback
control system that the phase of its output signal is related to the phase of its input signal. Arguably, the simplest PLL is a type-1 PLL. The type-1 PLLs are characterized by having only one integrator in their control loop and therefore having a high stability margin. However, they suffer from a serious drawback: they cannot achieve zero average steady-state phase-error in the presence of frequency drifts. To overcome this drawback of type-1 PLLs, and at the same time, to achieve a fast dynamic response and high filtering capability, a modified PLL structure is proposed in this letter. The proposed PLL has a similar structure to a type-1 PLL, but from the control point of view is a type-2 control system. For this reason, it is called the quasi-type-1 PLL (QT1-PLL). The effectiveness of the proposed PLL is confirmed through simulation and experimental results and comparison with standard PLLs.
control system that the phase of its output signal is related to the phase of its input signal. Arguably, the simplest PLL is a type-1 PLL. The type-1 PLLs are characterized by having only one integrator in their control loop and therefore having a high stability margin. However, they suffer from a serious drawback: they cannot achieve zero average steady-state phase-error in the presence of frequency drifts. To overcome this drawback of type-1 PLLs, and at the same time, to achieve a fast dynamic response and high filtering capability, a modified PLL structure is proposed in this letter. The proposed PLL has a similar structure to a type-1 PLL, but from the control point of view is a type-2 control system. For this reason, it is called the quasi-type-1 PLL (QT1-PLL). The effectiveness of the proposed PLL is confirmed through simulation and experimental results and comparison with standard PLLs.
Original language | English |
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Journal | I E E E Transactions on Power Electronics |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 12 |
Pages (from-to) | 6264-6270 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISSN | 0885-8993 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2014 |
Keywords
- Phase-locked loop (PLL)
- Synchronization