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Designing of controllers for Multi-Input DC-DC Converter (MIDDC) topology is a challenging task due to control loop interactions. Most of the closed loop controllers designed for MIDDC topologies are by considering the interactions measures of the closed loops. In this article a non-isolated MIDDC converter with a compact structure is chosen and designing of robust controller using Loop Shaping Design (HILSD) methodology and is interaction independent. Stabilizing controller design require the selection of the weight function parameters, if the selection of weight function parameters is not chosen properly in designing of controller it may not achieve reasonable compromise between robust performance and robust stability. So, for better the design efficacy of HILSD, a weight function optimization problem is formulated where, Frequency Integral Square Error (FISE) based performance index is used as objective function, however the performance level of the designed controller which regulates MIDDC converter system and success of loop-shaping procedure are used as constraints. Global search algorithm has been used in this work to find the global optimum weight function parameters and these are obtained in MATLAB environment. Effectiveness of MIDDC converter is verified viz. simulation in PSIM environment with HILSD controller for the regulation of load voltage as well as load division by considering a 100 W, 36V / 12V to 24V dc power converter.

Purpose This study aims to propose a new non-isolated Multi-Input Zeta-SEPIC (MIZS) dc–dc converter for renewable energy sources integration with different voltage levels (low-voltage source, high-voltage source). The chosen configuration of the converter is capable of performing bucking as well as boosting operations in various modes of operation. Design/methodology/approach Parameters of the selected MIZS converter are designed using the time-domain analysis. The selected converter belongs to the sixth-order family with two switches and six energy storage elements. State-space model of the converter is developed for each mode of operation, and using these individual state-space models, an average state-space model of the converter useful to carry out detailed analysis for different operating conditions is developed. Analysis related to operational stability of the converter is also carried out using Participation Factor (PaF)-based Eigen value analysis. Findings Using the PaF-based Eigen analysis, participation of the various state variables in different Eigen modes and vice versa is carried out. Performance of the converter for different parameter variations in the allowable range is determined and the same has been used to find the operational stability of the converter under different modes of operation. The selected converter has low inductor ripple currents and output voltage ripples when delivering the power to load. Originality/value Because operational stability of the converter under various operating conditions is one of the key performance indicators for selecting a particular type of converter, PaF-based Eigen value analysis has been carried out using the average state-space model developed for the selected MIZS converter. Operational stability analysis of the converter is carried out for parameter variations also. In addition, participation of the various states in each Eigen mode and vice versa have been analyzed for designed parameter values and also variation within the specified range of variations.

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In the era of modern industrial development, power electronics equipment has been developed aggressively and brought dc system again in power utilization to use clean energy resources like solar array, fuel cell, wind generator, etc. Since the past decade, power electronics equipment has become very popular; hence, the switch-mode converter requirement is increasing rapidly day by day in applications like communication power supply, space crafts, hybrid electric vehicles, micro-grid and nano-grids. Among the various available configurations of converters, Multi-Input DC/DC converters became more and more popular in power electronics field, especially, for provide interface of various renewable energy sources and deliver regulated power to several loads. In this article, a PVSC type Buck Buck-Boost Dual-Input DC- DC Converter (DIDC) is designed and modelled for DC grid application. The proposed converter is driven with two renewable energy sources PV cell and a battery having different amplitudes which can able to deliver the power from source to load individually or simultaneously. DIDC tropology is simply configured with two passive elements L, C, diodes D1 D2 and switches S1 , S2. The Dual-Input DC-DC Converter suitability is validated by carrying out simulations in different modes of operation. The de-centralized PID controller is designed for voltage and current loop controller to ensure the DC output voltage of 48 V, load current of 4.8 A and power of 230W. The Stability of the closed-loop converter is also verified under all possible source and load disturbance conditions. The simulations and analysis of the proposed converter are carried out using MATLAB and PSIM software.