The class of active disturbance rejection control (ADRC) algorithms has been shown in the literature to be an interesting alternative to standard control methods in power electronics devices. However, their robustness and stability are often limited in practice by the high-frequency measurement noise, common in industrial applications. In this article, this problem is addressed by replacing the conventional high-gain extended state observer (ESO) with a new cascade observer structure. The presented experimental results, performed on a DC-DC buck power converter system, show that the new cascade ESO design has increased estimation/control performance compared to the standard approach, while effectively suppressing the detrimental effect of sensor noise over-amplification.Index Terms-noise suppression, power converter, highgain observer, extended state observer, ADRC
I. INTRODUCTIONT HE majority of modern power electronic circuits are supplied with switching-mode power converters, like pulsewidth modulated DC-DC converters. A buck converter, for example, is responsible for stepping down voltage, while stepping up current, from its input (supply) to its output (load). Its relatively high efficiency (often higher than 90%) and low price, makes a buck converter a choice of practitioners in various power systems. With the constant pursuit of technological improvement, finding more effective control methods for power converters is an active research topic.Practically appealing results on buck converter control using the idea of active disturbance rejection control (ADRC) were recently reported in [1]-[3]. Interestingly, some motor control companies attracted by the ADRC-based solutions (e.g. Texas