Sliding mode control of interconnected power electronic converters in DC microgrids

In this work, a typical structure of cascaded converters present in DC microgrids is analyzed. From the control point of view, converters acting as loads add a nonlinear effect to the supply bus, caused by its constant power load behavior. A realistic analysis of the equivalent load is presented. The open loop dynamics of the system is discussed, taking into account the equivalent load profile. A nonlinear sliding mode controller based on a proportional-integral controller is proposed to regulate the bus voltage under unknown load variations. The proposed methodology is validated trough simulation and experimental results.