Observer-Based High Order Sliding Mode Control of Unity Power Factor in Three-Phase AC/DC Converter for Hybrid Electric Vehicle Applications

TL;DR

This paper presents an observer-based high order sliding mode control method for a three-phase AC/DC converter to achieve near-unity power factor in hybrid electric vehicle charging applications, ensuring robustness and accurate current tracking.

Contribution

It introduces a super-twisting sliding mode observer combined with high order sliding mode control for improved power factor control in AC/DC converters.

Findings

Effective power factor correction close to unity.

Robustness against load variations demonstrated.

Asymptotic convergence confirmed by Lyapunov analysis.

Abstract

In this paper, a full-bridge boost power converter topology is studied for power factor control, using output high order sliding mode control. The AC/DC converters are used for charging the battery and super-capacitor in hybrid electric vehicles from the utility. The proposed control forces the input currents to track the desired values, which can controls the output voltage while keeping the power factor close to one. Super-twisting sliding mode observer is employed to estimate the input currents and load resistance only from the measurement of output voltage. Lyapunov analysis shows the asymptotic convergence of the closed loop system to zero. Simulation results show the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed controller.