Disturbance-Adaptive Finite-Time Control of Three-Phase Rectifiers

TL;DR

This paper introduces a finite-time control approach for three-phase rectifiers that significantly improves voltage and current regulation speed and robustness under disturbances, validated through simulations and experiments.

Contribution

It proposes a novel adaptive sliding-mode control method with a transformed error model for rapid, robust regulation of rectifier voltages and currents in power systems.

Findings

Achieves up to 99.40% reduction in voltage convergence time

Reduces current convergence time by up to 87.5%

Demonstrates lower voltage ripple and faster response in experiments

Abstract

Three-phase AC-DC rectifiers are fundamental components in modern power electronics systems, yet achieving rapid voltage regulation and precise current tracking under load and grid disturbances remains challenging due to nonlinear dynamics and measurement uncertainties. This paper presents a finite-time control method for three-phase AC-DC rectifiers that achieves millisecond-scale regulation of DC-link voltage and grid currents under varying conditions. The proposed design employs a transformed augmented error-state dynamics model, extending the voltage dynamics to a two-state system to construct an adaptive sliding surface that guarantees fast finite-time convergence. A nonlinear sliding-mode voltage regulator with an online disturbance estimator ensures rapid and robust voltage tracking, while a fast current controller achieves finite-time dq-axis current tracking with minimal chattering. Theoretical results establish finite-time stability and provide explicit gain selection conditions. Simulation results demonstrate up to 99.40 per cent and 87.5 per cent reductions in voltage and current convergence times, respectively, compared to conventional robust controllers. Laboratory experiments further validate the approach, showing 33.33 per cent lower voltage ripple, 33.33 per cent faster rise time, and 32.43 per cent reduced steady-state error relative to a recent method. These results confirm improvements in transient performance, convergence, and overall system stability, highlighting the method's practical applicability for high-performance rectifier control.