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Design and implementation of an optimal and robust single-loop voltage controller is proposed for single-phase grid forming voltage source inverter (VSI). The objective of the proposed controller is to have good reference tracking and…
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It is nontrivial to achieve global zero-error regulation for uncertain nonlinear systems. The underlying problem becomes even more challenging if mismatched uncertainties and unknown time-varying control gain are involved, yet certain…
We investigate the stabilisation of nominally linear-affine switched systems with uncertain Lipschitz nonlinearities under dwell-time constraints, using a sampled-data switching law based on a state observer. We design the switching law…
Power systems with a high penetration of renewable generation are vulnerable to frequency oscillation and voltage instability. Traditionally, the stability of power systems is considered either in terms of local stability or as an angle…
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Motivated by current sharing in power networks, we consider a class of output consensus (also called agreement) problems for nonlinear systems, where the consensus value is determined by external disturbances, e.g., power demand. This…
A multi-variable PI (proportional integrating) controller is proved to be optimal for an important class of control problems where performance is specified in terms of frequency weighted H-infinity norms. The problem class includes…
A modulated model predictive controller is designed for an inductor-less modular multilevel converter targeting an MVDC solid-state transformer application. The underlying optimization problem is formulated such that a unique closed-form…
This work proposes a control law for a manipulator with the aim of realizing desired time-varying motion-force profiles in the presence of a stiff environment. In many cases, the interaction with the environment affects only one degree of…
A novel adaptive control approach is proposed to solve the globally asymptotic state stabilization problem for uncertain pure-feedback nonlinear systems which can be transformed into the pseudo-affine form. The pseudo-affine pure-feedback…
This paper studies the problem of frequency regulation in power grids under unknown and possible time-varying load changes, while minimizing the generation costs. We formulate this problem as an output agreement problem for distribution…
Across smart-grid and smart-city application domains, there are many problems where an ensemble of agents is to be controlled such that both the aggregate behaviour and individual-level perception of the system's performance are acceptable.…
This paper addresses the problem of voltage regulation in a power distribution grid using the reactive power injections of grid-connected power inverters. We first discuss how purely local voltage control schemes cannot regulate the…
We address the conditions and design of controllers and observers for homogeneous networks of linear MIMO agents. We develop networked controllers and observers that ensure the stability of both the system state and the estimation error,…
The varied and complex dynamics of real-world systems challenge the formulation of a systematic strategy for designing a stabilizing feedback law. Rather than taking a universal approach, the control strategies developed thus far to handle…
Passivity-based approaches have been suggested as a solution to the problem of decentralised control design in many multi-agent network control problems due to the plug- and-play functionality they provide. However, it is not clear if these…
We address the global stabilization of linear time-invariant (LTI) systems when the magnitude of the control input and its successive time derivatives, up to an order $p\in\mathbb N$, are bounded by prescribed values. We propose a static…