Voltage Regulation by Phase Commutation Control Running On FPAA

Abstract

In this article we present a control scheme for triggering a SCR-based rectifier circuit. As implementation platform we use a field-programmable-analog-array device (FPAA) that allows the development of algorithms for proportional, PID and sliding mode (SMC) control techniques. Results show good performance of tested techniques to avoid effects of perturbations over the circuit load, by keeping regulated the output voltage. This suggests the potential use of the proposed technology for applications of reconfigurable hardware in power electronics.