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MDPI, Sustainability, 13(14), p. 7967, 2022

DOI: 10.3390/su14137967

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Experimental Investigation of an Adaptive Fuzzy-Neural Fast Terminal Synergetic Controller for Buck DC/DC Converters

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Abstract

This study proposes a way of designing a reliable voltage controller for buck DC/DC converter in which the terminal attractor approach is combined with an enhanced reaching law-based Fast Terminal Synergetic Controller (FTSC). The proposed scheme will overcome the chattering phenomena constraint of existing Sliding Mode Controllers (SMCs) and the issue related to the indefinite time convergence of traditional Synergetic Controllers (SCs). In this approach, the FTSC algorithm will ensure the proper tracking of the voltage while the enhanced reaching law will guarantee finite-time convergence. A Fuzzy Neural Network (FNN) structure is exploited here to approximate the unknown converter nonlinear dynamics due to changes in the input voltage and loads. The Fuzzy Neural Network (FNN) weights are adjusted according to the adaptive law in real-time to respond to changes in system uncertainties, enhancing the increasing the system’s robustness. The applicability of the proposed controller, i.e., the Adaptive Fuzzy-Neural Fast Terminal Synergetic Controller (AFN-FTSC), is evaluated through comprehensive analyses in real-time platforms, along with rigorous comparative studies with an existing FTSC. A dSPACE ds1103 platform is used for the implementation of the proposed scheme. All results confirm fast reference tracking capability with low overshoots and robustness against disturbances while comparing with the FTSC.