An adaptive control system for a DC microgrid for data centers

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1910-1917

  Salomonsson, Daniel ^a   Soder, Lennart ^a   Sannino, Ambra ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adaptive control; Circuit transient analysis; Computer facilities; Dc power systems; Power conversion; Power distribution control; Power distribution faults; Power electronics

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; CONCURRENCY CONTROL; CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; CONTROL THEORY; DC GENERATORS; DIELECTRIC LOSSES; ELECTRIC LOSSES; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; OUTAGES; POWER ELECTRONICS; POWER TRANSMISSION; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

ADAPTIVE CONTROL; CIRCUIT TRANSIENT ANALYSIS; DC POWER SYSTEMS; POWER CONVERSION; POWER DISTRIBUTION CONTROL; POWER DISTRIBUTION FAULTS;

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 57049162052     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2008.2006398     Document Type: Article

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