Simulation-based weight factor selection and FPGA prediction core implementation for finite-set model based predictive control of power electronics

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 150-166

  Vyncke, Thomas J ^a   Thielemans, Steven ^a   Melkebeek, Jan A A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

FPGA; Multilevel inverters; Parallel calculation; Pipelining; Predictive control

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; COST FUNCTIONS; FORECASTING; HARDWARE; HYBRID SYSTEMS; MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL; PIPE LININGS; POWER CONVERTERS; POWER ELECTRONICS; SET THEORY;

CAPACITOR VOLTAGE CONTROL; FLYING CAPACITOR CONVERTER; MODEL BASED PREDICTIVE CONTROL; MULTILEVEL INVERTER; OPTIMIZATION CALCULATION; PARALLEL CALCULATION; POWER ELECTRONIC CONVERTERS; PREDICTIVE CONTROL;

FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAYS (FPGA);

EID: 85027928497     PISSN: 03784754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matcom.2012.11.010     Document Type: Article

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