A predictive control approach for DC-DC power converters and cyclic switched systems

Classical control laws for power converters are based on the average model. Usually, they have a good performance in the transient. Nevertheless, the steady state behavior is not well-controlled (waveform, subharmonics, etc.). This article shows a predictive approach that reaches an optimal periodic cycle from a set-point of the average model. The method uses the sensitivity functions and a Newton algorithm which allows to track an optimal trajectory based on a cost function.