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More Buck Converter Question | 21 comments (21 topical, 0 editorial)
Re: More Buck Converter Question (3.00 / 0) (#16)
by martin1 on Mon Oct 27th, 2008 at 04:50:25 PM MST
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Thank you Flux. It's nice to know that a square function is good enough since it is so much easier to make than a cubic function.

I don't understand what you mean by servo loop. Do you have some additional circuitry between the current feedback and the PWM?

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Re: More Buck Converter Question (3.00 / 0) (#20)
by Flux on Tue Oct 28th, 2008 at 01:18:17 AM MST
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I sum the speed squared voltage and the voltage proportional to current in an error amplifier and feed the error signal to the pwm.  Perhaps this was what you had in mind, it is just a servo loop as used for any analogue feedback control.

This way the current is proportional to the reference signal.

Interesting things to watch for are that if the "speed squared" signal limits then the mill goes to constant current ( run away and avoid it). If the current signal limits then it aims for constant speed and that is nice to hold the things under control and induce a measure of stall at the furling point.

For those trying to follow this but not completely understanding, it is no way a mppt controller. It is a controller to force an alternator power out to follow speed cubed at the input. It has to be set up to match a given machine. The set up is not difficult, you have to set the pwm at cut in ( error amplifier offset) and set the current gain of the current amplifier to get the correct pwm at full load.

Flux

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Re: More Buck Converter Question (3.00 / 0) (#21)
by martin1 on Tue Oct 28th, 2008 at 07:36:35 AM MST
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Yes I will do it like that. It's far more simple than constantly searching for the maximum current output. I don't know if that is even possible.

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