Continuous Control Set Model Predictive Control for Three-Level Flying Capacitor Boost Converter With Constant Switching Frequency

In this article, two continuous control set model predictive control (CCS-MPC) methods with one-step prediction horizon for three-level flying capacitor boost converter (FCBC) that can provide constant switching frequency are presented. The first one is explicit model predictive control (EMPC), which can provide explicit solution. In order to further reduce the complexity and the computational burden of EMPC while meeting the control requirements, a simple model predictive control (SMPC) is proposed as the second CCS-MPC method. The proposed CCS-MPC will be used as the inner-loop controller to control the inductor current and flying capacitor (FC) voltage. Besides, a suitable outer-loop control strategy for the output voltage is proposed to provide a suitable inductor current reference to improve the dynamic response of the output voltage while avoiding overcurrent. Compared with the previous control method for three-level FCBC, the proposed control method has good dynamic performance and stronger ability to resist input voltage disturbance. The effectiveness of the proposed method is verified by simulation and experimental results.