An Extended-State Observer Based on Smooth Super-Twisting Sliding-Mode Controller for DC-DC Buck Converters

Abstract

This paper designs a novel smooth super-twisting extended-state observer (SSTESO)-based smooth super-twisting sliding-mode control (SSTSMC) scheme to promote the robust ability and voltage-tracking performance of DC-DC buck converters. First, an SSTESO is proposed to estimate the unknown lumped disturbance and compensate for the estimation of the voltage controller. The SSTESO is realized by constructing a novel smooth function to replace the nonlinear sign function in STESO, which can provide a faster convergence speed and higher estimation accuracy. The SSTSM controller is designed by adopting a similar smooth function to further suppress chattering and improve dynamic response. Comprehensive simulation results demonstrate that the proposed SSTESO-based SSTSMC scheme can improve the robustness and transient response of a DC-DC buck converter system in the presence of external disturbance and parameter uncertainties.

Keywords

• smooth super-twisting sliding-mode control (SSTSMC)
• smooth super-twisting extended-state observer (SSTESO)
• DC-DC buck converter
• unknown lumped disturbance