A Sliding Mode Controller with Signal Transmission Delay Compensation for the Parallel DC/DC Converter’s Network Control System

The network control system (NCS) of the parallel DC/DC converter is always affected by the signal transmission delay, and the ideal output performance is lost. In this paper, a typical parallel buck converter is taken as the research object. Firstly, a sliding mode controller (SMC) in the discrete domain is designed to enhance the robustness of the system. On this basis, the effects of different delays on the stability of the converter’s NCS are analyzed, and the actual effects of long/short delays on the converter’s NCS are obtained. To further solve the problem of damage to transmitted signals of the NCS by long delay, the SM controller designed in this paper is improved by incorporating a multi-step prediction method. This enhancement enables effective prediction and compensation of the delay signals lost by the NCS, ensuring the output performance of the parallel buck converter. Finally, the superiority of the proposed method is verified by designing simulations and experiments.