Practical Applications of Diffusive Realization of Fractional Integrator with SoftFrac

Fractional calculus has found multiple applications around the world. It is especially prevalent in the domains of control and electronics. One of the key elements of fractional applications is the fractional integral (or integrator) which is a backbone of famous PI<inline-formula><math xml...

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Main Authors: Jerzy Baranowski, Waldemar Bauer, Rafał Mularczyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Electronics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/15/1767
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Summary:Fractional calculus has found multiple applications around the world. It is especially prevalent in the domains of control and electronics. One of the key elements of fractional applications is the fractional integral (or integrator) which is a backbone of famous PI<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msup><mrow></mrow><mi>λ</mi></msup></semantics></math></inline-formula>D controller. It gives advantages of traditional PID with a limited phase lag. The are, however, issues with implementation, which will allow good low-frequency behavior. In this paper, we consider a diffusive realization of a fractional integrator with the use of quadratures. We implemented this method in numerical package SoftFrac, and we illustrate how different quadratures work for this purpose. We show superiority of bounded domain integration with logarithmic transformation and explain issues with behavior for extremely low frequencies.
ISSN:2079-9292