Dynamic Phasor Analysis of Periodic Systems

The paper considers stability analysis of linear time-periodic (LTP) systems based on the dynamic phasor model (DPM). The DPM exploits the periodicity of the system by expanding the system state in a Fourier series over a moving time window. This results in an L ₂-equivalent representation in terms of an infinite-dimensional LTI system which describes the evolution of time varying Fourier coefficients. To prove stability, we consider quadratic time-periodic Lyapunov candidates. Using the DPM, the corresponding time-periodic Lyapunov inequality can be stated as a finite dimensional inequality and the Lyapunov function can be found by solving a linear matrix inequality.