A method and apparatus for controlling a power supply to prevent
instabilities due to dynamic loads in RF plasma processing systems,
operating at frequencies of from 1 MHz and up, uses a feedforward type of
control loop to tightly regulate the power supplied to the dynamic
electrical load, such as loads caused by variable and inconsistent plasma
impedance. A feedback control loop can also be used in combination with
the feedforward loop, but at a slower rate, to help regulate the amount
of power provided to the load.