A novel control scheme for the multilevel rectifier/inverter

A novel three-level pulsewidth modulation (PWM) rectifier/inverter is proposed: this single-phase three-level rectifier with power factor correction and current harmonic reduction is proposed to improve power quality. A three-phase three-level neutral point clamped (NPC) inverter is adopted to reduce the harmonic content of the inverter output voltages and currents. In the adopted rectifier, a switching mode rectifier with two AC power switches is adopted to draw a sinusoidal line current in phase with mains voltage. The switching functions of the power switches are based on a look-up table. To achieve a balanced DC-link capacitor voltage, a capacitor voltage compensator is employed. In the NPC inverter, the three-level PWM techniques based on the sine-triangle PWM and space vector modulation are used to reduce the voltage harmonics and to drive an induction motor. The advantages of the adopted th-ree-level rectifier/inverter are (1) the blocking voltage of power devices (T1, T2, S_a1-S_c4) is clamped to half of the DC-link voltage, (2) low conduction loss with low conduction resistance due to low voltage stress, (3) low electromagnetic interference, and (4) low voltage harmonics in the inverter output. Based on the proposed control strategy, the rectifier can draw a high power factor line current and achieve two balance capacitor voltages. The current harmonics generated from the adopted rectifier can meet the international requirements. Finally, the proposed control algorithm is illustrated through experimental results based on the laboratory prototype.     

单相三电平PWM实验系统中数字滤波器设计

为了实现网侧电流正弦化及输入端高功率因数,针对单相三电平PWM整流器,本文首先分析了单相三电平PWM整流器的工作原理,给出了控制系统的总体控制思想,为了减少直流侧电压、网侧电压、网侧电流因传感器采样误差和电磁干扰等因素产生的高次谐波,探讨了一种适用于单相PWM整流器谐波抑制的数字滤波器设计方法,实验验证了该算法的有效性。     

A fuzzy-controlled active front-end rectifier with current harmonicfiltering characteristics and minimum sensing variables

A control strategy which allows conventional voltage-source current-controlled (VSCC) pulsewidth modulation (PWM) rectifiers to work simultaneously as active power filters is presented. The proposed control strategy also allows compensating the system power factor and compensating unbalanced loads. The measurement and/or calculation of the harmonics and reactive power are not required, making the proposed control scheme very simple. The active front-end rectifier acts directly on the mains line currents, forcing them to be sinusoidal and in phase with the mains voltage supply. To improve the dynamic of the system, the amplitude of the current is controlled by a fuzzy system, which adjusts the DC-link voltage of the PWM rectifier. The strategy is based on connecting all the polluting loads between the PWM rectifier and their input current sensors. The main advantages of this approach are the following: (1) there is no need to install a specially dedicated active power filter; (2) it also works simultaneously as a power factor compensator; and (3) no special and complicated calculations are required for harmonic elimination. The viability of the proposed active front-end rectifier is proved by simulation and with experimental results obtained from a 2 kVA PWM prototype     

A novel instantaneous power control strategy and analytic model forintegrated rectifier/inverter systems

This paper is concerned with the design and implementation of an integrated pulse width modulation (PWM) rectifier/inverter for three-phase induction motor drives. Two identical PWM converters are used to serve as power regulator with unity power factor and servo motor drive using field-oriented control, respectively. A new input-output instantaneous power balancing approach is proposed to improve the dynamic response of input power regulation during output load change in order to minimize the DC-link capacitance. By using the synchronous rotating-frame current regulators, both the input and output currents of the integrated system are characterized with fast current response and low harmonic distortion. The effects of the dynamic response using different input power control methods are compared and the systematic design and analysis of the proposed method are also presented. Theoretical results of the analysis are verified experimentally     

Comparison of single-sensor current control in the DC link forthree-phase voltage-source PWM converters

This paper presents a technique for reconstructing converter line currents using the information from a single current sensor in the DC link of a converter and comparative evaluation of the performance of single sensor control techniques in the DC link for voltage-source pulsewidth modulation (V-S PWM) converters. When 3φ input currents cannot be reconstructed, three methods to acquire the DC-link current are compared. Two of them are methods of modifying the switching state (I, II), and another is a method of using the predictive state observer. Also, compensation of sampling delay, and a simultaneous sample value of input currents in the center of a switching period are included. Suitable criteria for the comparison are identified, and the differences in the performance of these methods are investigated through experimental results for a typical V-S PWM converter rated at 10 kVA     

AC voltage and current sensorless control of three-phase PWM rectifiers

In this paper, a novel control scheme of three-phase PWM rectifiers eliminating both the AC input voltage and current sensors is proposed. The phase angle and the magnitude of the source voltage are estimated by controlling the deviation between the rectifier current and its model current to be zero. The input currents can be reconstructed from switching states of the PWM rectifier and the measured DC link currents. To eliminate the calculation time delay effect of the microprocessor, the currents ahead one sampling period are estimated by a state observer and then are used for feedback control. The proposed control scheme reduces the system cost and improves its reliability. The feasibility of the proposed AC sensorless technique for three-phase PWM rectifiers has been verified through experiments using a high performance DSP chip.     

Voltage Injection Method for Three-Phase Current Reconstruction in PWM Inverters Using a Single Sensor

This paper presents a voltage injection method for reconstructing phase currents from current signals measured on single current-shunt circuits with cost-effective and high-performance configurations in the pulsewidth modulation (PWM) inverters that are used for digital appliances. This method involves the injection of voltage signals at the carrier frequency for reconstructing the phase currents in PWM inverters using a single current sensor in the DC-link. It uses minimum signals to reduce the voltage and current harmonics caused by the injected signals. The vector of the injected voltage is at a minimum distance from the original reference to ensure the measurement time in the reconstruction of the phase currents. An injection sequence control method is also proposed to avoid an abrupt change in the injection signals. A PWM scheme for splitting phase voltages is proposed to reduce any audible noise, especially in low-speed operation. The proposed method reconstructs the phase currents with signals from a single current sensor and minimizes the amplitude of the injected signals to reduce the harmonics at audible noise frequencies in the injection signals. Experimental results showed the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

基于dSPACE的三相PWM整流器最优控制

PWM整流器系统通常采用双闭环控制。其电流环为一多输入多输出强耦合的系统,普遍应用PI调节器结合前馈解耦的方法。本文针对电流环的特点,设计了LQR调节器,进一步提高了控制系统的性能。本文选取id,iq作为系统状态变量,建立PWM整流器电流环的系统状态方程,通过求解Riccati方程得到所求控制器。搭建了基于dSPACE...     

A new control scheme for single-phase PWM multilevel rectifier withpower-factor correction

A new control scheme for a single-phase bridge rectifier with three-level pulsewidth modulation is proposed to achieve high power factor and low current distortion. The main circuit consists of a diode-bridge rectifier, a boost inductor, two AC power switches, and two capacitors. According to the proposed control scheme based on a voltage comparator and hysteresis current control technique, the output capacitor voltages are balanced and the line current will follow the supply current command. The supply current command is derived from a DC-link voltage regulator and an output power estimator. The major advantage of using a three-level rectifier is that the blocking voltage of each AC power device is clamping to half of the DC-link voltage and the generated harmonics of the three-level rectifier are less than those of the conventional two-level rectifier. There are five voltage levels (0, ±V_DC/2, ±V_DC) on the AC side of the diode rectifier. The high power factor and low harmonic currents at the input of the rectifier are verified by software simulations and experimental tests     

Technique for sensing inductor and DC output currents of PWM DC-DCconverter

The design, analysis and trade-offs of a novel method to sense the inductor and DC output currents of PWM converters are presented. By sensing and adding appropriately the currents in the transistor, rectifier and capacitors of a converter using current transformers, the waveforms of inductor and DC output currents can be reconstructed accurately while maintaining isolation. This method offers high bandwidth, clean waveform, practically zero power dissipation and simple circuit. The technique is applicable to all PWM converters in both continuous and discontinuous modes, and is most suitable for the implementation of current mode control schemes like hysteretic, PWM conductance control, and output current feedforward. This approach has been experimentally verified at a wide range of current levels, duty cycles, and switching frequencies up to 1.4 MHz     

Compensated carrier PWM synchronization: a novel method to achieveself-regulation and AC unbalance compensation in AC fed converters

The compensated carrier PWM synchronization (CCPS) method for AC-fed PWM power converters is presented. The method provides a solution to PWM converters fed by industrial power systems (IPSs). Such environments usually present unbalances and magnitude fluctuations of AC voltages. Those circumstances impair standard PWM techniques because low-order harmonics are produced and DC-link regulation is poor. To reduce these undesirable effects produced by IPS, a method based on using independently compensated carriers per phase was conceived. In particular, CCPS prevents second harmonic generation and achieves converter self-regulation. The method can be used with any PWM technique and bidirectional power flow. The evaluation of CCPS is based on a complete performance comparison of a PWM rectifier with and without CCPS for various known PWM techniques     

电网不平衡条件下三相电压型PWM整流器非线性控制研究

本文提出了一种电网不平衡条件下三相电压型PWM整流器的控制方法。首先,建立了三相电压型PWM整流器的数学模型,基于网侧单位功率因数及负载电压恒定的控制目标,建立了网侧电流给定方程组。其次,基于“三相不平衡abc静止坐标系”与“不平衡坐标变换”建立的dq解耦模型,采用输入-输出线性化的电流控制策略,实现了有功电流与无功电流的独立控制。仿真实验结果表明：文中所提出的控制策略是有效的。     

DC voltage control and stability analysis of PWM-voltage-typereversible rectifiers

A PWM voltage rectifier has useful characteristics on its DC and AC sides. On its DC side, a DC-link unidirectional voltage is obtained and bidirectional power transfer capability is possible by reversing the flow direction of the DC-link current. On its AC side, near sinusoidal current waveforms and AC four-quadrant operation can be obtained, leading to high-quality power being exchanged between the power converter and the mains. The use of AC filters becomes unnecessary. The rectifier DC voltage must be regulated to a constant value. In this paper, three solutions for the DC voltage control are presented. In the first solution, the DC voltage is controlled by acting upon the quadrature component of the power converter fundamental Park's voltages with relation to the mains voltages. Slow responses are necessary because of stability reasons. Also, load power variations produce both active and reactive power variations in the power converter AC side. To improve the DC voltage response, a second control solution is presented. The power converter currents in Park's coordinates must be controlled. The DC voltage is controlled by controlling the direct Park's current component and, thus, acting only on the active power of the converter AC side. Faster responses are achieved. In this case, load power variations do not produce reactive power variations in the converter AC side. The third control solution is a simplified version of this last one. Experimental results from a 2 kVA IGBT-based prototype showing good system dynamic performance are presented     

电压型PWM整流器直流链支撑电容的容值设计

阐述了三相电压源脉宽调制(PWM)整流器的拓扑结构和工作原理,分析了输出侧直流链支撑电容对整流器电压环跟随性和抗扰性的影响,推导了能够同时满足跟随性和抗扰性要求的容值范围,并将之应用于4.6 kW三相PWM整流器设计中,实验证明了该方法的可行性.     

Integrated active rectifier and power quality compensator withreduced current measurement

This paper describes a three-phase integrated active rectifier and shunt power quality compensator (IPQC). The measurement of only three currents is required, and the control algorithm can be implemented using a low-cost controller. The IPQC improves the harmonic content of the supply current, displacement power factor, supply current balance, and can serve as a four-quadrant active rectifier for motor drives and other DC-link loads. The operation of the IPQC is experimentally verified using a conventional three-phase insulated gate bipolar transistor voltage-source inverter. A low-cost fixed-point DSP-based controller with fixed-band hysteresis current regulation is used for the implementation of the control algorithms     

Regulation of a PWM rectifier in the unbalanced network state usinga generalized model

This study concerns the modeling and control of a pulse-width-modulated (PWM) rectifier in the case of network variations. The aim is to limit and stabilize variations of DC output voltage and line currents in such circumstances. Network variations can result in costly damage to power converters and their loads but a power converter such as the PWM rectifier, using cascade digital control, offers many capabilities to stabilize the system with optimized control. A generalized model of the PWM rectifier is first presented using the Clarke notation in order to separate the positive and negative sequences. The model is also extended to the harmonics. The cases of harmonic disturbance and an unbalanced network are then analyzed and an optimized regulation is presented for the latter case, validating the generalized model. Experimental results are proposed. The line current compensation loop method coupled with identification of network parameters offers a good solution to stabilize the PWM rectifier in an unbalanced network     

DC voltage control strategy for a five-level converter

This paper describes a control method for a three-phase five-level diode-clamp pulse width modulation (PWM) converter considering DC-link capacitor voltage balancing problem. The proposed control circuit uses multiband hysteresis comparators (MHCs) to simplify the control of the main circuit. The DC-link capacitor voltage balancing problem is solved by changing the shape of the MHC. The proposed method can (1) overcome voltage imbalance at the DC-link capacitors; (2) achieve a unity power factor; (3) generate nearly sinusoidal input currents; and (4) regenerate electric power back to the power system. Simulation and experimental results demonstrate the validity of the proposed method     

Implementation of a three-level rectifier for power factorcorrection

In this paper, a new single-phase switching mode rectifier (SMR) for three-level pulse width modulation (PWM) is proposed to achieve high input power factor, low current harmonics, low total harmonic distortion (THD) and simple control scheme. The mains circuit of the proposed SMR consists of six power switches, one boost inductor, and two DC capacitors. The control algorithm is based on a look-up table. There are five control signals in the input of the look-up table. These control signals are used to control the power flow of the adopted rectifier, compensate the capacitor voltages for the balance problem, draw a sinusoidal line current with nearly unity power factor, and generate a three-level PWM pattern on the AC side of adopted rectifier. The advantages of using three-level PWM scheme compared with two-level PWM scheme are using low voltage stress of power switches, decreasing input current harmonics, and reducing the conduction losses. The performances of the proposed multilevel SMR are measured and shown in this paper. The high power factor and low harmonic currents at the input of the rectifier are verified by software simulations and experimental results from a laboratory prototype     

Real-time multi-DSP control of three-phase current-source unitypower factor PWM rectifier

The design of a real-time multi-DSP controller for a high-quality six-valve, three-phase current-source unity power factor pulse-width-modulated (PWM) rectifier is discussed. With the decoupler preprocessor and the dynamic trilogic PWM trigger scheme, each of the three input currents can be controlled independently. The pole-placement control method implemented, which is based on the a-b- c frame system model and fast parallel computer control, achieves fast AC current response. The low-frequency resonance in the AC filter L-C networks is damped effectively. The experimental results were obtained for a 1 kVA bipolar transistor current-source PWM rectifier with a real-time controller using three TMS320C25 DSPs     

小功率整流控制器的控制策略仿真研究

对三相PWM整流器的控制系统采用了一种较为简单的数学方法来建模,对电压外环电流内环反馈控制算法进行了详细分析,并通过Maflab Simulink环境下进行了系统仿真,对各种扰动电压输出波形、电流内环d轴q轴电流波形以及电流的跟随性能进行了分析,验证了该系统建模、理论分析的有效性。