Modulation Inverter Research Articles

Study on AC Copper Losses in an Air-Cored Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Electrical Machine With Flat Wires

In this article, we propose the calculation method of ac copper losses of air-cored axial flux permanent magnet (AFPM) electrical machine with flat wires fed by pulsewidth modulation (PWM) inverters. The ac copper loss due to armature currents in air-cored electrical machines is significant when these machines are driven by PWM inverters. Besides, the exposure of windings to the inhomogeneous alternating rotor magnetic field causes ac copper loss. Analytical formulas are efficient tools to evaluate these losses but few pieces of literature have reported the derivation in such machines. To address this issue, the formulas of aforementioned ac copper losses are derived based on Maxwell's equations and Poynting theorem. As for end windings, the ac copper loss caused by armature current is calculated analytically, while the rotor-induced ac copper loss is calculated by aid of static three-dimensional finite-element analysis (FEA). The interaction of load current and rotor-induced eddy current is also studied. A 12-slot-16-pole air-cored AFPM machine is analyzed with the proposed method, and the analysis is validated by time-transient FEA simulations and prototype experiments. The influence of modulation ratio on ac copper loss due to armature current of the AFPM machine is also discussed.

Design and analysis of robust backstepping controller for DC suppression of parallel UPS inverter system

AbstractHere, an improved control strategy is proposed, which adopts a non‐linear robust backstepping controller to eliminate DC circulating current in a parallel uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system. The traditional active and reactive power sharing control can ideally suppress the AC circulating current, but cannot effectively restrict the DC circulating current. Based on the traditional active power and reactive power sharing control (TAPRPSC) of the parallel UPS system, the proposed control strategy is used in each parallel inverter module to suppress the DC component disturbance in the inverter output voltage, which varies within a certain range. Hence the desirable steady‐state and dynamic performance of the system can be obtained. Moreover, the Lyapunov method is utilized to ensure the stability and robustness of the system. A parallel system of two UPS inverters with the proposed control strategy is built by Matlab/Simulink, and further experiments are carried out on the semi‐physical simulation platform of the Modelling Tech. Both the simulation and experimental results verify the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy for DC circulating current suppression and ideal output voltage tracking.

Analysis and Implementation of Sliding Mode Controller-Based Variable Frequency Drive Using the SCADA System

Vector control of an asynchronous machine is traditionally accomplished by analogizing it to a separately excited DC machine. It provides decoupled torque and flux control that is perpendicular to each other, ensuring that neither vector interferes with the other. So, despite their close interconnection, torque and speed control are accomplished separately. The rotor flux is aligned with the direct axis of the synchronously rotating reference frame to achieve this. The PI controllers are critical in achieving the variable frequency drive (VFD) desired topology. The system employs three types of controllers: flux, speed, and torque. The flux controller is easy to tune, but the speed and torque controllers are more difficult to tune because the speed controller's output is the torque controller’s reference signal. Furthermore, there is no well-defined method for tuning the controllers in a vector control system. However, perfect tuning is required for the machine’s better dynamic behavior. It is clear from the above analysis that system identification is critical for tuning PI controllers. However, as an asynchronous machine, obtaining a decoupled system transfer function is extremely difficult. To solve this problem, the proposed system combines a seven-level pulse width modulation (PWM) inverter for vector control of a three-phase asynchronous nonstandard induction machine used in critical applications in nuclear power plants with a sliding mode control technique that eliminates the complexity of PI tuning. A second-order sliding mode controller could be used in the future to reduce the chattering and parameter variation effects. This controller can be enhanced with fuzzy logic principles to make it more robust and reliable, allowing it to be used in future drive designs for high-rating motors with critical applications.

Hybrid optimization shunt active power filter based on radar power system

The problem of load nonlinearity is exposed as more and more load types are introduced into the radar power system. The nonlinear load is easy to produce large harmonic current, but at the same time it seriously threatens the normal and safe operation of other system equipment. How to design shunt active power filter (APF) to eliminate the harmonic effect of load and achieve stability as well reliability is a difficult problem for radar power system working at 115 V 400 Hz. This paper designs a hybrid optimization shunt active power filter, which can quickly detect and compensate harmonics, mainly includes fast harmonic detection module, space vector modulation module, composite control module and inverter module. Furthermore, the modeling and simulation of the hybrid optimization shunt APF are completed in MATLAB/Simulink software, and the parameters of radar power system are also redesigned. The simulation results suggest that, under heavy load conditions, the total harmonic distortion (THD) of the radar power side current is below 4.96%, and the short-period meaning filter only needs 0.0035 s to enter a new steady state in the face of load mutation. The APF designed in this paper can effectively suppress the harmonics in the radar power system, and greatly improve the dynamic performance while ensuring the steady-state performance of the system.

Enhanced DC-Link Voltage Dynamics for Grid-Connected Converters

Three-phase pulsewidth modulated converters are usually controlled to achieve sinusoidal currents in the grid side and tight voltage regulation in the dc-link capacitor. The implementation of linear controllers based on small-signal models is a well-established solution for these converters. However, the dynamic performance can be improved only to a limited extent and it deteriorates under different operating conditions which may result in the uncontrollability of the dc-bus voltage during transients. In this work, a state-plane model and control strategy are introduced to improve the dc-link dynamics for three-phase converters. The proposed method provides fast, reliable, and consistent transient responses under the entire operating range, including rectifier and inverter modes. First, a normalized model that describes the natural dynamic behavior of the converter is derived and represented in the state-plane. In this way, the dynamic evolution of the operating point is described in a graphical domain as circular trajectories with well-defined characteristics. The insight provided by these natural trajectories is used to develop a control strategy to improve the dc-link dynamics by selecting a unique combination of circular paths to solve the transients. As a result, the operating point follows well-defined trajectories to achieve fast and consistent dc-link voltage responses under a wide operating range. The effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed control strategy are validated by several simulation and experimental results.

A novel space vector modulation strategy for legs parallel three-level inverters to reduce common-mode voltage

In order to increase the converter’s rated power, the parallel connection of legs between inverters has been an effective way. The common-mode voltage is one of the main problems of this inverter. Based on the special connection mode of legs parallel inverter, the output voltage can be regarded as the output of a five-level inverter. Therefore, this paper proposes a space vector modulation based on the virtual five-level to suppress common-mode voltage. The traditional SVPWM algorithm contains a lot of trigonometric function calculation, which slows down the response speed of the system. This paper proposes a novel coordinate system division method, which avoids trigonometric function calculation and reduces the amount of calculation. The effectiveness of this method is verified by Matlab / Simulink simulation.

Magnetic Saturation Suppression of Common-Mode Choke Coil by Selecting Suitable Inverter Carrier Frequency

Common-mode choke (CMC) plays an important role in suppressing the leakage current produced during the operation of pulse width modulation (PWM) inverters. However, when the common-mode path exhibits a large series stray capacitance, particularly the capacitance produced by long shielded cables, the CMC core reaches magnetic saturation. This paper presents a technique of selecting a suitable carrier frequency for the inverter to suppress the magnetic saturation of the CMC. First, the analytical approach leads to a non-saturation condition, and clarifies the maximum and minimum carrier frequency design conditions. Subsequently, the effect of the design is demonstrated by a non-linear circuit simulation and experimental tests using an actual inverter system demonstrate the effectiveness of the design technique.

SVPWM for Five-Level Active Neutral-Point-Clamped Converter Based on Multispace Voltage Vector Mapping and Midpoint-Voltage Self-Balancing Strategy

This article proposes a space vector pulsewidth modulation using space voltage vector mapping and the midpoint-voltage self-balancing strategy to overcome the shortcomings of the existing active neutral-point-clamped five-level inverter modulation. Through multispace mapping, the five-level topology is converted into multiple two-level topologies for calculation. It greatly simplifies the computational burden. By adopting the midpoint-voltage self-balancing strategy, the midpoint-voltage self-balance is achieved, since the switching sequence of different sectors compensates each other for balancing the midpoint voltage. Therefore, this algorithm realizes that there is no or only a minimum number of switch tube actions when the reference voltage vector swaps different sectors. It reduces the switching loss and effectively avoids equipment damage caused by the simultaneous switching of multiphase switches. In addition, it also realizes the floating-capacitor voltage control by reasonably distributing the redundant switch states. Simulations and experiments verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.

Power Quality Analysis of a Hybrid Microgrid-Based SVM Inverter-Fed Induction Motor Drive with Modulation Index Diversification

The effects of varying modulation indices on the current and voltage harmonics of an induction motor (IM) powered by a three-phase space vector pulse-width modulation (SVM) inverter are presented in this research. The effects were examined using simulation and an experimental setup. IMs can be governed by an SVM inverter drive or a phase-angle control drive for applications that require varying speeds. The analysis of THD content in this study used the modulation index (MI), whose modification affects the harmonic content, and voltage-oriented control (VOC) with SVM in three-phase pulse-width modulation (PWM) inverters with fixed switching frequencies. The control technique relies on two cascaded feedback loops, one controlling the grid current and the other regulating the dc-link voltage to maintain the required level of dc-bus voltage. The control strategy was developed to transform between stationary (α–β) and synchronously rotating (d–q) coordinate systems. To test the viability of the suggested control technique, a 1-hp/3-phase/415-V experimental prototype system built on the DSPACE DS1104 platform was created, and the outcomes were evaluated with sinusoidal pulse-width modulation (SPWM).

400–48-V Stacked Active Bridge Converter

This article presents a transformerless high step-down dc–dc converter based on a stacked active bridge (SAB) configuration. The SAB converter consists of series-stacked capacitively coupled inverter modules and parallel-connected rectifier modules. The nominal step-down conversion ratio is determined by the number of the inverter modules, while the output current capability scales with the number of the paralleled rectifier modules. SAB operating principles, including phase-shift control and soft switching, achieved through series inductors, are similar to transformer-isolated dual active bridge converters. It is found that the best size versus loss tradeoff is achieved by integration of the series inductors on a custom core. Furthermore, it is shown that how soft switching contributes to natural voltage sharing among the series-stacked inverter modules. The approach is verified by experimental results on a 400–48 V, 3-kW SAB prototype using GaN devices and featuring 400- <inline-formula xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><tex-math notation="LaTeX">${\mathrm{W/}}{\text{in}}^{3}$</tex-math></inline-formula> power density. A flat efficiency curve is obtained with 99% peak efficiency, 97.5% full-load efficiency, and 98% efficiency at 20% load.

Optimized servo-speed control of wind turbine coupled to doubly fed induction generator

&lt;p&gt;Optimal control of any variable speed wind turbine needs maximum power point tracking (MPPT) coupled to doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) for better power generation. This paper offers a novel direct power servo-speed control of wind turbine. This latter is based on DFIG optimal hysteresis MPPT inverter current control combined with space voltage modulation (SVM) inverter voltage technique, thus providing a stable and continuous energy flow to power grid. In this design, the asynchronous machine stator is directly connected to the grid. Bidirectional power converter, acting as frequency converter, is rotor circuit located. Rectifier supplies rotor windings with voltages and reference frequency resulting from control procedure of the power exchange between the stator and grid. Inverter is directly controlled by means of SVM technique to maintain direct current (DC) bus voltage constant. Simulation results show that the proposed configuration improves power converters efficiency due that rotor circuit needs less power than stator circuit which is injected into the grid.&lt;/p&gt;

Fuzzy control based virtual synchronous generator for self-adaptative control in hybrid microgrid

Maintaining the stability of low-inertia microgrid becomes a key challenge in the presence of high penetration of renewable energy sources. However, in such systems, the virtual inertia values are often fixed constants, and the choice of their values will significantly affect the frequency and voltage stability of the microgrid. Higher frequency and voltage oscillations may occur due to improper selection of fixed virtual inertia values. Therefore, virtual inertia-based control has attracted a lot of attention. In this paper, an adaptive virtual inertia control system using a fuzzy system is proposed by setting fuzzy logic rules and affiliation functions to provide adaptive inertia control for the system to ensure the frequency and voltage stability. In the proposed adaptive control strategy, the virtual inertia values are automatically adjusted according to the signal deviation and rate of change of the actual system, avoiding the selection of inappropriate inertia values and providing fast inertial response. Simulation and experimental results show that the proposed adaptive control algorithm, by combining the advantages of large inertia and small inertia, enables effective improvement of the dynamic response of the system voltage and frequency in both rectifier and inverter modes. The effectiveness of the proposed control strategy is verified.

Fault-Tolerant Operation of Bidirectional ZSI-Fed Induction Motor Drive for Vehicular Applications

This paper presents an efficient and fast fault-tolerant control scheme for a bidirectional Z-source inverter (BiZSI)-fed induction-motor drive system for vehicular applications. The proposed strategy aims for the fault detection, localization and diagnosis of the proposed system during switch failures in the inverter module. Generally, power–semiconductor switch failures in inverter modules occur due to open- and short-circuit faults. An efficient modulation scheme is proposed and design specifications are thoroughly derived to obtain high voltage gains across the BiZSI network. A suitably fast detection and diagnosis scheme to isolate the faulty leg and resume the normal operation is discussed in this paper. The control scheme is provided such that the faulty leg is isolated and the motor phase is fed from a redundant leg to resume the operation. A feasible localization algorithm based on experimentally derived values and switching vectors is implemented. In addition, a fast fault diagnosis method based on current estimation and motor speed variation is designed and implemented. Moreover, the most important advantages of the proposed strategy include lower hardware requirements and less harmonic distortion in the output currents. Finally, the simulation and experimental results are presented to validate the feasibility of the theoretical analysis. An extensive performance evaluation of the proposed system with fault ride-through capabilities is performed to prove its suitability for vehicular applications. To validate its merits, the proposed strategy is compared with similar fault-tolerant schemes currently used in the industry.

Real-Time PID Controller for a DC Motor Using STM32F407

This paper presents a real - time model of the DC motor speed control system. The PID controller is used to estimate the error between the actual speed and the set speed to adjust the Pulse - width modulation (PWM) inverter. The actual speed is measured through the encoder that provides training and testing data for PID controller. Simulation results are compared with the real-time results to address advantages and disadvantages of the system.

Modified unipolar SPWM inverter for solar PV applications using MATLAB/Simulink model interfaced with dSPACE DS1104

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to check the Solar Photovoltaic (PV) inverter working condition with modified unipolar switching pulse. The gate pulse for the inverter switches is generated in MATLAB simulation and interfaced with hardware protype. Simulation results can be compared with hardware results.Design/methodology/approachA considerable amount of research has been done on different Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) techniques. Based on the findings, a modified Unipolar Sinusoidal PWM technique was created with one reference signal and two carrier signals+ (one for the positive half cycle and the other for the negative half cycle) and simulated in the MATLAB/Simulink platform. The prototype inverter module receives the simulated switching pulses via dSPACE DS1104 hardware software interfacing board. The hardware implementation has been done, and the hardware results compared with simulation results for various input voltage levels using resistive load.FindingsThis modified switching pulse has dead band and additional hardware setup is not required. 3-phase multi-level inverter output waveform has been achieved with six switches in this method and with low filter values, pure sine wave output can be obtained in simulation. By this method of switching pulse generation and testing, for every modification in switching pulse hardware gate driver is not required. Resulting time consumption and money investment are lower.Originality/valueModified Unipolar SPWM pulse generation technique is novel method for solar PV inverter. The switching pulse has been designed and tested in both MATLAB/Simulation and hardware prototype inverter. Hardware and software results are identical. This method of pulse generation and hardware implementation has not been done anywhere before.

Development of performance characterization in VSI fed induction motor drives using random PWM

Any industrial or power sector application requires a pulse width modulation (PWM) inverter. Industrial drives in particular are highly concerned with industrial standards. To satisfy the voltage source inverter (VSI) drives objects, a variety of PWM approaches are used, including inverter DC input voltage utilizations, suppression of higher and lower order of harmonics, as well as spreading harmonics, acoustic noise reduction, among others PWMs. One of the better approaches for minimizing noise on voltage source threephase inverter fed drives is random pulse width modulation PWM random palse width modulation (RPWM). Despite the fact that these described RPWM approaches are superior in terms of harmonic spreading and mitigation, these methods are unable to achieve the target DC-link utilizations. As a result, the focus of this paper is on combining multicarrier RPWM principles with space vector PWM space vector pulse width modulation (SVPWM) to produce multi-carrier random SVPWM (MCRSVPWM). The suggested PWM generates random unsystematic triangle carrier (5 kHz, 2.5 kHz, 1.25 kHz, 1 kHz) based pulses, whereas the traditional random PWM techniques are uses a fixed frequency triangular carrier to generate random pulse positions. Asynchronous induction motor driving simulation is carried out using MATLAB/Simulink. The proposed MCRSVPWM is put to the test with a 2kW six-switch VSI-fed induction motor drive system.

Comparative Study of DC/AC Inverter Control Techniques for Three Phase Grid Connected PV System

The goal of this project is to develop and analyze a three-phase grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) system with a 250KW power capacity with expandable property. The PI, Slide, and MPC methodologies are used to test three distinct inverter current control techniques. The dynamic performances of the three inverter control techniques are virtually comparable under grid connected working conditions, although the dynamic performances of the traditional PI control technique are slightly better and smoother than the other two inverter control techniques. The unity power factor criterion was reached by all techniques. The output power levels obtained using the sliding mode inverter control method are higher than those obtained using the PI and MPC methods. MPC's DC link voltage readings are also consistent and match the intended voltage levels.

Modelling and output voltage distortion with capacitive current feedback control for single phase inverter powering non‐linear load

The pulse width modulation inverter is widely applied in independent PV renewable generation applications and uninterruptible power supplies. Many control schemes are investigated for the inverter feeding non-linear loads, aiming to achieve the desired performance. However, the model currently proposed is mostly based on a linear load, which is not suitable for the condition with the non-linear load. In this paper, the uncontrolled diode rectifier load model based on the AC and DC link power balances is analysed in detail first. Then, the rectifier inverter control system mathematical model is presented. The mathematical model derivation considers the rectifier load, especially non-linear dead zone circuit performance that is closer to practical application conditions. Based on the proposed model, the output voltage control strategy with capacitor current feedback is further given. The operating principle of the proposed model and control scheme is analysed in detail. Additionally, the conclusions are validated by simulations and experimental results.

Cooperative Control to Suppress Unbalanced and Harmonic Distortion in the Distribution Network With Inverter-Based Distributed Generators

In the contemporary distribution network, unbalanced and harmonic distortions have been considered some major power quality problems, which have escalated especially due to the high penetration of unbalanced and nonlinear loads. This study first analyzes the dispute around the distortion restraint and grid-connected unbalanced/harmonic current suppression quantitatively and proposes a distributed control strategy that facilitates an effective suppression of output voltage and grid-connected current, with accurate unbalanced/harmonic power sharing. Compared with the majority of existing studies only addressing the voltage-controlled mode (VCM) inverters, our scheme can also be applied to current-controlled mode (CCM) inverters without adding additional current regulation loops. The proposed control strategy is independent of line parameters and robust to load changes. The corresponding small-signal dynamic model is constructed to analyze the system stability and the controller hardware-in-the-loop simulations aid in determining the outcome of the proposed strategy.

A novel ROA optimized Bi-LSTM based MPPT controller for grid connected hybrid solar-wind system

PurposeRenewable energy sources such as solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind are ubiquitous because of their lower environmental impact. Output from solar PV and wind turbines is unstable; hence, this article aims to propose an effective controller to extract maximum available power.Design/methodology/approachBy focusing on the varying nature of solar irradiance and wind speed, the paper presents the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) technique for renewable energy sources, and power regulation is made by the novel inverter design. Moreover, a DC–DC boost converter is adopted with solar PV, and a doubly fed induction generator is connected with the wind turbine. The proposed MPPT technique is used with the help of a rain optimization algorithm (ROA) based on bi-directional long short-term memory (Bi-LSTM) (ROA_Bi-LSTM). In addition, the sinusoidal pulse width modulation inverter is used for DC–AC power conversion.FindingsThe proposed MPPT technique has jointly tracked the maximum power from solar PV and wind under varying climatic conditions. The power flow to the transmission line is stabilized to protect the load devices from unregulated frequency and voltage deviations. The power to the smart grid is regulated by three-level sinusoidal pulse width modulation inverter.Originality/valueThe methodology and concept of the paper are taken by the author on their own. They have not taken a duplicate copy of any other research article.