A low input current total harmonic distortion (THD) rectifier is presented, tailored around an open-end winding permanent magnet synchronous generator. Specifically, a six-level converter topology is obtained by connecting the generator stator winding to a three level T-type unidirectional rectifier on one side, and to an auxiliary two-level inverter on the other side. The T-type rectifier manages the entire active power stream and operates at the line frequency in order to minimize the switching power losses. The auxiliary inverter is instead driven by a standard PWM technique, being tasked to sinusoidally shape the input current and to actively balance the voltage across the dc-bus capacitors of the T-type rectifier. Such an inverter, being rated at a lower power and at a lower voltage than the T-type rectifier, can exploit low-cost power mosfets. The proposed topology, featuring a very low input current THD, could well supplement in aircraft, portable or distributed generation applications, modern high-speed permanent magnet synchronous generators featuring a quite small stator impedance. Simulation and experimental results confirm the effectiveness of the proposed configuration.
A Low THD Three-Level Rectifier for Gen-Set Applications
Testa A.;Scelba G.;
2019-01-01
Abstract
A low input current total harmonic distortion (THD) rectifier is presented, tailored around an open-end winding permanent magnet synchronous generator. Specifically, a six-level converter topology is obtained by connecting the generator stator winding to a three level T-type unidirectional rectifier on one side, and to an auxiliary two-level inverter on the other side. The T-type rectifier manages the entire active power stream and operates at the line frequency in order to minimize the switching power losses. The auxiliary inverter is instead driven by a standard PWM technique, being tasked to sinusoidally shape the input current and to actively balance the voltage across the dc-bus capacitors of the T-type rectifier. Such an inverter, being rated at a lower power and at a lower voltage than the T-type rectifier, can exploit low-cost power mosfets. The proposed topology, featuring a very low input current THD, could well supplement in aircraft, portable or distributed generation applications, modern high-speed permanent magnet synchronous generators featuring a quite small stator impedance. Simulation and experimental results confirm the effectiveness of the proposed configuration.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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