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The multifunctional converter system (MFCS) is a special topology of three-phase ac motor drives, which inherently integrates a dc-voltage regulation function. First, in order to explain the mechanism of the MFCS, an average model is derived in this article. An equivalent circuit is developed, which explicitly reveals that the MFCS is equivalent to a cascaded dc/dc converter-dc motor drive system. Second, the inverter's mean duty cycle is identified as an independent control degree of freedom for the dc-bus voltage. Then, the influence of pulsewidth modulation (PWM) on the dc-bus voltage is studied. It concludes that space vector PWM is invalid for the MFCS. To address this problem, the zero-sequence voltage injection PWM (ZSVIPWM) is proposed and actually sinusoidal PWM is a special case of the ZSVIPWM. Third, an overall control strategy is proposed for the MFCS, which includes not only the vector control for the motor but also a closed-loop control for the dc-bus voltage. Finally, comparative experiments with the standard topology are carried out on a permanent magnet synchronous machine prototype to verify these theoretical analyses and the control strategy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper proposes an input voltage sensorless control algorithm for three-phase active boost rectifiers. Using this approach, the input ac-phase voltages can be accurately estimated from the fluctuations of other measured state variables and preceding switching state information from converter dynamics. Furthermore, the proposed control strategy reduces the input current harmonics of an ac–dc three-phase boost power factor correction (PFC) converter by injecting an additional common-mode duty ratio term to the feedback controllers’ outputs. This additional duty compensation term cancels the unwanted input harmonics, caused by the floating potential between ac source neutral and dc link negative, without requiring any access to the neutral point. A 6-kW (continuous power)/10-kW (peak power) three-phase boost PFC prototype using SiC-based semiconductor switching devices is designed and developed to validate the proposed control algorithm. The experimental results show that an input power factor of 0.999 with a conversion efficiency of 98.3%, total harmonic distortion as low as 4%, and a tightly regulated dc-link voltage with 1% ripple can be achieved. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

When the faulty cells of a nonregenerative cascaded H-bridge inverter are bypassed, it is necessary to inject a zero-sequence voltage into the inverter phase voltages so as to achieve the maximum balanced line-to-line voltage. However, the injected zero-sequence voltage may lead to a back flow of real power (BFRP) in at least one phase so that the dc voltage will rise to an intolerable level. To solve the problem, this paper proposes a new method of generating zero-sequence voltages. This method can not only maximize the available output voltage but also suppress the BFRP effectively. The zero-sequence voltage is always limited to an appropriate range to achieve the maximum output voltage through linear modulation. Closed-loop control is used to minimize the fundamental component of the zero-sequence voltage so that the power is less likely to flow back. Compared with the conventional methods, the proposed method allows the inverter to drive a load with a lower power factor not inducing BFRP or degrading the output voltage capability. As a result, the probability of overvoltage on the dc side is reduced. The experimental results show that the proposed method is effective and feasible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper the performances of three reference currents and DC bus voltage control techniques for Three-Phase Four-Wire Four-Leg SAPF are compared for balanced and unbalanced load conditions. The main goals are to minimize the harmonics, reduce the magnitude of neutral current, eliminate the zero-sequence current components caused by single-phase nonlinear loads and compensate the reactive power, and on the other hand improve performances such as robustness, stabilization, trajectory pursuit, and reduce time response. The three techniques are analyzed mathematically and simulation results are compared. The techniques considered for comparative study are the PI Control, Sliding Mode Control and the Backstepping Control. Synchronous reference frame theory (SRF) in the dqo-axes is used to generate the reference currents, of the inverter. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]