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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION<br />

that, with a push-pull network driven by a forth winding on the common mode choke,<br />

compensate the CM current thus reducing the voltage <strong>of</strong> the motor’s shaft.<br />

However, the design <strong>of</strong> EMI filters for a matrix converter (Fig. 1.11) is a rather new<br />

challenge since this topology <strong>of</strong> converter, even if so interesting, is not largely utilized<br />

yet. In commercial applications the idea <strong>of</strong> the Matrix Converter has been introduced<br />

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Figure 1.11: Scheme <strong>of</strong> a matrix converter<br />

because it allows some improvements compared to the standard two level inverter:<br />

mainly it has reduced power losses because the voltages are lower and it does not need<br />

bulky electrolytic capacitors, thus leading to a miniaturization <strong>of</strong> the whole converter,<br />

with the possibility <strong>of</strong> a direct integration within the end-plate <strong>of</strong> the machine [21].<br />

More details about the matrix converter system will be provided in the next chapter,<br />

where the experimental matrix converter will be described.<br />

About the EMI mitigation for matrix converters, some work has been done by Yaskawa<br />

et al. [3, 22]; they presented integrated filters for the input and the output <strong>of</strong> the con-<br />

verter to reduce common and differential mode conducted emission. They designed<br />

Figure 1.12: Proposed circuit by Yaskawa et al. [3]<br />

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