PDF (Thesis) - Nottingham eTheses - University of Nottingham
PDF (Thesis) - Nottingham eTheses - University of Nottingham
PDF (Thesis) - Nottingham eTheses - University of Nottingham
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
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 />
viA<br />
viB<br />
viC<br />
iiA<br />
iiB<br />
iiC<br />
SAa SAb SAc<br />
SBa SBb SBc<br />
SCa SCb SCc<br />
ioa<br />
iob<br />
ioc<br />
voa vob voc<br />
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 />
11