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4.4 System Ratings<br />

The inverter performs the task <strong>of</strong> converting the voltage from a DC level to the AC utility<br />

frequency. The output voltage level <strong>of</strong> the inverter is a free variable that can be changed with an<br />

appropriate choice <strong>of</strong> the turn ratio <strong>of</strong> the transformer. The inverter allows the flexibility <strong>of</strong><br />

adopting a wide variety <strong>of</strong> prime movers. The output voltage <strong>of</strong> the inverter depends on the DC<br />

bus voltage <strong>and</strong> the modulation technique adopted.<br />

The inverter needs at the minimum to have enough ratings to supply the active rated power <strong>of</strong> the<br />

prime mover, but the final ratings need to be somewhat higher to be able to supply the reactive<br />

power necessary for voltage regulation. The silicon devices inside the inverter have thermal<br />

limits that need to be observed to guarantee their operation. These thermal limitations are<br />

translated in a maximum amount <strong>of</strong> continuous operation current that the devices can withst<strong>and</strong><br />

without incurring in thermal run<strong>of</strong>f <strong>and</strong> being damaged. During faults the silicon can transiently<br />

sustain a 2 pu current for those few cycles that the protection takes to intervene <strong>and</strong> disconnect<br />

the source.<br />

It is possible to show how the maximum current on the device impacts the AC side rms current<br />

value. Assuming a power factor <strong>of</strong> 0.8 it is possible to calculate that the maximum reactive<br />

power injection is:<br />

PF = cos<br />

Q = P tan<br />

( ϕ)<br />

( ϕ) = P tan( a cos( PF)<br />

) = 0.75 P<br />

When the inverter is operating at the maximum current output the voltage <strong>of</strong> the inverter will<br />

also be nearest it maximum possible value. This means that the modulation <strong>of</strong> the DC voltage<br />

has become very wide: to greatly simplify the analysis a six pulse operation <strong>of</strong> the bridge is<br />

assumed. This implies that each <strong>of</strong> the devices conduct for a half <strong>of</strong> the fundamental frequency<br />

period. Figure 4.10 shows the voltage source inverter that interfaces the DC bus voltage with AC<br />

sinusoidal current sources. These sources are assumed to be 120 degrees apart in each phase.<br />

I<br />

DC<br />

VDC<br />

+<br />

1<br />

3<br />

5<br />

C<br />

Ic(t)<br />

2<br />

4<br />

6<br />

B<br />

Ib(t)<br />

N<br />

A<br />

Ia(t)<br />

Figure 4.10 Voltage Source Inverter.<br />

The fundamental frequency AC side voltage magnitude is related to the DC voltage by the<br />

following expression [6]:<br />

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