This paper presents some implementation details of a threephase to three-phase matrix converter prototype. The bidirectional semiconductor switches were built using discrete IGBTs and fast diodes. Design aspects such as protection against overvoltage and short-circuit, commutation process Artigo submetido em 23/04/2010 (Id.: 1132) Revisado em 18/09/2010, 15/07/2011, 30/08/2011 Aceito sob recome...

Abstract: Harmonic pollution and low power factor in power systems caused by power converters have been of great concern. To overcome these problems several converter topologies using advanced semiconductor devices and control schemes have been proposed. In this paper a new three-level ac–dc single-stage converter that can operate with standard phase-shift pulse width modulation is proposed.The...

ABSTRACT In this paper, a novel vector controlled sixphase induction machine which is fed from six-phase matrix converter is proposed. Though the practical implementation of matrix converter to vector controlled three phase induction motors is limited and still under investigation due to switches devices implementation difficulties and complication of modulation technique and commutation contro...

Molecular hydrogen (H2), its isotopic signature (deuterium/hydrogen, δD), carbon monoxide (CO), and other compounds were studied in the exhaust of a passenger car engine fuelled with gasoline or methane and run under variable air-fuel ratios and operating modes. H2 and CO concentrations were largely reduced downstream of the three-way catalytic converter (TWC) compared to levels upstream, and s...

A new high-boost converter derived from a charge-pump capacitor-based dual-boost is presented herein. Compared with the existing inductor converter, this structure adds an additional voltage-doubling circuit and coil to original increase voltage conversion ratio winds three coils around same magnetic element. By way, overall size of can be reduced, leakage energy coupled recovered. In paper, pr...

Three Port Converters are used for merging more than a single source in order to improve the power handling capability. Here the first two ports acts as the sources and the third port acts as the output or to the Load. The objective is combining the Wind Energy Systems with the Existing Three Port Converter System instead of a Battery Storage. The proposed system is simulated and verified using...

This chapter aims to give a general description of the basic features of a three phase to three phase matrix converter in terms of performance and of technological issues. This chapter does not require to the reader a special knowledge of the matrix converter technology. It is worth noting that the three phase to three phase configuration is just one of the possible direct AC-AC converter topol...

Past research on Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) focused primarily on improving their fuel economy. Emission reduction is another important performance attribute that needs to be addressed. When emissions are considered for hybrid vehicles with a gasoline engine, horizon-based optimization methodologies should be used because the lightoff of the three-way catalytic converter heavily depends on ...

This paper presents a new Power Electronic Building Block (PEBB) designed to facilitate the implementation of different power converter topologies. The proposed PEBB consists of two diodes and two transistors and it can be used to implement the most relevant power converter topologies, due to its modularity. The addition of the two diodes is an exclusive feature of the new PEBB, which permits t...

This paper investigates the operation of a currentcontrolled Voltage Source Converter (VSC) under weakgrid conditions caused by large grid impedance. Threedifferent current controller structures are investigated; theconventional decoupled PI-controller in the synchronouslyrotating reference frame, Proportional Resonant (PR)controllers in the stationary reference frame, a...