Title :
Design and evaluation of a cellular rectifier system with distributed control
Author :
Perreault, David J. ; Kassakian, John G.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Electromagn. & Electron. Syst., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
fDate :
6/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper presents the design and experimental evaluation of a six-cell 6 kW cellular (parallel) rectifier system which operates at nearly unity power factor. The cellular rectifier system implements both distributed load sharing and distributed ripple cancellation, eliminating the need for any centralized control. The implemented system mitigates some of the major drawbacks of its single-converter counterpart and achieves performance levels that cannot be achieved with an equivalent single converter
Keywords :
AC-DC power convertors; distributed control; harmonic distortion; harmonics suppression; load (electric); power conversion harmonics; power factor correction; rectifying circuits; voltage control; 6 kW; cellular rectifier system; design; distributed load sharing; distributed ripple cancellation; distributed voltage control; experimental evaluation; performance levels; unity power factor operation; Control systems; Costs; Distributed control; Manufacturing automation; Power system reliability; Prototypes; Reactive power; Rectifiers; Switching converters; Voltage control;
Journal_Title :
Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
