Computational and experimental investigation of VSI-PWM frequency converter performance in the context of power quality

Author

Rodrigues, Kleiber David ; De Oliveira, José Carlos

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Fed. Univ. of Uberlandia, Brazil

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

78

Lastpage

83

Abstract

This paper aims to present investigation results related to PWM-VSI frequency converters performance under nonideal voltage supply conditions. Besides computational analysis using a proper model in the Saber simulator, practical studies are also given. The later uses a commercial type of converter and a programmable power quality disturbances source. Using both the theoretical and practical way of considering different items of nonideal supply, different situations are simulated to estimate the equipment behavior. The paper focuses the characteristic and noncharacteristic harmonic spectrum generation for both the input current and the output voltage

Keywords

AC-AC power convertors; DC-AC power convertors; PWM invertors; frequency convertors; harmonic distortion; power conversion harmonics; power supply quality; Saber simulator; VSI-PWM frequency converter performance; characteristic harmonic spectrum; equipment behavior estimation; input current; noncharacteristic harmonic spectrum; nonideal voltage supply conditions; output voltage; power quality; programmable power quality disturbances source; Analytical models; Computational modeling; Frequency conversion; Power electronics; Power engineering computing; Power quality; Pulse width modulation; Pulse width modulation converters; Pulse width modulation inverters; Voltage fluctuations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electric Utility Deregulation and Restructuring and Power Technologies, 2000. Proceedings. DRPT 2000. International Conference on

Conference_Location

London

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5902-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DRPT.2000.855642

Filename

855642