Title :
Controller design and implementation of a three-phase Active Front End using SiC based MOSFETs
Author :
Haase, Frerk ; Kouchaki, Alireza ; Nymand, Morten
Author_Institution :
Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Inst., Univ. of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Abstract :
The design and implementation of a three phase Active Front End for power factor correction purposes using fast switching SiC based MOSFETs is presented. Possible applications are within the drives- and renewable energy sector. The controller is designed and implemented in the synchronous rotating reference frame. Besides the theoretical modelling the controller is optimized through simulations and implemented on a low cost DSP processor using a visual programming language - here MATLAB/SIMULINK - with automatic code generation for embedded targets. The paper illustrates the advantages of power factor correction for an active rectifier in comparison to a passive rectifier. The SiC based power switches thereby offer the possibility of using high switching frequencies leading to a reduction in filter size - here a simple L filter. The controller is able to validate the simulation results and improve the power factor and THD level significantly.
Keywords :
MOSFET circuits; PI control; electric current control; power factor correction; rectifiers; DSP processor; MOSFET; Matlab; SiC; Simulink; automatic code generation; controller design; power factor correction; synchronous rotating reference frame; three phase active front end; three-phase active front end; visual programming language; Harmonic distortion; Phase locked loops; Power harmonic filters; Rectifiers; Silicon carbide; Space vector pulse width modulation; Voltage control; AC/DC converters; Active Front End; Controller design and implementation; WBG Devices;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics and ECCE Asia (ICPE-ECCE Asia), 2015 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
DOI :
10.1109/ICPE.2015.7168148
