Title :
Inverter performance and derating for general three phase loads
Author :
Ortmeyer, Thomas H. ; Bradley, Christopher L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Clarkson Univ., Potsdam, NY, USA
Abstract :
Pulse width modulated (PWM) inverters are increasingly being used to supply general power system loads. These loads can be unbalanced and also can draw nonsinusoidal currents. Both of these load types will affect the inverter performance, and can lead to inverter switch overheating. The paper presents an analysis of inverter performance when feeding these loads, and describes a procedure for determining the necessity for inverter derating
Keywords :
DC-AC power convertors; PWM invertors; harmonic distortion; insulated gate bipolar transistors; load (electric); power bipolar transistors; power conversion harmonics; power semiconductor switches; switching circuits; PWM invertor harmonics; general three-phase loads; inverter derating; inverter performance; inverter switch overheating; nonsinusoidal currents; power IGBT switches; unbalanced loads; Energy loss; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Power engineering and energy; Power engineering computing; Power generation; Pulse inverters; Pulse width modulation inverters; Switches; Switching loss; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society Summer Meeting, 2000. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6420-1
DOI :
10.1109/PESS.2000.867517
