A novel control method for single-phase slow switching multilevel rectifiers

Author

Oguchi, Kuniomi ; Tanaka, Tsuguhiro ; Hoshi, Nobukazu ; Kubota, Tomotsugu

Volume

3

fYear

2002

fDate

13-18 Oct. 2002

Firstpage

1966

Abstract

A novel control method for single-phase multilevel rectifiers is proposed to meet harmonic current limiting standards with minimum input filter inductance. Since the proposed rectifier consists of a main power circuit of a diode bridge and two auxiliary semiconductor switches in parallel with the main circuit, it provides several features; high efficiencies, high input power factor, and low EMI. The simulation and the experimental results show that the proposed control method reduces the input filter inductance minimum.

Keywords

bridge circuits; electric current control; inductance; power factor; power semiconductor diodes; power semiconductor switches; rectifying circuits; switching circuits; voltage control; auxiliary semiconductor switches; control method; current control; diode bridge; harmonic current limiting standards; high efficiencies; high input power factor; input filter inductance reduction; low EMI; main power circuit; minimum input filter inductance; single-phase multi-level rectifiers; voltage control; Bridge circuits; Current limiters; Inductance; Power harmonic filters; Power semiconductor switches; Reactive power; Rectifiers; Semiconductor diodes; Switching circuits; Thyristors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industry Applications Conference, 2002. 37th IAS Annual Meeting. Conference Record of the

Conference_Location

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

ISSN

0197-2618

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7420-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IAS.2002.1043802

Filename

1043802