Virtual Quadrature Source-Based Sinusoidal

Modulation Applied to High-Frequency Link

Converter Enabling Arbitrary Direct
AC-AC Power Conversion

Presentation by,
T.AnandKumar
I ME (PED)

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CONTENTS

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Objective
Introduction
Literature review
Existing system
Drawbacks
Proposed system
Advantages
Circuit Diagram
Modes of Operation
Simulation diagram
Results
Conclusion
References
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OBJECTIVES

To improve the performance of ac-ac converters by eliminating

the dc link capacitor

To provide bi-directional power flow

To transfer one unregulated sinusoidal voltage with high THD

into another regulated sinusoidal voltage with low THD at same
frequency

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INTRODUCTION
AC-AC Converter

Amplitude, phase angle even the frequency of the ac output voltage

Applications
Electric grid
Industries
Domestic uses
AC motor drives
Power line conditioning

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LITERATURE REVIEW

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LITERATURE SURVEY
S.N
o

AUTHOR

METHODOLOGY

BENEFITS

NEGATIVE ASPECTS

1.

T. D. Nguyen, N.
Patin, and G.
Friedrich,
(Jan 2014)

Extended double
carrier PWM strategy
dedicated to RMS
current reduction in
DC Link capacitors of
three-phase inverters,

Superiority in
Harmonic
performance, dynamic
response,
Voltage utilization

Electrolytic capacitors are

required
storage capacitors
Short lifetime
Poor performance at high
temperatures

2.

H.Akagi,
Y.Kanazawa,
A.Nabae, A.Prasai,
J.Sastry,D. Divan
(Dec 2010)

Three-phase AC
voltage inputs or
outputs are balanced

Reactive power flow

between arms of the
inverter
DC side capacitor
volume reduced

Performance sacrificed
Vulnerable - grid imbalance,
grid voltage fault

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LITERATURE SURVEY
AUTHOR

METHODOLOGY

3.

M. Routimo, M. Salo,
and H. Tuusa,
(Mar. 2011)

Current source inverter

Dc inductor to be the
storage

High cost, low power

density, and poor dynamic
performance

4.

T. Friedli, J. W. Kolar,
(Dec. 2012)

The matrix converter

Requires no energy
Storage elements

Complex circuit structures

And control algorithms

5.

R. L. Andersen, T. B.
Lazzarin, and I. Barbi,
Jul. 2013

The single-phase direct simpler structure

acac topology

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BENEFITS

NEGATIVE
ASPECTS

S.No

mainly focus on the

applications where only
generation of the
fundamental voltage

EXISTING SYSTEM

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BACK TO BACK CONVERTER

RECTIFICATION

DC
LINK

INVERSION

Back to Back converter with dc link capacitor

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BLOCK DIAGRAM OF PROPOSED

SYSTEM
AC-AC CONVERTER

AC
SOURCE

INPUT SIDE
CONVERTER

HIGH
FREQUENCY
LINK

OUTPUT
SIDE
CONVERTER

LOAD

PULSE GENERATOR

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CIRCUIT DIAGRAM

INPUT PUSH PULL

CONVERTER
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OUTPUT PUSH PULL

CONVERTER
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MODES OF OPERATION

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POSITIVE STAGE

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NEGATIVE STAGE

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ZERO STAGE

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ADVANTAGES

Push-pull transformers and filters are much smaller than standard forward
converter filters

Volume and weight reduced

Overall size and cost reduced

System reliability can be enhanced

Low output ripple current

Simple gate drive

Large achievable duty cycle range

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HARMONICS AND ITS EFFECTS

Problems caused by harmonic currents
Overloading of neutrals
Overheating of transformers
Nuisance tripping of circuit breakers
Over-stressing of power factor correction capacitors
Skin effect
Problems caused by harmonic voltages
Voltage distortion
Eddy current loss in Induction motors
Zero-crossing noise

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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION WITH

PROPOSED CONVERTER

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BLOCK DIAGRAM OF CONTROLLER

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SIMULATIONDIAGRAMOF
CONVERTER

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SIMULATION DIAGRAM

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SIMULATION DIAGRAM OF
CONTROLLER

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INPUT WAVEFORM

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INPUT CURRENT THD

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OUTPUT WAVEFORM

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OUPUT CURRENT THD

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CONCLUSION

A new Direct AC-AC high frequency converter is proposed.

The proposed converter which can transfer one unregulated sinusoidal

voltage with high THD into another regulated sinusoidal voltage with low
THD at same frequency.

The proposed converter has simple topology, two stage power conversions.
Bi-directional power flow, high frequency electrical isolation and good line
current waveform.
The cost, weight and the size of system reduced.

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REFERENCES

Yao Sun, Member, IEEE, Xing Li, Mei Su, Hui Wang, Hanbing Dan, And Wenjing
Xiong, Indirect Matrix Converter-based Topology And Modulation Schemes For
Enhancing Input Reactive Power Capability, IEEE Transactions On Power
Electronics, Vol. 30, No. 9, September 2015

Wook-jin Lee, Member, IEEE, Yeongrack Son, Student Member, IEEE, And Jung-ik
Ha, Senior Member, IEEE, Single-phase Active Power Filtering Method Using
Diode-rectifier-fed Motor Drive, IEEE Transactions On Industry Applications, Vol.
51, No. 3, May/June 2015

Gordon Connor, Catherine E. Jones, Stephen J. Finney, End User Voltage Regulation
To Ease Urban Low-voltage Distribution Congestion IET Gener. Transm. Distrib.,
2014, Vol. 8, Iss. 8, Pp. 14531465, 17th January 2014

H. Krishnaswami And V. Control Of High-frequency Ac Link Electronic

Transformer In Proc. 3rd Power Electron. Drives Syst. Technol., 2014 Pp. 500505.

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REFERENCES

T. D. Nguyen, N. Patin, and G. Friedrich, Extended double carrier PWM

strategy dedicated to RMS current reduction in DC Link capacitors of threephase inverters, IEEE Trans. Power Electron., vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 396406,
Jan. 2014.

F. Mancilla-David, AC link vector switching converters for power flow

control and power quality: A review, in Proc. IEEE North Amer. Power
Symp., 2009, pp. 17.

R. K.Gupta, K. K. Mohapatra, A. Somani, and N. Mohan, Directmatrixconverter-based drive for a three-phase open-end-winding AC machine
with advanced features, IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 57, no. 12,pp.
40324042, Dec. 2010.

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Thank
you
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