A serial AC voltage controller using bipolar matrix‐reactance chopper

Abstract

Purpose -Aims to focus on steady state and transient state analysis of basic properties of new solution for a single-phase serial AC voltage controller. Furthermore, simulation and experimental test results of 3 kVA models are provided to confirm and verify the theoretical approach. Design/methodology/approach -Presents a converter with auxiliary transformer and bipolar PWM AC matrix-reactance chopper (MRC), based on Ć uk B2 topology. The MRC has the possibility of bipolar AC voltage conversion with magnitude of voltage transformation function greater than 1. The peak voltage detection method in the control circuit is applied to fast control of the load voltage changes. The steady state and transient state theoretical analysis based on averaged models of the presented controller is used. There is a four-terminal description of the basic properties in the presented approach. Findings -In the proposed solution only half the number of switches compared with the case of full bridge matrix chopper solution is used. The nominal load voltage can be obtained even for 50 per cent step-down of the supply voltage. Originality/value -Presents new topology and properties of single-phase serial AC voltage controller.

Archives of Electrical Engineering

“…The main properties of the considered power flow controller were analysed on the basis of the averaged state space method (8) and four-terminal description, which is comprehensively and in detail described in [17][18][19], and implemented in [20].…”

“…where: x is the vector of the averaged variables, A(D) is the averaged state matrix, B(D) is the averaged input matrix [17][18][19][20]. On the basis of the averaged state space method ( 8) and averaged circuit model of bipolar matrix choppers MC1 and MC2 described in [21], an averaged circuit model of the considered power flow controller is constructed and shown in Fig.…”

“…In accordance with four-terminal theory [22] and taking into account the type of connections of the four terminal networks, we can easily obtain substitute chain parameters of the analysed circuit. Moreover, to obtain a four-terminal description of the considered power flow controller it is necessary to introduce a matrix of chain parameters of source voltage A US1 (19) connected in series with the load and output of power electronic module PE I (Fig. 7).…”