Open AccessSingle‐phase series active power filter with transformer‐coupled matrix converter
Author(s) -
Buticchi Giampaolo,
Barater Davide,
Concari Carlo,
Franceschini Giovanni
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
iet power electronics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.637
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1755-4543
pISSN - 1755-4535
DOI - 10.1049/iet-pel.2015.0443
Subject(s) - control theory (sociology) , transformer , electronic engineering , computer science , active filter , voltage , engineering , electrical engineering , control (management) , artificial intelligence
This study presents a series active power filter based on a single‐phase matrix converter. Back‐to‐back voltage‐source converters with nested control loops and passive filters are normally used for this application. A matrix converter, as proposed in this study, allows a simpler implementation both in terms of hardware (no grid filter and no DC link) and of control. Moreover, a novel zero‐voltage compensation technique is introduced in order to reduce the distortion around the input voltage zero crossing. Simulations and experiments are used to validate the considered control methods, confirming the feasibility of the proposed architecture.