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One of the main drawbacks of the implementation of predictive control in a direct matrix converter is the high computational cost and the adequate selection of weighting factors in order to control both input and output sides. In this paper is proposed an indirect model predictive current control strategy enhanced with a fixed switching predictive strategy and an active damping implementation. With...
The classic model predictive control presents a variable switching frequency which could produce resonances in the input filter of the matrix converter, affecting the performance of the system. In this paper a model predictive control strategy is proposed with fixed switching frequency operation which is enhanced with an active damping method in order to mitigate resonances of the input filter. The...
Predictive control has recently emerged as a promising alternative to more traditional methods for the control and modulation of power converters. This paper presents an overview of predictive control techniques applied to matrix converters. The paper highlights that predictive control strategy is a promising alternative to conventional modulator based linear control for matrix converters due to its...
This paper describes the application of a simplified indirect model predictive current control strategy for a direct Matrix Converter. The direct matrix converter has a large number of available switching states which implies that the implementation of predictive control high computational cost. In this paper, a predictive current control strategy is proposed in order to simplify the computational...
The direct matrix converter has twenty-seven available switching states which implies that the implementation of predictive control techniques in this converter requires high computational cost while an adequate selection of weighting factors in order to control both input and output sides of the converter. In this paper, two indirect model predictive current control strategies are proposed in order...
This paper proposes two indirect model predictive control techniques with input filter resonance mitigation operating at fixed switching frequency. These techniques address the main issues of the implementation of model predictive control in a direct matrix converter, namely the high computational cost, the adequate selection of weighting factors and the variable switching frequency which could produce...
A modulated model predictive control (M2PC) scheme for an indirect matrix converter is proposed in this paper, including an active damping method to mitigate the input filter resonance. The control strategy allows the instantaneous power control and the output current control at the same time, operating at a fixed frequency. An optimal switching pattern is used to emulate the desired waveform quality...
The classic model predictive control presents a variable switching frequency which could produce high ripple in the controlled waveforms or resonances in the input filter of the matrix converter, affecting the performance of the system. This paper presents two model predictive control strategies with fixed switching frequency operation which allow a better performance of the system. The operation...
The absence of modulator in model based predictive control technique for different converter topologies generates a variable switching frequency that produces high frequency harmonics and higher stress on the power semiconductor devices. In this paper, a novel model based predictive control strategy with a fixed switching frequency applied to a three-phase cascade H-bridge multilevel STATCOM is introduced...
The second part of this paper presents an overview of different control strategies and applications for matrix converters (MCs) where predictive control techniques are applied. It will be shown that predictive control is a promising alternative to control MCs due to its simplicity and flexibility to include different constrains in the control for different industrial applications such as renewable...
This paper presents an overview of the predictive control principles applied to matrix converters and also the different topologies where this control technique is applied. It will be shown that the predictive strategy is a promising alternative to control matrix converters due to its simplicity and flexibility to include additional aspects in the control being suitable for different industrial applications.
This paper presents a predictive control strategy to control the load current in a single-phase AC-AC converter. The proposed technique consists on a prediction estimation to choose the available switching state of the converter to be applied one step ahead. By considering a cost function, the best switching state to be applied into the converter the next sampling period is selected. All this is done...
The second part of this paper presents an overview of different control strategies and applications for matrix converters (MCs) where predictive control techniques are applied. It will be shown that predictive control is a promising alternative to control MCs due to its simplicity and flexibility to include different constrains in the control for different industrial applications such as renewable...
This paper proposes a predictive control technique for an indirect matrix converter. The proposed control strategy gives sinusoidal waveforms at both the input and output of the converter without any weighting factor in the cost function and, at the same time, giving operation at a fixed switching frequency. Simulation results with an unbalanced ac-supply validate the proposed method under both steady...
In this paper a predictive current control strategy with a fixed switching frequency for a voltage source inverter is proposed, with the aim of obtaining a modulated waveform at the output of the converter with a natural reduction of the common mode voltage. The feasibility of this strategy is evaluated using simulation results to demonstrate the advantages of predictive control, such as fast dynamic...
In this paper a Predictive Current Control strategy is proposed for constant switching frequency operation and verified with a neutral-point-clamped (NPC) converter for load current regulation and DC-link capacitor voltages balancing. The aim of this control technique is to obtain a modulated waveform at the output of the converter, whilst maintaining all the desired characteristics of FCS-MPC. The...
In this paper a predictive control technique for an indirect matrix converter is proposed. The control strategy allows to impose a sinusoidal waveform in both the input and output current of the converter without any weighting factor in the controller and, at the same time, the operation at fixed switching frequency. Simulation results validate the proposal under both steady and transient states which...
In this paper a predictive control technique for an indirect matrix converter is proposed. The control strategy allows the output current control and the instantaneous reactive input power minimization of the converter without any weighting factor in the controller and, at the same time, the operation at fixed switching frequency. Simulation results validate the proposal under both steady and transient...
Advances in power electronic converters technology along with the wide range of applications require sophisticated digital control schemes. In the recent years Finite Control Set Model Predictive Control (FCS-MPC) has been successfully proposed as an alternative to the traditional control techniques, due to its fast dynamic response, easy inclusion of nonlinearities and constraints in the control...
In this paper a predictive control technique for an indirect matrix converter is proposed. The control strategy allows the output current control and the instantaneous reactive input power minimization of the converter without any weighting factor in the controller and, at the same time, the operation at fixed switching frequency. Simulation results validate the proposal under both steady and transient...
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