Recent Developments of Modulation and Control for High-Power Current-Source-Converters Fed Electric Machine Systems

The pulse-width-modulated(PWM)current-source converters(CSCs)fed electric machine systems can be considered as a type of high reliability energy conversion systems,since they work with the long-life DC-link inductor and offer high fault-tolerant capability for short-circuit faults.Besides,they provide motor friendly waveforms and four-quadrant operation ability.Therefore,they are suitable for high-power applications of fans,pumps,compressors and wind power generation.The purpose of this paper is to comprehensively review recent developments of key technologies on modulation and control of high-power(HP)PWM-CSC fed electric machines systems,including reduction of low-order current harmonics,suppression of inductor–capacitor(LC)resonance,mitigation of common-mode voltage(CMV)and control of modular PWM-CSC fed systems.In particular,recent work on the overlapping effects during commutation,LC resonance suppression under fault-tolerant operation and collaboration of modular PMW-CSCs are described.Both theoretical analysis and some results in simulations and experiments are presented.Finally,a brief discussion regarding the future trend of the HP CSC fed electric machines systems is presented.

A Photovoltaic Generation System Based on Wide Voltage-Gain DC-DC Converter and Differential Power Processors for DC Microgrids

In this paper,a photovoltaic(PV)generation system based on front-stage differential power processors(DPP)and BACK-stage centralized wide voltage-gain converter is proposed.The resonant switched capacitor(ReSC)converter,which features high power density and high efficiency,is employed as the differential power processor and aims at processing the differential power among series-connected PV modules,avoiding the great power loss caused by power mismatch of PV modules.The ReSC converter in PV system can operate in equalization mode or MPPT mode and both modes are researched.The BACK-stage DC-DC converter is implemented as the dual-phase-shift controlled full-bridge converter(DPS-FBC).It has high conversion efficiency and wide voltage gain,suitable for PV generation applications.The current source control for grid-connected mode and the voltage source control for islanding mode are developed for DPS-FBC.Therefore,for the whole system with front and BACK stage converters,the dual-mode control strategy is proposed.When the system is connected to the grid,DPS-FBC operates as the current source for global MPPT for PV modules while ReSC converters operate in maximum power point tracking(MPPT)mode for local MPPT.When the system operates in an island,DPS-FBC works as the voltage source for constant output voltage control and ReSC converters work in equalization mode.The mode switch is based on the voltage of output DC bus.Simulations and experiments verify the feasibility of the proposed PV generation system and the effectiveness of the proposed control algorithm.