Abstract:
The present discloses an active snubber circuit and a power converter comprising the active circuit. The active snubber circuit comprises a series connection of a first diode and a first inductor connected between a first interfacing point (A 1 ) and a first connection point (D), a second diode connected between a second connection point (E) and a second interfacing point (B), a series connection of a third diode and a second inductor connected between a third interfacing point (C) and the second connection point (E), a switching device connected between the first connection point (D) and the third interfacing point (C), and a first capacitor connected between the first connection point (D) and the second connection point (E). The first, the second, and the third diode are forward-biased in a first direction along a path between the first interfacing point (A 1 ) and the second interfacing point (B) and through the third interfacing point (C), and the switching device is configured to control a flow of current in the first direction.
Abstract:
Method and arrangement for estimating the frequency and the positive sequence of a fundamental component of a measured three-phase voltage (ν αβ ) the method comprising the steps of measuring the three-phase voltage (ν αβ ), calculating estimates of the fundamental frequency voltage component (ν̂ αβ,1 ) and the difference (ϕ̂ αβ,1 ) between positive and negative sequence components of the fundamental frequency voltage from the error (ν̃ αβ ) between the measured three-phase voltage (ν αβ ) and the calculated estimate of the fundamental frequency voltage component (ν̂ αβ,1 ) and from an estimate of the angular frequency (ω̂ 0 ) of the fundamental voltage component, wherein the estimate of the angular frequency (ω̂ 0 ) of the fundamental voltage component is calculated from the estimated difference (ϕ̂ αβ,1 ) and from the error (ν̃ αβ ) between the measured three-phase voltage and the calculated estimate of the fundamental component.
Abstract:
A method of controlling the grid-side current of a single-phase grid-connected converter having an LCL filter connected between the output of the converter and the grid, the method comprising the steps of measuring a grid voltage (ν S ) and at least one signal in a group of signals comprising a grid-side current ( i 0 ), a converter-side current ( i 1 ) and a capacitor voltage ( ν C 0 ). The method comprises the steps of estimating the fundamental component ( ν S ,1 ) of the grid voltage ( ν S ), forming a grid-side current reference a converter-side current reference and a capacitor voltage reference for the grid-side current of the LCL filter using the fundamental component of the grid voltage (ν S,1 ), forming estimates for the non-measured signals in said group of signals, forming a grid-side current difference term ( ĩ 0 ), a converter-side current difference term ( ĩ 1 ) and a capacitor voltage difference term ( ν̃ C 0 ) from the differences between the references and measured/estimated values of said signals, forming an injection term for damping the resonance of the LCL filter by using an active damping injection mechanism (ADI), in which the grid-side current difference term ( ĩ 0 ), the converter-side current difference term ( ĩ 1 ) and the capacitor voltage difference term (ν̃ C 0 ) are used, forming an estimate of harmonic distortion term (φ̂) using the grid-side current difference term ( ĩ 0 ), controlling the output voltage ( e ) of the converter on the basis of the grid voltage, formed injection term and formed estimate of the harmonic distortion term (φ̂) to produce a grid side ( i 0 ) current corresponding to the current reference.
Abstract:
A method and an arrangement for tracking the maximum power point of a photovoltaic module, the method comprising measuring current ( i ) from the photovoltaic module, measuring output voltage (ν C ) of the photovoltaic module, calculating power ( p ) of the module as the product of the measured current ( i ) and output voltage (ν C ). The method further comprises extracting a selected harmonic component ( p̃ ) from the calculated power ( p ), extracting a selected harmonic component ( ν̃ C ) from the measured voltage (ν C ), multiplying the extracted harmonic components of power and voltage, extracting a DC component (〈 p̃ν̃ C 〉 DC ) from the obtained product ( p̃ν̃ C ), and forming a control signal (P; V ref ) for controlling an inverter connected to the photovoltaic module by using the extracted DC component in a PI algorithm.
Abstract:
The present disclosure discloses a method and an apparatus for implementing the method for producing a three-phase current to a three-phase output. The method comprises producing a positive current, a negative current, and an intermediate current by using switching converters. The produced positive current follows a path of a highest phase of a sinusoidal three-phase signal at a given time, the produced negative current follows a path of a lowest phase of the three-phase signal at the given time, and the produced intermediate current follows a path of a phase of the three-phase signal between the highest and the lowest phase at the given time. The produced currents are switched to each phase conductor of the three-phase output in sequence so that phase currents of the three-phase current are formed in the output conductors.
Abstract:
A method and an apparatus for controlling a grid-connected converter (10) comprising a boost converter, a buck converter (12), and a current source inverter (13) comprising an output CL filter (132), wherein a buck converter (12) input is connected to a boost converter output (11), and a current source inverter (13) input is connected to the buck converter (12) output. The method comprises controlling a boost converter (11) input voltage, controlling a boost converter (12) output voltage through control of a buck converter (12) output voltage (v), and controlling the current source inverter (13) to produce an AC current from the buck converter output voltage (v). The apparatus implements the method.