DC BUS VOLTAGE HARMONICS REDUCTION

• US 20090244937A1
• Filed: 03/28/2008
• Published: 10/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: American Superconductor Corporation
• Original Assignee: American Superconductor Corporation
• Inventors: Liu, Yanzhen
• Application Number:
  US12/057,856
• Publication Number:
  US 20090244937A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 363/46
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/4216 operating from a three-phase input voltage H02M1/4233 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 7/217 using semiconductor devices only
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/10 Technologies improving the efficiency by using switched-mode power supplies [SMPS], i.e. efficient power electronics conversion e.g. power factor correction or reduction of losses in power supplies or efficient standby modes

Abstract

In one aspect, in general, the invention features a control system configured for use with a three-phase PWM converter. The control system receives an input signal from a three-phase power supply and provides an output signal at a DC link. A voltage-separating module generates on the basis of the input signal a positive sequence voltage component and a negative sequence voltage component in a rotating reference frame. A reference current computation module uses at least the positive sequence voltage component and the negative sequence voltage component to compute a first reference current and a second reference current. A current regulating module uses at least the first reference current and the second reference current to generate a command signal. The command signal is provided to a driving circuit of the three-phase PWM converter for generating a regulated DC bus voltage at the DC link.

Claims

1. A control system configured for use with a three-phase PWM converter that receives an input signal from a three-phase power supply and provides an output signal at a DC link, the control system comprising:

a voltage-separating module for generating on the basis of the input signal a positive sequence voltage component and a negative sequence voltage component in a rotating reference frame;

a reference current computation module using at least the positive sequence voltage component and the negative sequence voltage component to compute a first reference current and a second reference current;

a current regulating module using at least the first reference current and the second reference current to generate a command signal, and to provide the command signal to a driving circuit of the three-phase PWM converter for generating a regulated DC bus voltage at the DC link.

2. The control system of claim 1 wherein the input signal includes an input voltage signal and an input current signal.

3. The control system of claim 2 further comprising a voltage detection circuit for providing a first, a second, and a third phase input voltage component to the voltage-separating module on the basis of the input voltage signal.

4. The control system of claim 3 wherein the voltage-separating module include:

a three phase to two phase voltage transformer for generating two phase α and

β

axis voltage components on the basis of the first, second and third phase input voltage components; and

a stationary to rotating reference frame voltage converter for generating rotating d and q axis voltage components in the rotating reference frame on the basis of the α and

β

axis voltage components, the rotating reference frame having a phase determined by an angle signal.

5. The control system of claim 4 further comprising a phase locked loop for generating the angle signal on the basis of a selected one of the rotating d and q axis sequence components.

6. The control system of claim 5 wherein the rotating d axis sequence component includes a positive and negative d axis sequence component and the rotating q axis sequence component includes a positive and negative q axis sequence component.

7. The control system of claim 6 further comprising a current detection circuit for providing a first, a second, and a third phase input current component on the basis of the input current signal.

8. The control system of claim 7 further comprising:

a three phase to two phase current transformer for generating two phase α and

β

axis current components on the basis of the first, second and third phase input current components; and

a stationary to rotating reference frame current converter for generating rotating d and q axis current components in the rotating reference frame on the basis of the α and

β

axis current components.

9. The control system of claim 8 further comprising a DC link voltage detection circuit for providing a DC bus voltage signal on the basis of the output signal at the DC link.

10. The control system of claim 9 further comprising a DC link voltage regulator configured to receive a pre-determined DC bus reference voltage signal for generating a DC bus reference current signal on the basis of the DC bus voltage signal.

11. The control system of claim 10 wherein the reference current computation module further uses the DC bus reference current signal to compute the first reference current and the second reference current, wherein the first reference current includes a rotating d-axis reference current, and the second reference current includes a rotating q-axis reference current.

12. The control system of claim 11 wherein the current regulating module includes:

a d-axis current regulator for generating a first correction voltage signal;

a q-axis current regulator for generating the second correction voltage signal;

a first summer for providing a first reference voltage on the basis of the first correction voltage signal;

a second summer for providing a second reference voltage on the basis of the second correction voltage signal;

wherein the first and second reference voltages are used for generating the command signal.

13. The control system of claim 10 wherein the DC link voltage regulator includes a proportional integral (PI) regulator.

14. The control system of claim 12 wherein the d-axis current regulator includes a PI regulator.

15. The control system of claim 14 wherein the d-axis current regulator further includes an Infinite sine gain unit.

16. The control system of claim 12 wherein the q-axis current regulator includes a PI regulator.

17. The control system of claim 16 wherein the q-axis current regulator further includes an Infinite sine gain unit.

18. The control system of claim 9 wherein the DC link voltage detection circuit further comprises a low pass filter.