UNIDIRECTIONAL MATRIX CONVERTER WITH REGENERATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A matrix converter comprising:
- a controlled rectifier input stage electrically connected to a power source and configured to convert AC input power from the power source into DC power, wherein the controlled rectifier input stage is configured to be unidirectional;
an inverter output stage electrically connected to a load and configured to convert the DC power into AC output power, the AC output power fed into the load; and
a regenerative unit electrically connected to the inverter output stage and configured to control energy generated by the load in a regenerative mode within the inverter output stage, wherein the energy does not flow into the controlled rectifier input stage in the regenerative mode.
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Abstract
An AC-to-AC matrix converter includes a controlled rectifier input stage, an inverter output stage, and a regenerative unit. The controlled rectifier input stage is electrically connected to a power source and configured to convert AC input power from the power source into DC power. The controlled rectifier input stage may be unidirectional. The inverter output stage is electrically connected to a load and operates to convert the DC power into AC output power, which is then fed into the load. The regenerative unit is electrically connected to the inverter output stage and operates control energy generated by the load in a regenerative mode within the inverter output stage. The controlled rectifier input stage may be isolated from the inverter output stage in the regenerative mode.
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26 Claims
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1. A matrix converter comprising:
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a controlled rectifier input stage electrically connected to a power source and configured to convert AC input power from the power source into DC power, wherein the controlled rectifier input stage is configured to be unidirectional; an inverter output stage electrically connected to a load and configured to convert the DC power into AC output power, the AC output power fed into the load; and a regenerative unit electrically connected to the inverter output stage and configured to control energy generated by the load in a regenerative mode within the inverter output stage, wherein the energy does not flow into the controlled rectifier input stage in the regenerative mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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- 13. The matrix converter of claim I wherein the regenerative unit includes an energy storing element electrically connected in parallel to each of the first, second, and third output leg circuits of the inverter output stage to store the energy generated by the load in the regenerative mode.
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16. A matrix converter comprising:
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a three-phase AC input connection having first, second, and third input terminals for receiving three-phase AC input power from a power source; a three-phase AC output connection having first, second, and third output terminals for providing three-phase AC output power to a load; a controlled rectifier input stage having first, second, and third input leg circuits and first and second DC links, the first, second, and third input leg circuits electrically connected to the first, second, and third input terminals, respectively, and electrically connected to the first and second DC links, and configured to convert the three-phase AC input power into DC power and provide the DC power to the first and second DC links; an inverter output stage having first, second, and third output leg circuits, the first, second, and third output leg circuits electrically connected to the first and second DC links and electrically connected to the first, second, and third output terminals, respectively, and, configured to convert the DC power from the first and second DC input terminals into the three-phase AC output power and provide the three-phase AC output power to the first, second, and third output terminals; and a regenerative unit electrically connected to the first, second, and third output leg circuits of the inverter output stage and configured to control energy generated by the load in a regenerative mode within the inverter output stage. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of regenerate electrical energy from a load in a unidirectional matrix converter having a controlled rectifier input stage and an inverter output stage, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the controlled rectifier input stage, AC input power from a power source; converting, by the controlled rectifier input stage, the AC input power to DC power; converting, by the inverter output stage, the DC power to AC output power; deliver the AC output power to a load; receiving, by regenerative circuitry, power generated by the load in a regenerative mode of operation; dissipating, by the regenerative circuitry, c received power at an energy dissipating element in the regenerative mode. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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