Soft switched three-phase boost rectifiers and voltage source inverters
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1. A three-phase boost rectifier for converting a three-phase alternating current power supply to a direct current power supply, comprising:
- a three-phase alternating current power input;
a switching bridge connected between said alternating power input and a direct current rail output, said switching bridge comprising a plurality of switches each having an anti-parallel diode associated therewith;
a direct current rail diode connecting said switching bridge and said direct current rail output, said direct current rail diode being faster than said anti-parallel diodes; and
an auxiliary circuit connected across said switching bridge for achieving zero-voltage-transition, said auxiliary circuit comprising;
a resonant inductor and an auxiliary diode connected in series across said direct current rail diode; and
an auxiliary switch having a first pole connected between said resonant inductor and said auxiliary diode and a second pole connected to ground.
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Abstract
A boost rectifier is provided with an ultra high speed diode in its direct current rail to reduce diode reverse recovery loss with or without implementing a soft switching technique. Full zero-voltage-transition (ZVT) as well as zero-current-transition (ZCT) may also be achieved by adding a simple auxiliary network across the DC rail which operates only during the short turn-on transients of the bridge switches. Similarly, a simple, inexpensive auxiliary circuit can be added to the DC rail of a conventional voltage source inverter shown to implement both ZVT and ZCT.
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1. A three-phase boost rectifier for converting a three-phase alternating current power supply to a direct current power supply, comprising:
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a three-phase alternating current power input; a switching bridge connected between said alternating power input and a direct current rail output, said switching bridge comprising a plurality of switches each having an anti-parallel diode associated therewith; a direct current rail diode connecting said switching bridge and said direct current rail output, said direct current rail diode being faster than said anti-parallel diodes; and an auxiliary circuit connected across said switching bridge for achieving zero-voltage-transition, said auxiliary circuit comprising; a resonant inductor and an auxiliary diode connected in series across said direct current rail diode; and an auxiliary switch having a first pole connected between said resonant inductor and said auxiliary diode and a second pole connected to ground.
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2. A three-phase boost rectifier for convening a three-phase alternating current power supply to a direct current power supply, comprising:
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a three-phase alternating current power input; a switching bridge connected between said alternating power input and a direct current rail output, said switching bridge comprising a plurality of switches each having an anti-parallel diode associated therewith; a direct current rail diode connecting said switching bridge and said direct current rail output, said direct current rail diode being faster than said anti-parallel diodes; and an auxiliary circuit connected across said switching bridge for achieving zero-current-transition, said auxiliary circuit comprising; a resonant capacitor, a resonant inductor and an auxiliary diode connected in series across said direct current rail diode; and an auxiliary switch having a first pole connected between said resonant inductor and said auxiliary diode and a second pole connected to ground.
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3. A zero-voltage-transition voltage source inverter for converting a direct current power supply to a three-phase alternating current output, comprising:
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a direct current power input; a switching bridge connected between said direct current power input and said three-phase alternating current output; and an auxiliary circuit connected between said direct current power input and said switching bridge, said auxiliary circuit comprising; a rail switch connected to a direct current rail of said direct current power input; an auxiliary switch connected in series with a resonant inductor across said rail switch; and an auxiliary diode connected at a first end between said auxiliary switch connected and said resonant inductor and at a second end to ground.
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4. A zero-current-transition voltage source inverter for converting a direct current power supply to a three-phase alternating current output, comprising:
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a direct current power input; a switching bridge connected between said direct current power input and said three-phase alternating current output; and an auxiliary circuit connected between said direct current power input and said switching bridge, said auxiliary circuit comprising; a rail switch connected to the direct current rail of said direct current power input; an auxiliary switch connected in series with a resonant inductor and a resonant capacitor across said rail switch; and an auxiliary diode connected at a first end between said auxiliary switch connected and said resonant inductor and at a second end to ground.
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5. A bi-directional zero-voltage-transition (ZVT) converter, comprising:
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a direct current power terminal; a switching bridge connected between said direct current power terminal and a three-phase alternating current terminal; a rail switch connected to the direct current rail of said direct current power terminal; an ultra fast diode connected in parallel with said rail switch; and an auxiliary circuit connected between said direct current power terminal and said switching bridge, said auxiliary circuit comprising; a first auxiliary switch and anti-parallel diode connected in series with a resonant inductor across said rail switch; and an second auxiliary switch and anti-parallel diode connected at a first end between said first auxiliary switch and said resonant inductor and at a second end to ground, whereby when said rail switch and said first auxiliary switch are open, said converter is a boost rectifier, and if said second auxiliary switch is open, said converter is a voltage source inverter.
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6. A bi-directional zero-current-transition (ZCT) converter, comprising:
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a direct current power terminal; a switching bridge connected between said direct current power terminal and a three-phase alternating current terminal; a rail switch connected to the direct current rail of said direct current power terminal; an ultra fast diode connected in parallel with said rail switch; and an auxiliary circuit connected between said direct current power terminal and said switching bridge, said auxiliary circuit comprising; a first auxiliary switch and anti-parallel diode connected in series with a resonant inductor and a resonant capacitor across said rail switch; and an second auxiliary switch and anti-parallel diode connected at a first end between said first auxiliary switch and said resonant inductor and at a second end to ground, whereby when said rail switch and said first auxiliary switch are open, said converter is a boost rectifier and if said second auxiliary switch is open, said converter is a voltage source inverter.
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