Recently, with the widespread adoption of power conversion systems utilizing high-performance semiconductor devices across various applications, research on voltage-source PWM converters for AC/DC conversion has attracted significant attention.
As th...
Recently, with the widespread adoption of power conversion systems utilizing high-performance semiconductor devices across various applications, research on voltage-source PWM converters for AC/DC conversion has attracted significant attention.
As the rated power increases, the input filter typically becomes larger, which thereby requiring longer sensing cables and more complex wiring when the voltage sensor is placed on the grid side of the filter. These long low-level sensing lines are more susceptible to EMI, degrading measurement reliability.
This paper therefore proposes relocating the voltage sensor from the grid side of the input filter to the converter side, thereby reducing wiring complexity and noise sensitivity and enabling a more compact and practical hardware design for high-power PWM converters.
Since the voltage measured on the converter side corresponds to the pole voltage generated by switching operations, this paper presents a method for processing the measured voltage using a low-pass filter (LPF) for control purposes, along with an algorithm to compensate for the phase delay introduced by the LPF cutoff frequency.
In addition, the relationship between the converter-side sensed voltage and the grid voltage is analyzed. Based on this analysis, a grid voltage estimation method applicable to L, LC, and LCL filters, regardless of the filter structure, is proposed.
Furthermore, voltage measurement errors arising from the inclusion of a capacitor in the input filter are identified, and a real-time compensation method is proposed.
To verify the effectiveness of the proposed algorithms, experimental results obtained from a single PWM converter setup are presented, demonstrating the validity of the proposed approach.