An Active Power Filter Method to Improve the Line Current Spectrum of PWM Locomotive Rectifiers with Load Unbalance

Locomotives in heavy haul and high speed passenger operations represent several megawatts of electrical load. Single phase power collected by a pantograph is typically rectified by multiple PWM converters. The converter switching instants are phased to ensure ripple current cancellation, assuming th...

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Main Authors: Kuppa, V., Wolfs, Peter, Senini, S.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Engineers Australia 2007
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15687
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Wolfs, Peter
Senini, S.
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Senini, S.
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description Locomotives in heavy haul and high speed passenger operations represent several megawatts of electrical load. Single phase power collected by a pantograph is typically rectified by multiple PWM converters. The converter switching instants are phased to ensure ripple current cancellation, assuming that the converter loads are balanced. Partial failures may result in unbalanced operation with reduced cancellation. The resulting harmonics may adversely impact the signalling systems and/or result in over voltage effects due to resonance in the overhead supply system. This paper examines a 4 MW locomotive with three rectifier modules and a device switching frequency of 900 Hz. This results in a5400 Hz ripple frequency in the mains current. Ideal balanced operation of converters is compared to anunbalanced operation case. Unbalanced cases include rectifier failures, inverter failures and changes in the relative balance of power delivered to each axle of the locomotive. This paper will consider what may be the most frequently occurring case; that of loss of load in one traction motor due to wheel slip. Current ripple cancellation is partially lost in this case and lower frequency current components can be produced. An active filter is proposed as a means to retain an acceptable harmonic performance for the locomotive.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-156872017-01-30T11:51:18Z An Active Power Filter Method to Improve the Line Current Spectrum of PWM Locomotive Rectifiers with Load Unbalance Kuppa, V. Wolfs, Peter Senini, S. Active power filter PWM Locomotive line current spectrum Locomotives in heavy haul and high speed passenger operations represent several megawatts of electrical load. Single phase power collected by a pantograph is typically rectified by multiple PWM converters. The converter switching instants are phased to ensure ripple current cancellation, assuming that the converter loads are balanced. Partial failures may result in unbalanced operation with reduced cancellation. The resulting harmonics may adversely impact the signalling systems and/or result in over voltage effects due to resonance in the overhead supply system. This paper examines a 4 MW locomotive with three rectifier modules and a device switching frequency of 900 Hz. This results in a5400 Hz ripple frequency in the mains current. Ideal balanced operation of converters is compared to anunbalanced operation case. Unbalanced cases include rectifier failures, inverter failures and changes in the relative balance of power delivered to each axle of the locomotive. This paper will consider what may be the most frequently occurring case; that of loss of load in one traction motor due to wheel slip. Current ripple cancellation is partially lost in this case and lower frequency current components can be produced. An active filter is proposed as a means to retain an acceptable harmonic performance for the locomotive. 2007 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15687 http://search.informit.com.au/browseJournalTitle;res=IELENG;issn=1448-837X Engineers Australia restricted
spellingShingle Active power filter
PWM Locomotive
line current spectrum
Kuppa, V.
Wolfs, Peter
Senini, S.
An Active Power Filter Method to Improve the Line Current Spectrum of PWM Locomotive Rectifiers with Load Unbalance
title An Active Power Filter Method to Improve the Line Current Spectrum of PWM Locomotive Rectifiers with Load Unbalance
title_full An Active Power Filter Method to Improve the Line Current Spectrum of PWM Locomotive Rectifiers with Load Unbalance
title_fullStr An Active Power Filter Method to Improve the Line Current Spectrum of PWM Locomotive Rectifiers with Load Unbalance
title_full_unstemmed An Active Power Filter Method to Improve the Line Current Spectrum of PWM Locomotive Rectifiers with Load Unbalance
title_short An Active Power Filter Method to Improve the Line Current Spectrum of PWM Locomotive Rectifiers with Load Unbalance
title_sort active power filter method to improve the line current spectrum of pwm locomotive rectifiers with load unbalance
topic Active power filter
PWM Locomotive
line current spectrum
url http://search.informit.com.au/browseJournalTitle;res=IELENG;issn=1448-837X
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15687