Nonlinear development of matrix-converter instabilities

Matrix converters convert a three-phase alternating-current power supply to a power supply of a different peak voltage and frequency, and are an emerging technology in a wide variety of applications. However, they are susceptible to an instability, whose behaviour is examined herein. The desired “...

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Main Authors: Cox, Stephen M., Clare, Jon C.
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Published: Springer 2009
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1260/
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description Matrix converters convert a three-phase alternating-current power supply to a power supply of a different peak voltage and frequency, and are an emerging technology in a wide variety of applications. However, they are susceptible to an instability, whose behaviour is examined herein. The desired “steady-state” mode of operation of the matrix converter becomes unstable in a Hopf bifurcation as the output/input voltage transfer ratio, q, is increased through some threshold value, qc. Through weakly nonlinear analysis and direct numerical simulation of an averaged model, we show that this bifurcation is subcritical for typical parameter values, leading to hysteresis in the transition to the oscillatory state: there may thus be undesirable large-amplitude oscillations in the output voltages even when q is below the linear stability threshold value qc.
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spelling nottingham-12602020-05-04T20:26:41Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1260/ Nonlinear development of matrix-converter instabilities Cox, Stephen M. Clare, Jon C. Matrix converters convert a three-phase alternating-current power supply to a power supply of a different peak voltage and frequency, and are an emerging technology in a wide variety of applications. However, they are susceptible to an instability, whose behaviour is examined herein. The desired “steady-state” mode of operation of the matrix converter becomes unstable in a Hopf bifurcation as the output/input voltage transfer ratio, q, is increased through some threshold value, qc. Through weakly nonlinear analysis and direct numerical simulation of an averaged model, we show that this bifurcation is subcritical for typical parameter values, leading to hysteresis in the transition to the oscillatory state: there may thus be undesirable large-amplitude oscillations in the output voltages even when q is below the linear stability threshold value qc. Springer 2009 Article PeerReviewed Cox, Stephen M. and Clare, Jon C. (2009) Nonlinear development of matrix-converter instabilities. Journal of Engineering Mathematics . ISSN 0022-0833 power electronics matrix converter instability http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10665-009-9325-8 doi:10.1007/s10665-009-9325-8 doi:10.1007/s10665-009-9325-8
spellingShingle power electronics
matrix converter
instability
Cox, Stephen M.
Clare, Jon C.
Nonlinear development of matrix-converter instabilities
title Nonlinear development of matrix-converter instabilities
title_full Nonlinear development of matrix-converter instabilities
title_fullStr Nonlinear development of matrix-converter instabilities
title_full_unstemmed Nonlinear development of matrix-converter instabilities
title_short Nonlinear development of matrix-converter instabilities
title_sort nonlinear development of matrix-converter instabilities
topic power electronics
matrix converter
instability
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1260/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1260/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1260/