On the compensation of dead time and zero-current crossing for a PWM-inverter-controlled AC servo drive

Conventional dead-time compensation methods, for pulsewidth-modulated (PWM) inverters, improve the current output waveforms; however, the zero-current crossing effect is still apparent. This letter proposes a new method, based on angle domain repetitive control, to reduce the distortions in the PWM inverters output waveforms caused by the dead time and the zero-crossing problem.     

Parallel-connections of pulsewidth modulated inverters usingcurrent sharing reactors

A technique of parallel connection of power devices by using current sharing reactors for pulsewidth modulated (PWM) inverters is reported in this paper. The proposed technique not only increases the current capacity but also decreases the output harmonic contents. The output voltage waveforms of the proposed inverter have certain voltage levels during their half cycles, thus it is anticipated that it will be difficult to analyze the output waveforms. For such waveforms, a frequency analysis approach is described, whose results are verified by experiments     

The class BD high-efficiency RF power amplifier

Class B and class D operation of the same RF power amplifier circuit is not normally possible because of constraints imposed by the tuned output circuit and DC power input circuit. The use of square-wave drive in a current switching class D RF amplifier circuit allows the amplifier to move gradually from current source to current switch operation. This amplifier, called class BD, has a linear transfer characteristic (drive envelope to output envelope) and an efficiency 1.23 times that of a class B RF amplifier with the same peak output. The addition of a resistive AC current path to ground in the DC power input circuit of the class BD RF amplifier allows operation with sinewave driving waveforms. While this lowers the efficiency at the peak output, it can raise it at lower outputs, making possible a factor of 1.57 improvement in efficiency in the amplification of signals with large peak-to-average ratios. The class BD RF amplifier may therefore be used as a broad-band replacement for a Doherty-type amplifier.     

Design of Parallel Inverters for Smooth Mode Transfer Microgrid Applications

In this paper, smooth mode transfers and accurate current sharing are performed in a multi-inverter-based microgrid system by the designed system level controls with control area network communication. Controllers of individual inverters within the microgrid in both grid-tie and islanding modes are also designed to ensure high-quality output waveforms. The mode transfer tests are conducted with an inverter-simulated grid to define the proper transfer procedures. Experimental results show that the inverters can provide stable outputs in different basic microgrid operation modes. With the designed current sharing scheme, the output current is equally shared among paralleled inverters without noticeable circulating current. Both the simulation and experimental results of mode transfer show that the multi-inverter-based microgrid system is able to smoothly switch between the grid-tie and islanding modes to guarantee an uninterrupted power supply to the critical loads within the microgrid.      

A simple and low-cost control strategy for active power filtersconnected in cascade

A simple and low-cost control strategy for active power filters implemented with pulsewidth modulation voltage-source inverters (PWM-VSIs) connected in cascade is presented and analyzed in this paper. The principal component of the control circuit is an INTEL 8031 AH microcontroller, which generates the current reference waveforms and respective switching patterns for each inverter. The switching pattern is obtained by using a vector control technique. The proposed active power filter consists of two PWM-VSIs, connected in cascade, each operating at a different switching frequency. This paper presents the proposed control strategy in terms of principles of operation, circuit design and implementation. Finally, predicted results are verified experimentally on a 10 kVA breadboard model     

A theoretical analysis and experimental confirmation of the optimally loaded and overdriven RF power amplifier

Although the conventional Class B approach to RF amplifier design yields high output power and reasonable collector efficiency (78.5 percent at maximum output power), neither the power nor the efficiency are optimum, and both are dependent on RF drive level. This paper presents an analysis of appropriately selected collector voltage and current waveforms which determine the load impedance at the fundamental and harmonically related frequencies; these conditions define the ClassB "optimum efficiency" case with 100 percent collector efficiency and 1.27 times the conventional Class B value of output power. If the RF drive level is increased, and the collector voltage and current waveforms are appropriately selected so that the amplifier is overdriven, a different load impedance is determined; these conditions define the "optimum power" case with 1.46 times the conventional Class B value of output power and 88 percent collector efficiency. The "optimum power" case has the added advantage that the output power and collector efficiency are essentially constant over a predetermined range of drive level. Finally, the theory is verified by the construction and testing of a UHF power amplifier having a power output of 46 watts and an over-all dc to RF conversion efficiency of 65 percent with a 1 dB for 10.5- dB insensitivity of output power to RF drive.     

A composite soft-switching inverter configuration with unipolarpulsewidth modulation control

This paper presents a new composite soft-switching configuration for single-phase inverters where power bridge leg modules are used. The presented configuration consists of only one inductor and one capacitor as well as two low-power-rated switches/diodes for full-bridge circuits. It can realize snubber functions and/or resonant zero-current switching at any load current for switches in power inverters with unipolar sinusoid pulse width modulation control. The idea presented here is that soft-switching processes at turn-on and turn-off for each active switch in inverters can be different. The detailed circuit operational processes, simulation waveforms, and experimental results are included     

Microprocessor Control of DC/AC Static Converters

Microprocessor control of power electronic systems offers the possibility of improvements in reliability, maintenance and servicing, and increased control flexibility. This paper describes several pulsewidth modulation (PWM) waveforms where a predetermined number of unwanted harmonics can be canceled. The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods of delaying the signals in small microprocessor controlled PWM inverter drive systems are considered. Several examples of single-phase and three-phase PWM inverters, with the laws which govern the commutation angles, output waveforms, and their respective frequency spectra are presented.     

Critical Upsets of CMOS Inverters in Static Operation Due to High-Power Microwave Interference

The effects of electromagnetic interference (EMI) from high-power microwave signals on the operational integrity of CMOS inverters are reported. The static characteristics of inverters were measured with and without the injection of microwave signals at power levels of upto 24 dBm and frequencies between 800 MHz and 3 GHz. Voltage transfer characteristics showed significant changes in output voltages, and substantial reduction in gain with microwave interference, due to increased drain currents and reduced transconductance, respectively. The asymmetry of the MOS devices (size, mobility) designed to provide balanced current driving capability, results in significantly imbalanced current driving capabilities under interference. A substantial increase in the static power dissipation at the stand-by "ON" and/or "OFF" states, is observed. Degradation in the noise margins and severely compressed input/output voltage ranges were observed due to large changes in voltage characteristics, invalidating noise immunity of cascaded CMOS inverters, and leading to serious bit-flip errors. The load-line characteristics showed substantial shift in the quiescent point of operation, and changes in the effective "ON" resistance of the MOS devices, resulting in increased current in the inverters. The input/output voltage range-related bit-flip errors and the static power dissipation problems, represent the most critical vulnerabilities in the operational integrity of digital systems.     

A High-Frequency Resonant Inverter Using Current-Vector Control Scheme and Its Performance Evaluations

The authors introduce a new configuration of resonant-type high-frequency inverter having inherent fast control response of the output power and variable-voltage variable-frequency (VVVF) capability. The circuit is composed of a parallel combination of two series-resonant inverters with common input and output terminals. Both inverter units are operated at synchronous frequency and with an adjustable phase difference from 0° to 180°, allowing control of the output power from full to null power, respectively. Operation of this inverter is explained and computer-simulated operating waveforms and characteristic curves are shown in terms of normalized control variables and circuit parameters. A prototype inverter using Power MOSFET modules has been originally tested with a high-frequency induction heating and melting load to demonstrate experimentally the proposed control principle and the steady-state inverter performances under parallel tuned load conditions.     

Voltage control in 3-phase stepped-wave inverters

Abstract

A number of voltage-control schemes in 3-phase bridge inverters are investigated. These control schemes are applied to dual 3-phase cascaded bridge inverters with fifth- and seventh-harmonic neutralization to realize pulse-width and amplitude controlled waveforms. kVA ratings of filter components are calculated to realize a total harmonic distortion of 5% in the output waveform. The control scheme with two pulses per half cycle spaced 60° apart in individual inverters gives the lowest total harmonic distortion and requires the lowest filter kVA rating. The theoretical results are experimentally verified and are in closo agreement.     

基于DDS信号生成原理的压电驱动装置电源设计

针对多层叠堆设计的压电驱动装置,需要一种高电压和高频率信号驱动电源。详细介绍了一种采用DDS(Direct Digital Synthesis:直接数字频率合成技术)信号生成原理的设计方案。首先利用FPGA生成不同频率、波形的信号数据,再采用PCM1702实现D/A转换,将信号通过一级运放输出幅值范围0~10 V高质量的电压信号,最后应用二级运放和功率放大电路实现±250V信号输出,波形信号为梯形波,频率最高可达1.5KHz。通过搭建驱动电源测试平台后,验证了采用DDS信号生成原理的驱动电源的有效性和实用性。     

“Dead-band” PWM switching patterns

Reference/modulating waveform continuity is not a necessary condition for the implementation of switching patterns for three-phase pulse-width modulated (PWM) converters if the load or the source are Y-connected. This is based on the fact that the converter phase-voltages do not need to be sinusoidal and switching pattern discontinuities-“dead-bands”-do not degrade the quality of output/input voltage/current waveforms by introducing low-order harmonics if certain parameters are optimized. This paper discusses general characteristics of various discontinuous switching patterns for PWM converters and shows that they can yield better performance than their continuous counterparts in some operating regions. Performance is defined as harmonic distortion normalized with respect to effective switching frequency and serves as a measure of comparison with continuous PWM techniques, The applications considered include general purpose and application specific solid-state power supplies using voltage source inverters and PWM rectifiers. Theoretical considerations are verified on an experimental unit     

Phase-controlled series-parallel resonant converter

A constant-frequency, phase-controlled, series-parallel resonant DC-DC converter is introduced, analyzed in the frequency domain, and experimentally verified. To obtain the DC-DC converter, two identical series-parallel resonant inverters are paralleled and the resulting phase-controlled resonant inverter is loaded by a voltage-driven rectifier. The converter can regulate the output voltage at a constant switching frequency in the range of load resistance from full-load resistance to infinity while maintaining good part-load efficiency. The efficiency of the converter is almost independent of the input voltage. For switching frequencies slightly above the resonant frequency, power switches are always inductively loaded, which is very advantageous if MOSFETs are used as switches. Experimentally results are given for a converter with a center-tapped rectifier at an output power of 52 W and a switching frequency of 127 kHz. The measured current imbalance between the two inverters was as low as 1.2:1     

Design and analysis of an optimal controller for parallel multi-inverter systems

Optimal control methodology is applied to the design of the feedback loops of a multi-inverter uninterruptible power supplies system. The control signals thus obtained will minimize a performance index, which is a function of the output voltage error, the inductor currents of all inverters and the reference signals. This enables the controller to achieve the desired objectives like minimization of the circulating current and reduction of error of the output voltage. The robustness of the controller has also been investigated. Through frequency-domain analysis, it is shown that variations in the number of paralleled inverters in the system have only small influence on the performance of the system. Therefore, the optimal controller designed for a fixed number of inverters can also work well in systems with variable number of paralleled inverters. Three experimental 110 Vac/1.1 KVA inverters are built and paralleled to verify the analysis and theoretical predictions.     

Output Impedance Design of Parallel-Connected UPS Inverters With Wireless Load-Sharing Control

This paper deals with the design of the output impedance of uninterruptible power system (UPS) inverters with parallel-connection capability. In order to avoid the need for any communication among modules, the power-sharing control loops are based on the$P/Q$droop method. Since in these systems the power-sharing accuracy is highly sensitive to the inverters output impedance, novel control loops to achieve both stable output impedance and proper power balance are proposed. In this sense, a novel wireless controller is designed by using three nested loops: 1) the inner loop is performed by using feedback linearization control techniques, providing a good quality output voltage waveform; 2) the intermediate loop enforces the output impedance of the inverter, achieving good harmonic power sharing while maintaining low output voltage total harmonic distortion; and 3) the outer loop calculates the output active and reactive powers and adjusts the output impedance value and the output voltage frequency during the load transients, obtaining excellent power sharing without deviations in either the frequency or the amplitude of the output voltage. Simulation and experimental results are reported from a parallel-connected UPS system sharing linear and nonlinear loads.     

Application of Pulse Ratio Modulation to Fixed-Frequency Sinusoidal Tracking Inverters

The application of pulse ratio modulation techniques in the field of fixed-frequency inverters with sinusoidal output waveforms is discussed. In particular, the criteria for choosing the parameters of the output filter and of the compensation network are analyzed, and a comparison is effected between the results obtained by employing either the aforementioned modulation technique or a fixed-frequency pulsewidth modulation technique. The comparison, effected by simulation, has also taken into account a nonlinear load, and it has shown that the employment of the pulse ratio modulation technique allows a remarkable reduction of the inverter supply overvoltage necessary to use tracking control techniques with high modulation frequencies. Lastly, the results obtained by simulation have been confirmed by a prototype.     

基于功率D/A转换的音频功率放大器

设计了一种基于A/D和D/A相互转换的音频功率放大器.A/D转换后的数字音频信号经电平匹配和隔离驱动后,控制功率D/A转换电路进行音频还原和功率放大.当转换位数足够时,能基本不失真地还原音频信号.对功率D/A转换输出的阶梯波进行逐级分析,得出开关器件工作频率、器件通态损耗和开关损耗的计算式.利用多级自举方法,减少了驱动电源数目.实验结果表明,这是一种效率较高的音频功率放大器.     

Analysis of phase-controlled resonant DC-AC inverters with class Eamplifier and frequency multipliers

This paper presents a minute analysis and experimental results of phase-controlled resonant DC-AC inverters with class E amplifiers and frequency multipliers. The circuit is composed of two identical class E amplifiers or frequency multipliers, which are used as DC-AC inverters and connected in parallel. The two inverters are driven at the same switching frequency, and the overall output power of the circuit can be controlled by varying the phase shift between the drive voltages of the two inverters. The circuit can regulate the output voltage at a constant switching frequency. The measured efficiency was over 93% at an output power of 0.98 W and a switching frequency of 0.5 MHz for both of the inverters with amplifier and frequency doubler     

PWM逆变器PI双环模拟控制技术研究

文章分析了PWM逆变器模拟控制的特点,采用了一种PI双环(输出电压外环电容电流内环)模拟控制方案,利用极点配王的方法设计控制系统参数,通过仿真分析了该控制方案的可行性,最后给出了各种条件下的实验波形。实验结果表明该方案设计简单、实用,能很好地达到逆变器输出的各项性能指标要求。