PWM Strategy and Its Output Control Range of Single-Phase to Three-Phase Matrix Converters

Abstract

This paper presents a novel PWM strategy for single-phase to three-phase matrix converters with a small capacitor that compensates for single-phase instanteneous electric power fluctuation. Output voltage and input current references are derived for obtaining a unity input power factor. In the proposed PWM strategy, the number of commutations in all the three phases during a control period is reduced to four. A design method for the small capacitor is developed on the basis of the control ranges of the output voltage and current. The effectiveness of the proposed PWM strategy is verified by experiments.