Switch Open-Fault Detection for a Three-Phase Hybrid Active Neutral-Point-Clamped Rectifier
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. HANPC Rectifier Comprising Si and SiC Switches
2.1. Basic Circuit Topology
2.2. Modulation Scheme for Si and SiC Switches
3. Proposed Open-Fault Detection Method for Single Switch Failure
3.1. Feature Analysis of Switch Open Fault
3.2. Proposed Detection Method for Switch Open Fault
4. Simulation Results
5. Experimental Results
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Switching State | Output Pole Voltage Vxn | IGBTs | MOSFETs | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | Q1 | Q2 | ||
Positive (P) | +VDC/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Zero (O+) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Zero (O−) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Negative (N) | −VDC/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Parameters | Value | Unit |
---|---|---|
Voltage of DC-link (VDC) | 600 | V |
Voltage of grid source (line-to-line) | 380 | Vrms |
Capacitance of DC-link (Cupper, Clow) | 4700 | μF |
Inductance of grid filter (L) | 2 | mH |
Switching frequency of SiC MOSFET | 20,000 | Hz |
Frequency of grid voltage (switching frequency of Si IGBT) | 60 | Hz |
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Kim, S.-H.; Kim, S.-M.; Park, S.; Lee, K.-B. Switch Open-Fault Detection for a Three-Phase Hybrid Active Neutral-Point-Clamped Rectifier. Electronics 2020, 9, 1437. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics9091437
Kim S-H, Kim S-M, Park S, Lee K-B. Switch Open-Fault Detection for a Three-Phase Hybrid Active Neutral-Point-Clamped Rectifier. Electronics. 2020; 9(9):1437. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics9091437
Chicago/Turabian StyleKim, Sang-Hun, Seok-Min Kim, Sungmin Park, and Kyo-Beum Lee. 2020. "Switch Open-Fault Detection for a Three-Phase Hybrid Active Neutral-Point-Clamped Rectifier" Electronics 9, no. 9: 1437. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics9091437