Comprehensive Predictive Control Model for a Three-Phase Four-Legged Inverter
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
- (1)
- J1: Minimize the error between the predicted and reference currents as follows:
- (2)
- J2: Minimize the state-change switching frequency of switches:
- (3)
- J3: Change the state of a switch with lower voltage and current with higher priority:
- Mode I: λSFR = λSLR = 0
- Mode II: λSFR ≠ 0 and λSLR = 0
- Mode III: λSFR = 0 and λSLR ≠ 0
- Mode IV: λSFR ≠ 0 and λSLR ≠ 0
3. Results and Discussions
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Switches | Voltage | Vector | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SA | SB | SC | Sn | VAn | VBn | VCn | Vx |
n | n | n | n | 0 | 0 | 0 | V0 |
n | n | n | p | −V | −V | −V | V1 |
n | n | p | n | 0 | 0 | V | V2 |
n | n | p | p | −V | −V | 0 | V3 |
n | p | n | n | 0 | V | 0 | V4 |
n | p | n | p | −V | 0 | −V | V5 |
n | p | p | n | 0 | V | V | V6 |
n | p | p | p | −V | 0 | 0 | V7 |
p | n | n | n | V | 0 | 0 | V8 |
p | n | n | p | 0 | −V | −V | V9 |
p | n | p | n | V | 0 | V | V10 |
p | n | p | p | 0 | −V | 0 | V11 |
p | p | n | n | V | V | 0 | V12 |
p | p | n | p | 0 | 0 | −V | V13 |
p | p | p | n | V | V | V | V14 |
p | p | p | p | 0 | 0 | 0 | V15 |
Parameters | Values |
---|---|
R | 5 Ω |
L | 10 m H |
VLn | 277 V |
f | 60 Hz |
Ts | 1 μ sec |
VDC | ≥√2 VLn V |
I | 10 A |
Simulation Time | 0.075 s |
Performance Metric | Mode I | Mode II | Mode III | Mode IV |
---|---|---|---|---|
THD for current (%) | 0.06 | 2.11 | 0.89 | 1.84 |
Number of switch flips | 13,488 | 3159 | 9195 | 2090 |
Power loss | 431.6 | 101.19 | 345.98 | 77.39 |
THD @ λSFR | THD @ λSLR | ||
---|---|---|---|
λSFR | THD (%) | λSLR | THD (%) |
0.01 | 1.44 | 0.01 | 0.65 |
0.025 | 3.55 | 0.025 | 1.35 |
0.05 | 7.3 | 0.05 | 4 |
0.1 | 14.79 | 0.1 | 8.54 |
0.25 | 38.23 | 0.25 | 23.55 |
0.5 | 75.19 | 0.5 | 45.12 |
1 | 155.49 | 1 | 50.61 |
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Fayyaz, M.M.; Syed, I.M.; Meng, Y.; Aman, M.N. Comprehensive Predictive Control Model for a Three-Phase Four-Legged Inverter. Energies 2023, 16, 2650. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16062650
Fayyaz MM, Syed IM, Meng Y, Aman MN. Comprehensive Predictive Control Model for a Three-Phase Four-Legged Inverter. Energies. 2023; 16(6):2650. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16062650
Chicago/Turabian StyleFayyaz, Muhammad M., Irtaza M. Syed, Yi Meng, and Muhammad N. Aman. 2023. "Comprehensive Predictive Control Model for a Three-Phase Four-Legged Inverter" Energies 16, no. 6: 2650. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16062650