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Enhanced Singular Value Decomposition Modulation Technique to Improve Matrix Converter Input Reactive Power Control
Engineering Division, Campus Irapuato-Salamanca (DICIS), University of Guanajuato, Carr. Salamanca-Valle de Santiago km 3.5 + 1.5 km, Com. Palo Blanco, Salamanca 36885, Mexico
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Energies 2025, 18(15), 3995; https://doi.org/10.3390/en18153995 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 23 May 2025
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Revised: 13 July 2025
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Accepted: 22 July 2025
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Published: 27 July 2025
Abstract
Matrix converters (MC) offer a compact, bidirectional solution for power conversion; however, achieving precise reactive power control at the input terminals remains challenging under varying operating conditions. This paper presents an enhanced Singular Value Decomposition modulation technique (e-SVD) as a solution tailored to optimize reactive power management on the MC input side, enabling both active and reactive power control regardless of the power factor. The proposed method achieves input reactive power control based on a reactive power gain, a quantity derived from the apparent output power and defined by a mathematical expression involving electrical parameters and control variables. Experimental tests carried out on a low-power MC prototype to validate the proposal show that the measured reactive power gain closely aligns with theoretical predictions from the mathematical expressions. Overall, the proposed e-SVD modulation technique lays the foundation for more reliable reactive power regulation in applications such as microgrids and distributed generation systems, contributing to the development of smarter and more resilient energy infrastructures.
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Merchan-Villalba, L.R.; Lozano-García, J.M.; Pizano-Martínez, A.; Hernández-Robles, I.A.
Enhanced Singular Value Decomposition Modulation Technique to Improve Matrix Converter Input Reactive Power Control. Energies 2025, 18, 3995.
https://doi.org/10.3390/en18153995
AMA Style
Merchan-Villalba LR, Lozano-García JM, Pizano-Martínez A, Hernández-Robles IA.
Enhanced Singular Value Decomposition Modulation Technique to Improve Matrix Converter Input Reactive Power Control. Energies. 2025; 18(15):3995.
https://doi.org/10.3390/en18153995
Chicago/Turabian Style
Merchan-Villalba, Luis Ramon, José Merced Lozano-García, Alejandro Pizano-Martínez, and Iván Abel Hernández-Robles.
2025. "Enhanced Singular Value Decomposition Modulation Technique to Improve Matrix Converter Input Reactive Power Control" Energies 18, no. 15: 3995.
https://doi.org/10.3390/en18153995
APA Style
Merchan-Villalba, L. R., Lozano-García, J. M., Pizano-Martínez, A., & Hernández-Robles, I. A.
(2025). Enhanced Singular Value Decomposition Modulation Technique to Improve Matrix Converter Input Reactive Power Control. Energies, 18(15), 3995.
https://doi.org/10.3390/en18153995
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