Reduced-Capacity Inrush Current Suppressor Using a Matrix Converter in a Wind Power Generation System with Squirrel-Cage Induction Machines
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Inrush Current Suppressor Using MC
3. Simulation Results
3.1. Simulation Results of Direct Connection
3.2. Conventional Inrush Current Suppressors
3.3. Simulation Results with the Proposed Inrush Current Suppressor
3.4. Reduction of the Capacity for the Proposed Inrush Current Suppressor
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Item | 100-kW SCIM | 400-kW SCIM |
---|---|---|
Rated power (kW) | 100 | 400 |
Rated phase voltage (V) | 277.13 | 277.13 |
Rated phase current (A) | 120.28 | 481.12 |
Rated frequency (Hz) | 50 | 50 |
Number of pole | 6 | 4 |
Synchronous speed (rpm) | 1000 | 1500 |
Rated wind speed (m/s) | 8 | 15 |
Item | Value |
---|---|
Source voltage Vs (V) | 480 |
Source frequency f (Hz) | 50 |
Source inductor Ls (mH) | 0.1 |
Inductor of input filter Lfi (mH) | 1 |
Capacitor of input filter Cfi (μF) | 25 |
Inductor of output filter Lfo (mH) | 0.25 |
Capacitor of output filter Cfo (μF) | 100 |
Resistor of output filter Rfo (Ω) | 1 |
Resistor of clamp circuit Rc (Ω) | 1000 |
Capacitor of clamp circuit Cc (μF) | 500 |
Item | Inrush Current (A) | Voltage Sag (%) | THD of Source Current (%) | Losses (kW) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Direct connection | 100-kW SCIM | 1145 | 6.9 | 0.08 | - |
400-kW SCIM | 3873 | 15.3 | 1.1 | - | |
Proposed inrush current suppressor (turn ratio is 1:1) | 100-kW SCIM | 558 | 1.5 | 7.71 | 14.2 |
400-kW SCIM | 718 | 0.76 | 15.6 | 38.7 | |
Proposed inrush current suppressor (turn ratio is 1:4) | 100-kW SCIM | 146 | 1.0 | 20.9 | 6.5 |
400-kW SCIM | 158 | 0.5 | 23.9 | 9.2 | |
Soft-starter | 100-kW SCIM | 649 | 6.6 | 328.8 | - |
400-kW SCIM | 1941 | 13.8 | 329.9 6 | - | |
External resistors | 100–kW SCIM | 512 | 1.0 | - | 119.0 |
400 kW-SCIM | 609 | 0.8 | - | 212.6 |
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Shibata, S.; Yamada, H.; Tanaka, T.; Okamoto, M. Reduced-Capacity Inrush Current Suppressor Using a Matrix Converter in a Wind Power Generation System with Squirrel-Cage Induction Machines. Energies 2016, 9, 223. https://doi.org/10.3390/en9030223
Shibata S, Yamada H, Tanaka T, Okamoto M. Reduced-Capacity Inrush Current Suppressor Using a Matrix Converter in a Wind Power Generation System with Squirrel-Cage Induction Machines. Energies. 2016; 9(3):223. https://doi.org/10.3390/en9030223
Chicago/Turabian StyleShibata, Sho, Hiroaki Yamada, Toshihiko Tanaka, and Masayuki Okamoto. 2016. "Reduced-Capacity Inrush Current Suppressor Using a Matrix Converter in a Wind Power Generation System with Squirrel-Cage Induction Machines" Energies 9, no. 3: 223. https://doi.org/10.3390/en9030223