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1.0Abstract:
Whileapplicationsfor1-PhasePFCarenowfamiliarandprevalent,thesameisnotthecasewith3-PhasePFC.Manyequipmentsusingkilowattsofpowerfrom3-Phasemainsshouldbecandidatesof3-Phasepowerfactorcorrection,becauseseveraladvantagesensue,bothtotheuseroftheequipmentandtotheutility.TheViennaRectifierapproachtoachieve3-Phasepowerfactorcorrectionoffersmanyadvantagesandconvenient,user-friendlyfeaturesascomparedtothetwo-level,six-switchboostPWMRectifier.Amongstthemare:
continuoussinusoidalinputcurrentswithunitypowerfactorandextremelylowdistortion;
noneedforaneutralwire;
reductioninvoltagestressandswitchinglossesofpowersemiconductorsbyalmost40%;
immunitytowardsvariationorunbalanceinmains3-Phasevoltagesorabsenceofoneofthephases;
widemainsvoltagerange:
320VACto575VAC;
verylowconductedcommon-modeEMI/RFI;
veryhighefficiencyoftheorderof97.5%,say,forpowerlevelsof10KWandinputlinevoltageof400VACandshortcircuitimmunitytofailureofcontrolcircuit.ThepaperdescribestheViennaRectifier’spowerstageandcontroltechniques,withparticularemphasisonmodularconstruction.WhatisproposedinthispaperisanewapproachofemployingFuzzyLogicforbuildingcontrollerforViennaRectifierDCBModulesfor3-PhaseACtoDCpowerconversion.
2.0Overview
Inthepastdecade,thereisgrowingawarenessaboutlinepollutionanddeterioratingpowerfactorduetoallpervadinginductiveandnon-linearloads.Utilitiesareasmuchconcernedastheusers.Passivepowerfactorcorrectiontechniquesareneitherconvenientnoreconomical;
theyneedbulkycomponentsandarenotadaptivetochangingneeds.Althoughmanysolutionswereofferedfor1-Phasepowerfactorcorrection,3-Phaseactivepowerfactorcorrectionwasseldomconsidered.Asallhighpowerequipmentsderiveelectricalpowerfrom3-Phasemains,incorporatinganactive3-PhasePFCfrontendcancontributesignificantlyinimprovingoverallpowerfactorandreducinglinepollution.
Inadditiontoloweringpowerbilltotheconsumers,improvedpowerfactoralsocontributestowardsconservationofenergyandhelpsinreducingairpollution,byvirtueoflessfossilfuelrequiredforgeneratingsameamountofelectricalpower.OtherresultanteffectsarelowerI2Rlosses,steadierterminalVoltages,releasedsystemcapacityandreducedcable&
switchgearsizes.ActivePFCfrontendsalsohelpmeettheIEEE519-92,IEC-555andEuropeanEN61000-3-2standardsforallowableharmoniccontentsofmains.
2.1Advantages
Althoughtherearesomepassiveandactive3-PhasePFCsolutions,ViennaRectifierisuniquebyvirtueofitsembodimentofseveraladvantages:
1.Itisa3-Phase,threelevelPWMrectifier,utilizingthreeMOSFETS,withcontrolledoutputVoltage;
threewireinput,notrequiringanyconnectiontoNeutral.
2.ItisadualboosttypePFCwithcontinuoussinusoidalinputcurrentandunidirectionalpowerflow
3.Itneedsonlythreeactiveswitches,i.e.MOSFETS
4.ItisOperationaleveninpresenceofunbalancedmainsoronlytwophases.
5.Totalswitchinglossesarereducedbyafactorofsix,assumingswitchingfrequencybelow50KHz.
6.AnymalfunctionincontrolcircuitdoesnotmanifestitselfinshortcircuitofoutputorPFCfrontend.
7.SinusoidalinputcurrentswithPowerFactor=0.997,THD<
5%andoverallefficiency>
97%areobtainablewithcurrentdesigns.
Ascanbeseen,ViennaRectifieristhe3-PhasePFCsolutionthatneedstobefullyexploited.ReadymadeViennaPowerSemiconductormodules,embodyingMOSFETS+FREDStomakeastandaloneDirectCopperBondedPowerCircuit,makeitquiteconvenientanduser-friendly.Powerful,yetinexpensive,microcomputersandDSPsmakeitattractivetodesigncompactcontrollersfortheViennaRectifiers.
AnewapproachofemployingFuzzyLogicforbuildingembeddedcontrollerforViennarectifierfor3-PhaseACtoDCpowerconversionisproposedhere.
3.0Applications
Alargenumberofindustrial,telecomandcomputingequipmentsnowuse3-Phasemainspower.Salientamongstthemare:
1.A.C.andD.CDrives
2.TelecommunicationPowerSupplies
3.UninterruptiblePowerSupplies
4.AirConditioningUnits
5.LargeComputerInstallations
6.Powersuppliesforallindustrialusessuchaswelding,surfacetreating,motioncontrol,largeappliancesandprocesscontrol
7.R.F.TransmittersandRadarTransmittersandrepeaterstations
8.Regulatedandtracking+350Vand–350VDC,forhighpowerbidirectionalservoamplifiersfordrivingheavy-dutycriticalloadssuchasAntennaTrackingandPositioningsystems.
AlltheaboveandmanymoresuchsystemsaregoodcandidatesforusingViennaRectifiersforachievingperformanceimprovementsaspertheadvantageslistedin2.1.
4.0ViennaRectifier
4.1ModusOperandi
ViennaRectifierasshowninFigure1,wasoriginallydevelopedattheTechnicalUniversityVienna.Itcomprisesasemiconductorswitch,say,aMOSFETineachphaselegofa3-Phasediodebridge.ByadjustingthewidthofthepulsethatturnsONtheMOSFET,correspondinglinecurrentisforcedtobesinusoidalandinphasewiththeVoltage.WhentheMOSFETisturnedONthecorrespondingphaseisconnected,viathelineinductor,tothecenterpointbetweenthetwooutputcapacitors.Thephasecurrentrises,throughtheMOSFET,duringthatpulseperiod,chargingthecapacitor.WhentheMOSFETisturnedoff,currenttapersthroughthediodehalfbridge(upperorlowerdependingondirectionofthecurrentflow).
4.2ObjectiveofViennaRectifier
Itisahighlyefficientmethodofhighcurrent,3-PhaseACtoDCconversionandisparticularlyattractiveforachievingunitypowerfactoroperation.Infigure-1ACR,ACYandACBare440V,50Hz,3-PhasesinusoidallineVoltages.-Vdcand+VdcaretheDCoutputsconnectedtoload.Therearethreesemiconductorswitches,correspondingtoeachphaseT1,T2andT3.Theseareswitchedcontinuouslyataround25KHz.Theduty
Figure13-PhaseViennaRectifierConfiguration
CycleofthepwmswitchingissoprogrammedthatthecurrentdrawnfromeachphaseissinusoidalandinphasewiththecorrespondinglineVoltage,thusensuringnearunitypowerfactorandminimumtotalharmonicdistortion.
4.3Description
InViennaRectifierconfiguration,asshowninfigure-1,theoutputcapacitorissplitintwopartsastwoequalvaluecapacitors,C1andC2,connectedinseries.Acrosstheoutputcapacitorsthe–Vdcand+Vdcaredevelopedas3-Phasepeakdetectedoutputs.Aswitchforeachphaseisconnected,suchthatwhen“ON”,itconnectsthelinephasetothecenternodeofC1andC2throughaseriesinductance.Forashortswitchingperiod,(assuming10microseconds),thecapacitorschargelinearly.Thisoffsets-Vdcand+Vdc.Theoffsetdependsonthecorrespondingphasevoltageandtheswitch“ON”timeduration.ThecommonnodeofC1andC2willhaveVoltagewithtriangularwaveshape,havingthreetimesthemainsfrequencyanditsamplitudewillbeonequarterofthephasevoltage.
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4.4ViennaRectifierModules
LookingatFigure1,itbecomesapparentthatifoneweretoassembletheentire3-PhaseViennaRectifierPFCcircuitusingdiscretecomponents,manydifferentpowersemiconductorshavetobeconnectedtogether.Thisisnotonlyinconvenientandcostly,butalsoinvolvesadegreeofvariationinperformancefromunittounit.Theleadinductancesandparasiticcapacitancemaytendtooscillate,makingitsoperationathighenoughswitchingfrequencyataskbyitself.
Fortunately,readymadeViennaRectifierpowermodulesareavailableinDCB(DirectCopperBonding)ceramicbaseplate.Thesehaveanumberofusefulattributes:
1.Thesemoduleshaveisolationvoltageof3600VoltsAC,ensuringpersonalandequipmentsafetyandareU/Lrecognized.Thereisnoneedforexternalisolation.
2.Extremelylowpackageinductance,facilitatinghighspeedswitching
3.Easytomountonaprintedcircuitboardforeitherwavesolderingormanualsoldering
4.KelvinsourceforreliabledriverconnectionsfortheMOSFETS
5.TheMOSFET,builtusingHDMOSprocesshaslowRDS(on)andRGintandlowRthJSandlowinputandoutputcapacitancesandlowgatechargeandrisefalltimesforlowconductionandswitchinglosses
6.FREDS(FastRecoveryEpitaxialDiodes)havelowVFandextremelylowtrr
7.Consistentandpredictableperformancefromunittounit
4.5AdvantagesofDCB
TheDirectCopperBondedsubstrateshaveanumberofveryattractivefeaturesasgivenbelow:
1.Theyhaveverygoodmechanicalstrength,holdstableshapewithgoodadhesionandarecorrosionresistant
2.Theyhaveverygoodthermalconductivity,enhancingheatdissipationtoheatsink.Thisallowsveryclosepackagingofchips,furtherreducingleadinductancesandtranslatingmorepowerperunitvolume.
3.Verygoodthermalcyclingcapability,givingreliableperformanceovermanyyears
4.Thethermalexpansioncoefficientisclosetothatofsiliconsonointerfacelayersarerequired
5.Theyfeaturegoodheatspreadingthusleavingnohotspotsduringactualoperati