Simulation of Power Electronics Circuits Using SIMULINK
Simulation of Power Electronics Circuits Using SIMULINK
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Preface
Power electronics is a core eld in automation and industrial world. It forms the life
lines of industrial revolution in the present era. A lot of books on power electronics
are available in market. These books, in general, cover the theoretical aspects of power
electronics. Presently software based simulation has gained a lot of attention and is
considered most eective tool for research and development in engineering. MATLAB
is one of the most powerful tools for analyzing the hypothesis and ideas of engineers.
Within MATLAB is SIMULINK, that provides us a modular approach to solve problems.
The prime aim of this book is to facilitate students in an elegant manner about using
SIMULINK in general and SIM POWER SYSTEMS in particular. A very basic approach
is adopted as each and every step is depicted to facilitate the students in getting grip of
this powerful tool. The book has six chapters. First chapter explains the importance of
modeling and simulation and i have tried my best to explain the very basics of modeling
a physical system and above all why simulation is required. This section also highlights
the choice of using SIMULINK mainly when a variety of powerful softwares are available.
Chapter two and three covers the rectiers with a dierence that chapter three is about
the SCR based controlled rectiers. Inverters are discussed in chapter 4. Variety of
dierent inverters including single phase, quasi wave and three phase with induction
motor as load are presented in it. AC-AC conversion is covered in chapter 5 with a
title of cycloconverters. Here only single phase to single phase and three phase to single
phase step down cycloconverter are simulated. Chapter 6 covers basic types of DC-DC
converters and along with them full bridge converters are simulated using unipolar and
bipolar PWM switching.
The focus of this book is simulating power electronics circuits using SIMULINK, therefore detailed theory is not presented. Readers are advised to consult the standard text
books for theoretical explanation of these circuits. The simulation results in this book are
veried using the famous power electronic books by renowned authors. The experiments
in this book are written keeping in view the undergraduate course of power / industrial
electronics in almost all universities and technological institutes of region, however it
can be considered as a useful quick reference guide for the students of graduate classes.
I am greatly thankful to my family, colleagues and friends for providing support in accomplishing this task. Any comments and suggestions regarding this book are greatly
welcomed and should be sent to the hadeedsher[at]gmail[dot]com.
Hadeed Ahmed Sher
KSU, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Contents
1 Introduction to Modeling and Simulation
1.1 Importance of Simulation . . . . . . .
1.2 Why Simulink . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.3 SIMPOWER SYSTEM . . . . . . . .
1.4 Architecture of book . . . . . . . . . .
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2 Uncontrolled Rectiers
2.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.2 Single phase half wave rectier . . . . . .
2.2.1 Without freewheeling diode . . . .
2.2.2 With freewheeling diode . . . . . .
2.3 Single phase full wave center tap rectier
2.3.1 Without freewheeling diode . . . .
2.3.2 With freewheeling diode . . . . . .
2.4 Single phase full wave bridge rectier . . .
2.4.1 Without free wheeling diode . . . .
2.4.2 With free wheeling diode . . . . .
2.5 Three phase full wave rectier . . . . . . .
2.5.1 Without freewheeling diode . . . .
2.6 Twelve pulse rectier . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.6.1 Simulation Procedure . . . . . . .
2.6.2 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.2 Single phase half wave controlled converter . .
3.2.1 Simulation Procedure . . . . . . . . . .
3.2.2 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.3 Single phase full wave half controlled converter
3.3.1 Simulation Procedure . . . . . . . . . .
3.3.2 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.4 Single phase full wave full controlled converter
3.4.1 Simulation Procedure . . . . . . . . . .
3.4.2 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.5 Three phase full controlled bridge converter . .
3.5.1 Simulation Procedure . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents
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Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4 DC-AC Inverters
4.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.2 Pulse Width Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.2.1 Simulation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.2.2 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.3 Single phase half bridge inverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.3.1 Simulation procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.3.2 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.4 Single phase PWM inverter with bipolar voltage switching . . . . . . . . .
4.4.1 Simulation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.4.2 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.5 Single phase PWM inverter with Unipolar voltage switching . . . . . . . .
4.5.1 Simulation procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.5.2 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.6 Quasi square wave single phase Inverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.6.1 Simulation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.6.2 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.7 Single phase inverter with hysteresis band current controlled PWM . . . .
4.7.1 Simulation Procedure for PWM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.7.2 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.8 PWM based DC-AC 3 phase Inverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.8.1 Simulation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.8.2 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.9 SPWM based 3 phase inverter with 3 phase Asynchronous motor as load .
4.9.1 Simulation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.9.2 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.2 Single phase to Single phase Step down Cycloconverter
5.2.1 Simulation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.2.2 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.3 Three phase to Single phase Step down Cycloconverter
5.3.1 Simulation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.3.2 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . .
6.2 DC-DC Buck Converter . . .
6.2.1 Simulation Procedure
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List of Figures
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Simulation results of CU
Full Bridge DC DC converter [6] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bipolar voltage switching [6] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Simulation setup for bridge converter with bipolar voltage switching
Subsystem for bipolar voltage switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Simulation results of bridge converter with bipolar voltage switching
Voltage waveforms for unipolar voltage switching [6] . . . . . . . . .
Subsystem for unipolar voltage switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Simulation results for unipolar voltage switching . . . . . . . . . . .
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Page 1
Simulation in the eld of power electronics is somewhat dierent then other elds of
electrical engineering due to its interdisciplinary nature. Almost every circuit of power
electronics exhibits an extremely non linear behavior that makes it dicult to accurately
model circuit elements. The simulation time is not constant i.e it may be possible that an
inverter with some electrical load at the output may require less time for simulation then
an inverter driving a motor. It is because the inverter has a time constant in microseconds whereas a motor can not respond so quick so it has a response time in seconds. So
for accurate simulation it is mandatory to keep the step size much smaller that has a
side eect of longer simulation time. Further in power electronics we have to essentially
deal with power switches like MOSFETs, IGBTs, SCRs and diodes. Unfortunately no
accurate model is available therefore that makes it dicult to model them. Specic
requirements can be met only with careful objective based simulation. Since, power
electronics needs a controller therefore sophisticated controllers are modeled along with
to verify the exact system response. Inductors and capacitors used in power electronics
circuits may have some initial states that can hamper the swiftness of simulation. Therefore what we need is to carefully analyze what to achieve from a simulation.Sometimes
we may not need all the responses from a circuit. A good simulation can be dened as
following [6]
The best simulation is the simplest possible simulation that meets the immediate
objective
Therefore we need to specify the system objectives before simulation. For a detailed
system design following steps are followed [6]
Low level simulation or large signal simulation
Small signal model and controller design
High level simulation or large signal system behavior
Usually for initial testing of new system and for choosing the circuit topology controller
is not included in initial level simulation. Predened signals are given to the system to
observe the response. The observations from such low level simulation is then tested
with analytical calculations. This gives an idea about the component ratings and circuit
topology. Normally we need not to use detailed models for devices used at such low level
simulation. Ideal components are used to get a bird eye view of system performance.
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With the time, SIMULINK has become so mature in its work that now a very large
portion of research work is based on the simulation results of SIMULINK. Since the
main computational engine used is MATLAB therefore SIMULINK allows you to use the
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As this book is on the simulation of power electronics therefore we will focus on one of
the functionaries of SIMULINK known as SIMPOWER system.
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In this book the topic of rectiers has been divided into two parts with simulation of
controlled and uncontrolled rectiers. Dierent topologies for single and three phase
rectiers are simulated using free wheeling diode and without using freewheeling diode.
A little theory has also been given for each circuit assuming that the reader know well
about the working of these circuits. Chapter on cycloconverter has two simulations for
single phase to single phase and single phase to three phase cycloconverter with step
down feature. We have tried to cover inverters with detail especially the single phase,
three phase, quasi square wave and SPWM inverters. Last chapter is about DC -DC
converters. All the basic types are simulated and in addition to them the concept of
unipolar and bipolar output has been elaborated using simulation of full bridge DC-DC
converter.
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2.1 Introduction
Most of the power electronic devices converts the incoming AC voltage of xed frequency
and xed voltage into DC of xed value. The objective here is to obtain useful DC supply
from grid side. Diode based rectiers are used commonly for such purpose. They are also
known as uncontrolled rectiers. In these type of rectiers the power can only ow from
AC side to the DC side hence, we do not have any control on the power ow. The output
is entirely dependent on circuit topology and the biasing condition of diodes. As soon
as the applied voltage exceeds the diode depletion layer potential (typically 1-2 V for a
power diode and 0.7V for ordinary Si diode and 0.3V for ordinary Ge diode) it starts
conducting and keeps on conducting unless and until the voltages becomes less then
the required threshold voltage. Since, everything that happens in this entire process is
automatic and no external parameter can control the power ow therefore such rectiers
are called uncontrolled rectiers. These kind of power electronic devices are also known
as linear power supply and suer from their large size and low eciency. However, these
type of rectiers are widely used in single and three phase domestic applications. In this
chapter we are presenting the simulation for both single phase and three phase rectiers
with various congurations.
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converters have a xed output and a low eciency due to the wastage of half the supply
voltage.
Simulation Procedure
We will now simulate this circuit using the following values of circuit components
Resistance = 0.5
Inductance = 6.5 mH
Vin =220 Vrms at 50Hz (312Vp )
Open MATLAB and click on the icon for SIMULINK as shown in g.2.2. Alternatively
you can open SIMULINK by writing SIMULINK in the command window. Another
way is to adopt the way through START icon of MATLAB Start Simulink
Librarybrowser. Click on NEW MODEL or go to F ILE N EW M ODEL and a
new blank model is created as shown in Fig.2.3. You can also reach this point directly
by adopting this route M AT LAB F ile N ew M odel. However, after creating
a blank model you need to open the SIMULINK component storeroom by going to
V iew LibraryBrowser. Select SIMPOWER SYSTEMS then select Power Electronics
library and by right clicking on diode and click on add to untitled will add the diode
in the blank model. Alternatively you can drag the component directly in the model
page as shown in Fig.2.4. Similarly go to ELECTRICAL SOU RCES AC Voltage
Source and add it to untitled. Select Elements and select SERIES RLC BRANCH and
add it to untitled. Simulink do not perform simulation unless and until a measurement
block is present in a system. Since we need to measure the instantaneous input and
output voltages and the load current we need to have 3 instruments (2 voltmeters and
1 ammeter). To add them select Measurement in SIMPOWER SYSTEMS and then
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Now double click the voltage block to set the values of voltage and frequency. A dialog
box will appear as shown in Fig.2.6. Inside it various parameters can be set that are
Peak amplitude of the generated voltage, in volts (V)
Let it remain as it is
Measurements
Set it to none because we are not using multi meter (Use of multi meter is
discussed in comming simulations).
Double click on diode and you can set various parameters for DIODE according to the
specic data sheet. Double click on series RLC branch and set the values for R and L
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We will adopt the third method. Double click on SCOPE and then click on parameter
icon as shown in Fig.2.8. Make the number of axes equal to 3. Now you can observe that
we have 3 axes that can be used for the three plots as required in problem statement.
Before simulation also adjust the data history of scope by following the Fig.2.9. By
checking the save data to history we can perform the fourier analysis of the waveforms.
You can also remove the limit data points.... by unchecking it.
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Before running the simulation we have to congure the parameters. Go to Simulation
Conf igurationparameters as shown in Fig.2.10. Various kind of solvers are available
for simulation. Each solver uses dierent techniques for solving the system based on sti
and non sti problems. Among the available solvers given below rst four are considered
good for non-sti problems. Rest all are for sti problems [5, 7],
ODE45
It is based on Dormand-Prince which is explicit, one step Runge-Kutta recommended as a rst try method.
ODE23
It is used for moderately sti problems if you need a solution without numerical
damping.
ODE15
One step solver based on Rosenbrock formula of order two. It has the A
stability property.
ODE23tb
It is also for sti problem and can be used for using curde error tolerances to
solve sti systems
Select the ode23tb (Sti/TR-BDF2) or ode15s (Sti/NDS) or any suitable solver as
shown in Fig. 2.11. ode15s (Sti/NDS) is used for simulating this circuit.
Start the simulation by either clicking on Start Simulation icon as shown in Fig. 2.4 or
by going to Simulation Start.
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Results
Double click on scope and observe the three graphs as shown in Fig. 2.12. Left click on
any graph and drag to make a rectangle to get the waveforms for a small period of time.
This actually zoom the waveforms within a specied interval of time. Right click on each
graph and select the axes properties and label each graph. As shown in Fig.2.5 double
click on power GUI and click on FFT analysis. Figure 2.13 shows the FFT window. Set
fundamental frequency as 50 Hz and click on display. The results can also be obtained
in term of tabular form by selecting the display style in FFT window.
Save the le as half wave. It should be noted that simulink do not allow to save les
with spaces therefore usually is included in between two words.
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Figure 2.17: Circuit arrangement for single phase full wave center tap rectier
Arrange the circuit as shown in g 2.17. The center tapped transformer here is used as
a step down transformer with 12 volts set at the secondary. For having teo secondaries
check the Three winding transformer option given in transformer parameter dialog
box. To set the parameters of this transformer double click on it and enter the value of
input voltage and frequency as shown in Fig. 2.18. The rest of the circuit is very simple
and can be completed by following the rules mentioned in the previous topic.
Results
The waveforms for the above circuit are given in Fig.2.19 and it is very visible that both
the positive and the negative half cycles are rectied using this circuit.
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Figure 2.28: Simulation setup for three phase full wave rectier
Assemble the circuit as shown in Fig. 2.28. Double click power GUI and click on
congure parameters. Select simulation type as discrete with sample time of 50e-6. Open
the scope and go to parameters. Select sampling as sample time and make it similar to
the value selected in GUI block (50e-6). To make a three phase supply join the three AC
voltage source as shown in Fig. 2.28 and enter 0,120 and 240 (or -120) in phase tab of each
source respectively. The resultant 3 phase waveforms are shown in Fig.2.29. Connect the
negative terminal to ground. In order to get the line voltage use voltmeter and connect
them to get Vab , Vbc and Vca . It should be noted that Vab = Va Vb , Vbc = Vb Vc and
Vca =Vc Va . Set the value of RLC series branch as RL load with R = 1 ohm and L =
1e3 H. Also select the branch voltage and current in measurement tab. Before running
the circuit make sure the following
Set the solver as ode23tb (sti/TR-BDF2)
Max. step size as 0.001
Double click on multimeter and within the dialog box that will appear, the list on left side
contains the available measurements. Select them and add them in selected measurement
as shown in Fig. 2.30. It should be noted that if we uncheck the measurement tab in
RLC series branch then there will be no available measurement in multimeter.
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Results
Run the simulation for 0.5 sec time Fig. 2.31 shows the output where it can be seen
that current and voltage across the load have phase dierence.
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3.1 Introduction
Controlled rectiers are kind of rectiers that employee thyristors or SCRs. By using
these generic devices the output can be controlled by varying the ring angle. These
type of rectiers provide us some degree of freedom depending on the circuit topology.
Following are the dierent types of controlled rectiers
Half controlled rectiers
Full controlled rectiers
These type of rectiers are applicable for both single and three phase applications. They
form the basis for the four quadrant operation. With it we can design exile power
electronic systems for electric drives and other applications. In the coming sections we
will simulate various types of controlled rectiers.
Vm
(1 + cos)
2
(3.1)
Therefore we need another part to be installed and there comes the concept of free
wheeling.
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If the gate pulses are applied at zero degree then this circuit is similar in operation to
a three phase diode bridge rectier. The output voltage obtained is a dierence of the
voltage at positive and negative rail. The supply current is a rectangular waveform with
only non triplen odd harmonics present in them. It should be noted that if we replace
the lower side SCRs i.e T2, T4 and T6 with diodes then the circuit works as a three
phase full wave semi controlled converter. Its simulation is left as an option for the
reader.
Here three phase input is created by making a subsystem and the output of the subsystem
is connected with the bridge. Three pulse generators are used for ring of all six SCRs.
They are red at 45 with an additional phase delay of 120 and 240 for phase B and
C respectively. The load is taken as highly inductive with R=50 and L=650mH.
3.5.2 Results
For this circuit the waveforms for output voltage, the line current for phase A and the
FFT of the input current are drawn. Figure 3.14 shows the output voltage at = 45 .
Whereas Fig.3.15 shows the line current for phase A and its FFT. It can be seen that
only non triplen odd harmonics are present here.
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4.1 Introduction
DC-AC inverters are used mostly in applications where we need to have a variable
frequency with either DC or AC input voltage. Typical examples of inverter use are
motor drive applications, Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS), Renewable energy systems
(Solar PV and Wind) and HVDC link, where the desired task is to generate the frequency
of user choice. Inverters are available in a variety of topologies for three phase and single
phase applications. Figure 4.1 shows the general schematic of a 3 phase inverter1 .
It is fed by a DC source that can either be supplied by rectifying the oine power supply
of utility or by other means like using a DC battery as in case of hybrid vehicles or the
output of a solar array in case of a solar system. For single phase inverters there are
four switches for a full bridge inverter and six switches in a 3 phase inverter. The output
voltage waveform for a voltage source inverter and output current waveform of current
source inverter are stepped waveforms and their quality depends on the switching scheme
of Pulse Width Modulation (PWM). Generally sinusoidal PWM is used for periodic
switching of the inverter switches. For analysis in almost every text book the DC link
is divided into two capacitors each holding half of the DC link voltage such that their
mid point becomes at zero potential as shown in Fig 4.1. The power ow in each phase
is controlled by the ON/OFF ratio or duty cycle of the respective switches. In the
operation of inverter some important relations are
Vao = Van + Vno
(4.1)
(4.2)
(4.3)
(4.4)
(4.5)
1
Vno = (Vao + Vbo + Vco )
3
(4.6)
PROJECT SPACE VECTOR PWM INVERTER by JIN-WOO JUNG Ohio State University, USA
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(4.7)
2
1
1
Vbn = Vbo Vco Vao
(4.8)
3
3
3
2
1
1
Vcn = Vco Vao Vbo
(4.9)
3
3
3
Since,most of the times inverters are used against the inductive load, in order to keep
the transistors safe, diodes are used in antiparallel direction for dissipating the energy
stored in the load inductance. Furthermore, the transistors connected in same leg should
never be turned on simultaneously so as to avoid any short circuit of dc bus bar. In this
chapter dierent types of single phase and three phase inverters are simulated. As PWM
is an essential ingredient of inverters the rst simulation is dedicated to the renement
of the concepts of PWM.
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We have to rst generate the triangular waveform. To generate this following setup is
required as shown in Fig. 4.4. In Fig. 4.4 we have to write an M le and write the value
of e or alternatively we can enter its value equal to the desired value. The MUX can
have many inputs. In SIMULINK each input is designated as U1, U2, U3 up to Un. So
in our case the input from integrator is U1 and that of constant1 block is U2. In order
to produce a triangular waveform we have to take reminder in order to compare the ever
going ramp as shown in Fig. 4.5 .One more interesting block in this simple model is the
user dened function Fcn. Open Fcn block and write the following function
Rem(u(1),u(2))
It is evident from the Fig. 4.5 that using this function we can generate triangular
waveform. Next step is to compare this triangle waveform with a DC wave to generate
variable widths PWM pulses. Figure 4.6 shows the complete structure of simulation
setup for this simple PWM scheme. Comparing the triangular waveform with an AC
waveform gives us what is called Sinusoidal PWM.
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It should be noted that a small resistance Rs is connected in series with the voltage source
Vdc . This is to take care of a simulink error that arises when we connect a capacitor in
shunt with the dc voltage source. For switching the power MOSFETs sinusoidal PWM
is used. It has two reference sine waves with 180 phase dierence. Figure 4.11 shows
the subsystem for PWM generation. The resultant PWM are feeded to the gates of
corresponding MOSFETs
4.3.2 Results
Figure 4.12 shows the output voltage and the FFT of the waveform for resistive load and
Fig.4.13 shows the output voltage and FFT of the waveform for highly inductive load.
It should be noted that 21 Vdc is available at the output and since it is an odd symmetry
therefore the even harmonics are clearly negligible in fourier spectrum.
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Figure 4.11: Subsystem for PWM generation of single phase half bridge inverter
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Figure 4.14: Simulation setup of single phase inverter with bipolar switching
It is chosen to work here as a bandpass lter with cuto frequency of 52Hz and damping
factor and the sample time are left as default. The output of the lter is merged with
the output voltage of inverter using a MUX and is fed to the scope. The motor used
here is an asynchronous motor with 14 hp,110V and 60Hz ratings. Figure 4.15 shows the
parameter adjustment window of an asynchronous motor. Note that for power the value
entered is 0.25*746 that is the desired value.
4.4.2 Results
Figure 4.16 shows the waveforms for output voltage, the fundamental component of
output voltage, the motor armature current and the DC link current.
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(4.14)
where 1 stands for the fundamental component There are topologies that do not have
neutral to get rid of tripplen harmonics. We have to plot the waveforms for eq.4.7, 4.8
and 4.9 for Fig.4.1. A good model is presented in B.K.Bose and we are using that model
with little bit modication in this experiment. Furthermore it is desired to perform the
Fourier analysis of these waveforms. It is also required to plot the current waveform in
each phase for Inductive load of 6.5 mH.
In section4.2 we have successfully generated the three phase SPWM (also known as Sub
oscillation method) . Place it in the new model for this experiment. In order to model
the three legs of inverter we use the switch. For example consider leg A of Figure 4.1
with S1 and S4. We have to turn them ON in such a way that S1 and S4 can not turn on
simultaneously (Whats the reason?). Therefore it is evident that leg A can have only
one state at a time. Either it can provide positive Vdc to output or it can pass negative
Vdc to output. The switch we are using has three ports. It gives the output based on
the information given at the center input port. Figure 4.27 shows the model for three
legs of inverter with +500 Vdc and a -500 Vdc [1]. In this gure Pulse A , Pulse B and
Pulse C are the waveforms we generated in section4.2. In each phase leg top input is
connected to +500 Vdc and bottom input with -500 Vdc . The output of each phase leg
is Vao , Vbo and Vco for phase A, B and C respectively. Next we have to implement the
equations for Van , Vbn and Vcn . For this we need gain blocks and a sum block. For an
instance consider the following equation reproduced here for clarity
2
1
1
Van = Vao Vbo Vco
3
3
3
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We have to multiply Vao with 23 and Vbo and Vco with 13 . Then using sum block (double
click and then you can adjust the shape and list of signs which in our case is +) we
add them by giving 23 Vao to +ve and rest two to negative terminal. The output will be
the Van as desired in the problem statement. Since the load is inductive as stated in the
simulation procedure so we know that the relationship for current though the inductor
is given by
1
V dt
(4.16)
iL =
L
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4.9 SPWM based 3 phase inverter with 3 phase Asynchronous motor as load
4.8.2 Results
Figure 4.30 shows the voltage and current waveforms for all the three phases respectively.
It should be noted that current comes to steady state after some time and all the three
waveforms are 120 displaced with each other. In the rst 60 Vbo andVco are opposite so
they cancel each other. Only 32 Vao is available at the output. It should also be noted
that there is a change every 60 so it is also known as six step inverter. There are
5th , 7th and11th harmonics but no tripplen harmonic component is present. Figure 4.31
shows the FFT of the said system
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5.1 Introduction
A cycloconverter is a type of power electronic converter that converts the input frequency
at dierent frequencies without using a dual stage (AC-DC-AC) conversion process. It
is widely used in high power industrial applications. SCRs as well as IGBT can be
used in the implementation of cycloconverter. Today multi-megawatt, thyristors based
cycloconverter are widely used for driving asynchronous motors (up to 15,000kW) at
low speed typically from 0Hz to 20Hz [3]. They have been successfully utilized for
the operation of industrial drives specially in cement industry. They are also used in
aircraft for producing variable speed and constant frequency power generation. They
can be used to replace AC-DC-AC systems where the operation is a variable speed at
xed frequency. Here the input AC is converted into high frequency using a step up
cycloconverter and before feeding it to the load that high frequency link is connected
to a step down cycloconverter that convert it according to the load requirements. In
case of a DC input the step up cycloconverter, which is responsible for high frequency
generation, is replaced with an inverter that is designed to generate high frequency.
The load side part however, remains same [1]. Contrary to the dual stage conversion
process (AC-DC-AC) this works without a DC link thus nullifying the requirement of
bulky DC link capacitors. Cycloconverter can be designed using a bridge topology or
by using center tapped transformer. Two full wave fully controlled single phase bridge
circuits are connected in anti parallel direction. One act as a positive converter and
one as a negative converter so that we can control the voltage and current of both
polarities in the load. It should be noted that both of the converters are fed by the
same source. Figure 5.1 shows a single phase cycloconverter in bridge conguration and
Fig. 5.2 in center tapped conguration. Whereas Fig. 5.3 shows the waveforms of the
cycloconverter. Cycloconverter can control output voltage and frequency up to a certain
extent. So it can be used as an electric drive with constant V/f ratio in a small range. By
controlling the switching of the P and N converter (Fig.5.1) we can change the output
frequency and by changing the ring angle we can control the output voltages. Hence
it can somehow make the torque constant in a specied degree of freedom. However
the ring pulses in both the P and N converter should be at the same angle to produce
symmetric output. There must be a delay in switching the P and N converters, switching
them simultaneously will create a dead short circuit. Therefore when one converter is
switching the other must be inhabited. In literature such kind of operation is referred
as circulating current free mode. In this chapter our main aim is to describe some
brief methods of simulating the basic cycloconverters. We will stick to the basic type
of cycloconverters such that on those basis the advance type of cycloconverters can be
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Figure 5.4: Simulation setup of a single phase to single phase step down cycloconverter
There are two bridges that are connected to load through 4 ideal switches (IGBTs in
practical scenario). The two clock sources are used in ring the thyristors. In order to
get the same output voltage we have to switch all the thyristors at 0 degree i.e all the
thyristors will act as diode. The change in frequency is generated by the switching of
ideal switches. The clock feeding the pulses to ideal switches is set at 1 V, frequency of
5.15 Hz and duty cycle of 50% (S1 and S3). The output is 180 degree phase shifted (S2
and S4) to avoid short circuit. The clock for T1, T4, T5 and T8 have an amplitude of 1
V and a frequency of 50 Hz. With pulse width 5%. Same clock properties are provided
to thyristors designated as T2,T3, T6 and T7. Using the Goto and From blocks we
can get rid of the nasty routing. Select the Goto block and connect it with the signal
generator. Double click theGoto and tag it as you like .e.g. let it be A1. Now in order
to route its signals we will use the block From . Attach the From blocks to the gates of
switching devices (T1, T4, T5 and T8) and tag it with the same name as A1. In this
way all the signals are sent to their destinations. It should be noted that if there is a
subsystem in the model then you have to modify the GOTO and FROM properties. In
that case we have to select global visibility. Connect all the clock signals to respected
switching devices using these blocks. For measurement we are using Multimeter. Place
a Multimeter and connect it with scope. Now in order to measure the branch voltage
and current of load double click on load (RLC series branch in this case). A dialogue
box will appear as shown in Fig. 5.5. Since we want to measure the branch voltage and
current so we will select it. Now we will double click the Multimeter and you will see the
available measurements . Select all the desired measurements and add them. In order
to view the plot of measurements we have to check the Plot selected Measurement as
shown in gure 5.6. The input voltage is set at 100 V 50 Hz.
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5.2.2 Results
Figure 5.7 shows the branch voltages and Fig. 5.8 shows the branch current. It can be
viewed that the output frequency is 5 Hz.
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n
o
(5.1)
= sin Vpeakin Cos
Vpeak
n
The ring angle of individual thyristors in the cycloconverter is determined by reference
to the instantaneous value of output voltage required. Firing angle can then be calculated. Three phase to single phase cycloconverter are superior in performance then the
single phase to single phase cycloconverters. They can deliver more power to load and
have less ripple.
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6.1 Introduction
DC DC converters are also known as switch mode power supplies and are widely used in
power electronics based systems due to their superior performance in term of eciency,
as compared to the linear power supplies. They are capable of step up/down the input
DC voltages. They are also capable of generating multiple output dc voltages. Moreover
the output can be isolated from input. Power transistors used in SMPS are operated in
the most ecient mode that is in saturation and cut o region. Switching frequency is
very high as compared to the linear supplies (power frequencies) thus, decreasing the size
of the output lter capacitor. The magnetic and capacitive elements are much smaller
then linear power supplies. However they are complex in designing and considerable
high attention in required to get rid of the high frequency noise. Basic topologies are of
three types.
One which step down the input DC voltages ( Buck Converter)
One that steps up the input DC voltages (Boost Converter)
One that ca step up and step down the DC voltages ( Buck/Boost Converter)
The ingredients of designing the most basic circuit for the three kinds of converter are
Power Transistor
Diode
Inductor
Capacitor
The output can either be stepped up or down by dierent combinations of the above
components.
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Equation 6.2 clearly shows that the output voltage is always greater then the input
voltage. Inductor stores energy during the ON time of transistor. Whereas, during the
ON time output capacitor supplies energy to the output circuit. In terms of the duty
cycle the voltage transformation ratio is given by
1
Vo
=
V in
1D
(6.3)
Where,
0 D 1
Equation 6.3 depicts that the output is solely dependent on duty cycle and will theoretically tends to innity with D equals to 1. However, practically there is always some
conduction losses in real components.
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6.3.2 Results
Figure 6.6 shows the output current while Fig. 6.7 shows the input and output voltages.
It is visible that the output voltage is greater than the input voltage
Theoretically at 1 the output must be innity, but in practical it is limited by the losses
due to switching and circuit components. At a duty cycle of 50 % theoretically, the
output is equal to input.
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Mosfet
Series RLC branch
Voltmeter
Pulse generator
Scope
Adjust the values of L as 500 mH and C as 2500 F. Load resistance is taken as 100.
Switching time can be set through the pulse generator and it is set as 0.009sec.
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Bibliography
[1] B.K.Bose. Modern Power Electronics and AC drives. Pearson Education, 2006.
[2] Simulink Help. Simulink help as given within the software.
[3] H.Rashid. Power Electronics Circutis Devices and Applications. Prentice Hall Int.
Ed., 1993.
[4] Jin-Woo Jung. Project Space Vector PWM inverter.
[5] Matlab. www.mathworks.com/help/techdoc/ref/oder23.html.
[6] T. Undeland N.Mohan and W.P.Robbins. Power Electronics Converters, Applications and Design. Wiley India, 2006.
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Dynamic Simulation of Electric Machinery using MATLAB/SIMULINK. Prentice Hall, 1998.
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