Design of Three-phase AC Power Electronics Converters

Fei “Fred” Wang, PhD, is a Professor and Condra Chair of Excellence in Power Electronics at the Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA. Zheyu Zhang, PhD, is Warren H. Owen-Duke Energy Assistant Professor of Engineering at Holcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering with the Zucker Family Graduate Education Center at Clemson University’s Charleston Innovation Campus. Ruirui Chen, PhD, is a Research Assistant Professor at the Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA.

• About the Authors xiiiPreface xvAcknowledgments xvii1 Introduction 11.1 Basics of Three-Phase AC Converters 11.2 Basics of Three-Phase AC Converter Design 201.3 Goal and Organization of This Book 26Part I Components 312 Power Semiconductor Devices 332.1 Introduction 332.2 Static Characteristics 352.3 Switching Characteristics 502.4 Thermal Characteristics 572.5 Other Attributes 602.6 Scalability (Parallel/Series) 682.7 Relevance to Converter Design 702.8 Summary 723 Capacitors 753.1 Introduction 753.2 Capacitor Types and Technologies 753.3 Capacitor Selection in a Converter Design 823.4 Capacitor Characteristics and Models 843.5 Capacitor Bank (Parallel/Series) 983.6 Relevance to Converter Design 1003.7 Summary 1024 Magnetics 1054.1 Introduction 1054.2 Magnetic Core Materials and Construction 1054.3 Inductor Design in a Converter 1084.4 Inductor Characteristics and Models 1104.5 Relevance to Converter Design 1274.5.1 Capacitor Winding Capacitance 1274.6 Summary 128Part II Subsystems Design 1315 Passive Rectifiers 1335.1 Introduction 1335.2 Passive Rectifier Design Problem Formulation 1355.3 Passive Rectifier Models 1405.4 Passive Rectifier Design Optimization 1575.5 Interface to Other Subsystem Designs 1615.6 Summary 1646 Load-side Inverters 1676.1 Introduction 1676.2 Load-side Inverter Design Problem Formulation 1676.3 Load-side Inverter Models 1736.4 Load-side Inverter Design Optimization 2306.5 Load-side Inverter Interfaces to Other Subsystem Designs 2366.6 Summary 2417 Active Rectifiers and Source-side Inverters 2457.1 Introduction 2457.2 Active Rectifier and Source-side Inverter Design Problem Formulation 2457.3 Active Rectifier and Source-side Inverter Models 2517.4 Active Rectifier and Source-side Inverter Design Optimization 2807.5 Impact of Topology 2807.6 Active Rectifier and Source-side Inverter Interfaces to Other Subsystem Designs 3007.7 Summary 3008 EMI Filters 3058.1 Introduction 3058.2 EMI Filter Design Basics 3068.3 EMI Filter Design Problem Formulation 3248.4 EMI Filter Models 3268.5 EMI Filter Design Optimization and Some Practical Considerations 3438.6 EMI Noise and Filter Reduction Techniques 3538.7 Interface to Other Subsystem Designs 3658.8 Summary 3669 Thermal Management System 3699.1 Introduction 3699.2 Cooling Technology Overview 3699.3 Thermal Management System Design Problem Formulation 3849.4 Thermal Management System Models 3889.5 Thermal Management System Design Optimization 3939.6 Thermal Management System Interface to Other Subsystems 3979.7 Other Cooling Considerations 4009.8 Summary 40710 Control and Auxiliaries 41110.1 Introduction 41110.2 Control Architecture 41110.3 Control Hardware Selection and Design 41410.4 Isolation 41510.5 Gate Driver 41810.6 Sensors and Measurements 43010.7 Protection 44510.8 Printed Circuit Boards 45210.9 Deadtime Setting and Compensation 45510.10 Interface to Other Subsystems 46610.11 Summary 46711 Mechanical System 47111.1 Introduction 47111.2 Mechanical System Design Problem Formulation 47511.3 Busbar Design 48211.4 Mechanical System Interface to Other Subsystems 50211.5 Summary 50412 Application Considerations 50712.1 Introduction 50712.2 Motor Drive Applications 50712.3 Grid Applications 54712.4 Summary 577Part III Design Optimization 58113 Design Optimization 58313.1 Introduction 58313.2 Design Optimization Concept and Procedure 58313.3 Optimization Algorithms 58713.4 Partitioned Optimizers vs. Single Optimizer for Converter Design 59013.5 Design Tool Development 59613.6 Virtual Prototyping 63813.7 Summary 642References 643Index 647