Predictive Control for a Single-Phase to Three-Phase Converter with Two-Parallel Single-Phase Rectifiers

Authors

  • Ruben da Cruz Ferreira Electrical Engineering Department, Federal University of Paraíba, Cidade Universitária, João Pessoa – PB, Brazil
  • Sofia M. Almeida Dias Electrical Engineering Department, Federal University of Paraíba, Cidade Universitária, João Pessoa – PB, Brazil
  • Nady Rocha Electrical Engineering Department, Federal University of Paraíba, Cidade Universitária, João Pessoa – PB, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2885-3200
  • Edison R. Cabral da Silva Electrical Engineering Department, Federal University of Paraíba, Cidade Universitária, João Pessoa – PB, Brazil
  • Victor F. M. Bezerra Melo Renewable Energies Engineering Departament, Cidade Universitaria, João Pessoa – PB, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0907-0884

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18618/REP.2023.4.0024

Keywords:

circulation current, modulated model predictive control, Parallel converters, single-phase grid, three-phase induction machine

Abstract

This paper presents a parallel single-phase to three-phase drive system, using two single-phase rectifiers. The rectifiers are not isolated from the grid by low-frequency transformers, so the reduction of the circulation current is an important objective for the control strategy. Modulated Model Predictive Control regulates the grid current and minimizes the circulation current between the parallel rectifiers. Furthermore, the analyzed predictive control consists of two strategies, where the first has the application of two vectors in a sampling period while the second has three vectors. The addition of a vector allows the reduction of the computational cost due to the reduction of tests performed in the predictive control and reduces the harmonic distortion in the electrical grid due to the greater application of vectors in a sampling period. Simulation and experimental results are presented in order to validate the control strategy.

 

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Author Biographies

Ruben da Cruz Ferreira, Electrical Engineering Department, Federal University of Paraíba, Cidade Universitária, João Pessoa – PB, Brazil

was born in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil, in 2000. He is a bachelor’s student in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil. Since 2019, he is working in researches about shunt active power filters and power converters. His research interests include power electronics, renewable energy sources and electrical drives.

Sofia M. Almeida Dias, Electrical Engineering Department, Federal University of Paraíba, Cidade Universitária, João Pessoa – PB, Brazil

was born in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil, in 1997. He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil, in 2021 and 2023, respectively. Between 2017 and 2019, she worked with modeling and driving electrical machines, and between 2020 and 2023, he dedicated his studies to various PWM techniques and predictive control in variable speed systems. She currently works in the Nacional Operator of the Electric System (ONS) in the planning department.

Nady Rocha, Electrical Engineering Department, Federal University of Paraíba, Cidade Universitária, João Pessoa – PB, Brazil

, was born in São Gabriel, Bahia, Brazil, in 1982. He received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, Brazil, in 2006, 2008, and 2010, respectively. Since 2011, he has been with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, where he is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering. His research interests include power electronics, renewable energy sources, and electrical drives.

Edison R. Cabral da Silva, Electrical Engineering Department, Federal University of Paraíba, Cidade Universitária, João Pessoa – PB, Brazil

received the B.S.E.E. degree from the Polytechnic School of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, in 1965, the M.S.E.E. degree from the University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1968, and the Dr. Eng. degree from the University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France, in 1972. He was the Director of the Research Laboratory on Industrial Electronics and Machine Drives, LEIAM, Campina Grande, Brazil, for 30 years. He is currently Professor Emeritus at both University of Campina Grande, UFCG, and University of Paraiba, UFPB, where he is still acting. His current research work is in the area of power electronics and renewable energy systems. Co-author of the book entitled “Advanced Power Electronics Converters: PWM Converters Processing AC Voltages”, IEEE/Wiley, he is a member of the Brazilian Society on Power Electronics, SOBRAEP (Honorable), Brazilian Society on Automatic Control, SBA, and IEEE (Life-Fellow). He is also a SBA Past-President.

Victor F. M. Bezerra Melo, Renewable Energies Engineering Departament, Cidade Universitaria, João Pessoa – PB, Brazil

was born in Pesqueira, Brazil, in 1988. He received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, Brazil, in 2012, 2013, and 2017, respectively. From October 2014 to June 2018 he was with Federal Institute of Technology of Pernambuco (IFPE), Afogados da Ingazeira, Brazil, where he was a Professor. Since June 2018 he has been with the Renewable Energies Department, Federal University of Paraíba, where he is currently a Professor. His current research interests include power electronics, static converters, and electrical drives.

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