Dual Input Interleaved Three-Phase Rectifier In Discontinuous Conduction Mode For Application In Small Wind Turbines

Guilherme M. Todys; Luís P. Custódio; Alceu A. Badin; Amauri A. Assef; Roger Gules; Delvanei G. Bandeira Jr.; Eduardo F. R. Romaneli; Daniel F. Cortez

doi:10.18618/REP.e202509

Authors

Guilherme M. Todys Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2206-1694
Luís P. Custódio Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
Alceu A. Badin Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3243-4092
Amauri A. Assef Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2001-5387
Roger Gules Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4037-9444
Delvanei G. Bandeira Jr. Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
Eduardo F. R. Romaneli Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
Daniel F. Cortez Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1650-0988

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18618/REP.e202509

Keywords:

Three-phase rectifier, Discontinuous Conduction Mode, Three-phase interleaved rectifier

Abstract

This paper presents a high-gain three-phase interleaved rectifier operating in DCM, with dual input, for application in small wind generators. The two input diode bridges promote the sharing of the current, resulting in a significant reduction of the converter's current stresses when compared to previous topologies. A theoretical analysis of the proposed converter was performed, followed by a simulation study, and experimental tests with a physical prototype. The simulations compared the proposed three-phase rectifier with three other three-phase topologies, demonstrating its operation with significantly reduced current stresses and smaller input inductors. The experiments compared the operation of the converter when working with a three-phase power supply, and a wind turbine in association with an MPPT method using the Perturb and Observe P&O technique. For an output power of 1 kW, on a 400 V DC bus and an input RMS line voltage of 114 V, the structure's obtained efficiency was higher than 95%. Furthermore, the experimental results confirmed that the rectifier operates with sinusoidal input currents, low current ripple, and high power factor for all the tested scenarios.

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Author Biographies

Guilherme M. Todys, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná

was born in Curitiba, Brazil, in 1995, and received the B. S. degree in electrical engineering from the Federal Technological University of Paraná – UTFPR, Curitiba, Brazil, in 2021. He is currently working towards the Master’s degree in electrical engineering at the Postgraduate Program in Energy Systems - PPGSE, at the Federal Technological University of Paraná, being part of the research team at the Electronic Energy Processing Laboratory (LPEE) at UTFPR. His areas of interest include renewable energy processing, high power factor rectifiers, and power factor correction techniques.

Luís P. Custódio, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná

received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the Federal Technological University of Paraná – UTFPR, Curitiba, Brazil, in 2017 and 2021 respectively. His areas of interest include power electronics, power systems, renewable energy, and Wireless power transfer.

Alceu A. Badin, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná

was born in Maravilha, Santa Catarina, Brazil, in 1979. He received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil, in 2002, 2004, and 2009, respectively. Since 2010, he has been a Professor at the Federal Technological University of Paraná – UTFPR, Curitiba, Brazil. His current research interests include high-frequency power converter topologies, power factor correction techniques, and power supplies. Prof. Badin is a Member of the Brazilian Power Electronic Society and IEEE Power Electronics Society.

Amauri A. Assef, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná

received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering, and the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in science and biomedical engineering from the Federal Technological University of Paraná – UTFPR, Curitiba, Brazil, in 1999, 2006, and 2013, respectively. Since 2009, he has been a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Federal Technological University of Paraná – UTFPR, Curitiba. His research interests include ultrasound and electronic instrumentation.

Roger Gules, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná

(Member, IEEE) was born in Bento Gonçalves, Brazil, in 1971. He received the B.S. degree from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Brazil, in
1995, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Brazil in 1998 and 2001, respectively, all in electrical engineering. From 2001 to 2005, he was a Professor at the Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, São Leopoldo, Brazil. Since 2006, he has been a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Federal Technological University of Paraná – UTFPR, Curitiba, Brazil. His research interests include high-frequency power conversion, renewable energy applications, and high-power factor rectifiers.

Delvanei G. Bandeira Jr., Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná

was born in Pelotas, RS, Brazil, in 1986. He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the Catholic University of Pelotas, Pelotas RS, Brazil, in
2011, and the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil, in 2014 and 2019 respectively. Since 2019, he has been a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Federal Technological University of Paraná – UTFPR, Curitiba. His research interests include soft switching, switched capacitors, and high-voltage power supplies.

Eduardo F. R. Romaneli, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná

was born in Londrina, Paraná, Brazil, in 1970. He received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil, in 1993, 1998, and 2001, respectively. Since 2003, he has been a Full-Time Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Federal Technological University of Paraná – UTFPR, Curitiba, Brazil. His research has spanned several disciplines, emphasizing power electronics. His current research interests are focused on uninterruptible power systems, power-factor correction, and renewable energy processing.

Daniel F. Cortez, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná

born in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in 1985. He received the B.S. degree from the Catholic University of Pelotas - UCPel, Pelotas (RS), Brazil, in 2009, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil, in 2012 and 2015, respectively. Since 2015, he has been a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Federal Technological University of Paraná – UTFPR, Curitiba, Brazil. His current research interests include dc/dc bidirectional converters, switched-capacitors, and power factor correction techniques.

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