The Effect of Replacing Si-MOSFETs with WBG Transistors on the Control Loop of Voltage Source Inverters
The operation of a voltage source inverter (VSI) depends on its output LC filter and the PWM modulator delay. The VSI model includes serial equivalent resistance based on the resistances of the active inverter bridge transistors, the filter coil winding, and additional PCB elements, such as traces a...
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| description | The operation of a voltage source inverter (VSI) depends on its output LC filter and the PWM modulator delay. The VSI model includes serial equivalent resistance based on the resistances of the active inverter bridge transistors, the filter coil winding, and additional PCB elements, such as traces and connectors, in addition to the large equivalent resistances that result from power losses in the coil core and switches. These dynamic power losses depend on the switching frequency and the inverter load. This paper investigates the change in equivalent serial resistance that occurs if the standard Si-MOSFET switches are replaced with wide bandgap (WBG) transistors with correspondingly lower equivalent serial resistance. The paper further investigates how such a change influences the design of the controller, given that replacement of the switches shifts the roots of the closed-loop characteristic equation. Theoretical analyses of the influence of equivalent serial resistance for a multi-input single-output passivity-based controller and a single-input single-output coefficient diagram method are also presented. These analyses are applied to both types of switches. Two methods are used to measure the serial equivalent resistance for a given VSI using Si and WBG switches. The possibility of replacing switches with WBG technology in existing inverters was assessed, and the corresponding controller adjustment that would be required. The theoretical analysis is verified via the use of an experimental VSI. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-54b32708495249b38ec1f82993cb4af22023-12-01T22:54:17ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-07-011515531610.3390/en15155316The Effect of Replacing Si-MOSFETs with WBG Transistors on the Control Loop of Voltage Source InvertersKrzysztof Bernacki0Zbigniew Rymarski1Department of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Microelectronics, Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science, Silesian University of Technology, Akademicka 16, 44-100 Gliwice, PolandDepartment of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Microelectronics, Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science, Silesian University of Technology, Akademicka 16, 44-100 Gliwice, PolandThe operation of a voltage source inverter (VSI) depends on its output LC filter and the PWM modulator delay. The VSI model includes serial equivalent resistance based on the resistances of the active inverter bridge transistors, the filter coil winding, and additional PCB elements, such as traces and connectors, in addition to the large equivalent resistances that result from power losses in the coil core and switches. These dynamic power losses depend on the switching frequency and the inverter load. This paper investigates the change in equivalent serial resistance that occurs if the standard Si-MOSFET switches are replaced with wide bandgap (WBG) transistors with correspondingly lower equivalent serial resistance. The paper further investigates how such a change influences the design of the controller, given that replacement of the switches shifts the roots of the closed-loop characteristic equation. Theoretical analyses of the influence of equivalent serial resistance for a multi-input single-output passivity-based controller and a single-input single-output coefficient diagram method are also presented. These analyses are applied to both types of switches. Two methods are used to measure the serial equivalent resistance for a given VSI using Si and WBG switches. The possibility of replacing switches with WBG technology in existing inverters was assessed, and the corresponding controller adjustment that would be required. The theoretical analysis is verified via the use of an experimental VSI.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/15/5316voltage source inverterpassivity-based controlcoefficient diagram methodnonlinear loadpulse width modulationcontrol systems |
| spellingShingle | Krzysztof Bernacki Zbigniew Rymarski The Effect of Replacing Si-MOSFETs with WBG Transistors on the Control Loop of Voltage Source Inverters Energies voltage source inverter passivity-based control coefficient diagram method nonlinear load pulse width modulation control systems |
| title | The Effect of Replacing Si-MOSFETs with WBG Transistors on the Control Loop of Voltage Source Inverters |
| title_full | The Effect of Replacing Si-MOSFETs with WBG Transistors on the Control Loop of Voltage Source Inverters |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Replacing Si-MOSFETs with WBG Transistors on the Control Loop of Voltage Source Inverters |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Replacing Si-MOSFETs with WBG Transistors on the Control Loop of Voltage Source Inverters |
| title_short | The Effect of Replacing Si-MOSFETs with WBG Transistors on the Control Loop of Voltage Source Inverters |
| title_sort | effect of replacing si mosfets with wbg transistors on the control loop of voltage source inverters |
| topic | voltage source inverter passivity-based control coefficient diagram method nonlinear load pulse width modulation control systems |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/15/5316 |
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