Authors: K.L. Lian, B.K. Perkins, and P.W. Lehn (2 members of U of Toronto)
IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Vol. 23, No. 2, April 2008
Abstract
This paper presents a time domain method to analyze the three phase rectifier with capacitor output filter. As demonstrated in the paper, the proposed method analytically evaluates harmonics, and obtains exact switching functions by literatively solving for the switching instants. An analytical Jacobian of the mismatch equations is obtained to ensure a quadratic convergence rate for the iteration process. It is also demonstrated that a unified approach exists to analyze converters operating in the continuous conduction mode and discontinuous conduction mode. One potential application of the proposed model is to incorporate it into a harmonic power flow program to yield improved accuracy.
