• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.212-221
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• 2017

Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Generators (PMSGs) are used widely in Wind Power Generation Systems (WPGSs), and the Vienna rectifier was recently proposed to be used as the generator-side converter to rectify the AC output voltage in PMSG-based WPGS. Compared to conventional six-switch two-level PWM (2L-PWM) converters, the Vienna rectifier has several advantages, such as higher efficiency, improved total harmonic distortion, etc. The motivation behind this paper is to verify the performance of direct-driven PMSG wind turbine system based-Vienna rectifier by using a simulated direct-driven PMSG WPGS. In addition, for the purpose of reducing the reactive power loss of PMSGs, this paper proposes an induced voltage sensing scheme which can make the stator current maintain accurate synchronization with the induced voltage. Meanwhile, considering the Neutral-Point Voltage (NPV) variation in the DC-side of the Vienna rectifier, a NPV balancing control strategy is added to the control system. In addition, both the effectiveness of the proposed method and the performance of the direct-driven PMSG based-Vienna rectifier are verified by simulation and experimental results.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2007.04c
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• pp.201-204
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• 2007

This paper proposes a improvement of switching converter's input wave form using VIENNA Rectifier(three-phase three-switch three-level PWM Rectifier). VIENNA Rectifier is based on the combination of a three-phase diode bridge and dc/dc boost converter. It can be available to get sinusoidal mains current, and low-blocking voltage stress on rower transistors. In addition, it can control output voltage.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.12 no.10
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• pp.4561-4568
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• 2011

In this paper, carrier comparison PWM method for voltage control of Vienna rectifier is discussed. In general, in industrial and communications applications, the two-level rectifier is used. However, this two-level rectifier has the limit of high THD and low efficiency. So, the studies of three-level rectifier has been carried out so far, and the Vienna rectifier circuit is the representative. The space vector pulse width modulation(SVPWM) method is generally used for Vienna rectifier, in which voltage vectors and duration time are calculated from the voltage reference. However, this method require very sophisticated and complex calculations, so realizing this method by software is very difficult. To overcome this disadvantage, simple carrier comparison PWM method for Vienna rectifier is proposed which is modified from the carrier comparison method for 3 level inverter. Furthermore, to verify the usefulness of the Vienna rectifier carrier comparison PWM the simulation and experiment are carried out.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.604-614
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• 2018

This paper proposes a synchronous switching technique for a Vienna rectifier that uses carrier-based pulse width modulation (CB-PWM). A three-phase Vienna rectifier, similar to a three-level T-type converter with three back-to-back switches, is used as a PWM rectifier. Conventional CB-PWM requires six independent gate signals to operate back-to-back switches. When internal switches are operated synchronously, only three independent gate signals are required, which simplifies the construction of gate driver circuits. However, with this method, total harmonic distortion of the input current is higher than that with conventional CB-PWM switching. A reactive current injection technique is proposed to improve current distortion. The performance of the proposed synchronous switching method and the effectiveness of the reactive current injection technique are verified using simulations and experiments performed with a set of Vienna rectifiers rated at 5 kW.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.129-134
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• 2012

In this paper, a new simple PWM method for Vienna rectifier is proposed. The previous SVPWM method for Vienna rectifier is very complex and difficult to implement. To solve these problems, a new single-carrier comparison PWM method for voltage control of Vienna rectifier is proposed. Because of using the only single carrier, implementation of the proposed PWM is very simple. In the proposed PWM method, carrier comparison parts of the PWM block is only changed from the 2 level PWM control block. The usefulness of the proposed PWM method is verified by the simulation and experiment.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.126-133
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• 2016

This paper proposes a new PWM method to reduce the common mode voltage change in three-level Vienna rectifier. This new proposed PWM method uses medium voltage vector for the three-level Vienna rectifier to determine the sum of three-phase voltage zero, and the common mode voltage variation is decreased. Using the carrier comparison method, the switching function generator for three-level Vienna rectifier has been proposed. The effects of the proposed PWM method have been verified through simulation using the PSIM.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2007.07a
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• pp.19-21
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• 2007

This paper proposes an input waveform improvement using VIENNA Rectifier(three-phase/level/switch). VIENNA Rectifier is based on the combination of a three-phase diode bridge and dc/dc converter. It features low input current ripple and sinusoidal mains current form.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2019.07a
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• pp.269-270
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• 2019

Vienna rectifier is used for telecom power applications because of its simple structure, high efficiency and high power density. This rectifier is also suitable to obtain a high voltage DC output. This paper describes the analysis and design of a single-phase module of a Vienna rectifier to obtain 750VDC output. The simulation and experimental results are provided to verify the theoretic analysis and design.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.181-184
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• 2017

This study analyzes the turn-on and turn-off transients of a metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) with high-switching frequency systems. In these systems, the voltage distortion becomes serious at the output terminal of a Vienna rectifier by the turn-off delay of the MOSFET. The current has low-order harmonics through this voltage distortion. This paper describes the transient of the turn-off that causes the voltage distortion. The algorithm for reducing the sixth harmonic using a proportional-resonance controller is proposed to improve the current distortion without complex calculation for compensation. The reduction of the current distortion by high-switching frequency is verified by experiment with the 2.5-kW prototype Vienna rectifier.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2015.07a
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• pp.199-200
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• 2015

The paper describes the development of Fast Charger by using Vienna Rectifier as AC/DC converter. The Vienna Rectifier is proven to have a high efficiency performance as well as a prominent power quality performance on AC side of the fast charger. The Vienna Rectifier is compared to other topology, especially T-type inverter, and analyzed carefully. Experimental results from a 10kW prototype are provided to validate the theoretical consideration.