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High Frequency Matrix Converter
High Frequency Matrix Converter
Nam Nguyen-Quang
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• Background information
• Proposed converter
• Results to-date
• Conclusion
OVERVIEW
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• Induction Heating (IH)
Î Basic Principles
Î Resonant Tanks
• Conventional Converters for IH
Î Current Source Inverter (CSI)
Î Voltage Source Inverter (VSI)
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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• A coil (work-head) creates a magnetic field, which

• Used with VSIs
Parallel resonant tank
• Low impedance at high
frequency
• Used with CSIs

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R

C
L
R
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• Higher order resonant tanks have been used
• Most widely reported and useful is the LLC tank
INDUCTION HEATING – RESONANT TANKS
C
L
2

R
L
1

Î High impedance at
high frequency, can
be used with VSIs

Î Constant operating frequency
• Disadvantages
Î Effect of stray inductance: limit on frequency,
and physical cable length
Î High switching losses
Î Non-unity power factor, high harmonic
distortion
CONVENTIONAL CONVERTERS – CSI
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• More emergent technology
• Power can be controlled by frequency, amplitude,
or phase angle (phase-shift) modulation

CONVENTIONAL CONVERTERS – VSI
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RV

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S1
S2
S3
S4

Gate signals

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• Phase angle (phase-shift) modulation: Many
variants, with or without lossless snubbers
CONVENTIONAL CONVERTERS – VSI
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S1
S2
S3
S4

Gate signals
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-20
-10
0
10
20
30
Time (
μ
s)
Output voltage and current
Current
Voltage
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S1
S2
S3
S4

0
10
20
30
Time (
μ
s)
Output voltage and current
Current
Voltage
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• Using lossless snubbers, ZVS in both legs
CONVENTIONAL CONVERTERS – VSI
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• Advantages
Î Many power control methods, some with ZVS
or ZCS, stray capacitances can be utilised
Î Stray inductances can be utilised
• Disadvantages
Î Large current harmonics at line side, non-unity
power factor
Î Bulky and unreliable DC link capacitor
CONVENTIONAL CONVERTERS – VSI
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PROPOSED CONVERTER
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• Topology

SINGLE PHASE MC – TOPOLOGY
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A

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• The converter is expected to possess
Î Unity power factor, sinusoidal input current
Î ZVS and ZCS in one row, ZVS in other row
Î PWM power control over a wide range
SINGLE PHASE MC – TOPOLOGY
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• Commutation problem: Modified voltage
commutation

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• Literature survey
• Reference system
• Simulations of single phase MC
RESULTS TO-DATE
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• Principles of induction heating
• Resonant converters for induction heating
• Analysis methods for resonant-mode inverters
• Utility interfaces for converters
• Other converters
RESULTS – LITERATURE SURVEY
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