Frequency Design of Three-phase Active Front-End Converter with Reduced Filter in EV Chargers

Yang Wu, Junzhong Xu, Thiago Batista Soeiro, Pavol Bauer, Zian Qin

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Abstract

In recent years, significant research and adoption of periodic variable switching frequency PWM (P-VSFPWM) have been observed in AC/DC voltage source converters (VSCs). This technique aims to reduce ripple in AC inductor current and DC capacitor voltage, suppress injected current harmonic amplitudes for EMC compliance, and minimize switching losses. However, the presence of overlapped harmonic spectra from different switching harmonic bands can lead to heightened harmonic magnitudes due to the wide frequency variation, necessitating additional filtering measures. Surprisingly, there is notable absence of harmonic spectra analysis under P-VSFPWM, despite the growing concern over supra-harmonics (2-150 kHz) emission injected to the grid from the electric vehicle (EV) chargers. To address this gap, this paper proposes the interleaved P-VSFPWM to mitigate harmonics overlap without deviating from the intended purpose of P-VSFPWM. A fast-acquisition supra-harmonics model under arbitrary P-VSFPWM has been proposed based on vectorization, facilitating the subsequent filter design process. Furthermore, this study identifies the optimal P-VSFPWM profile with minimal required filtering inductance based on the spectra analysis. These findings are verified by PLECS simulations and experimental results.

Original languageEnglish
Number of pages19
JournalIEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print/First online - 25 Mar 2024

Keywords

  • Filter reduction
  • Frequency conversion
  • Harmonic analysis
  • Harmonics model
  • Manganese
  • Periodic variable switching frequency PWM (P-VSFPWM)
  • Power harmonic filters
  • Pulse width modulation
  • Switches
  • Switching frequency
  • 2024 OA procedure

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