The present invention relates to an electric power converter.
In the electric power converter, for example, as shown in FIG. 1 of Japanese Patent Laid-open No. Hei 3 (1991)-218270, to remove high-frequency components generated in an AC line and a DC line, a capacitor is connected between the AC line and the DC line. The converter compares signal waves of respective phases having a phase difference from one carrier common to the respective phases, gives positive logic and negative logic high frequency pulses, which are output of comparators, to switching devices to control the PWM.
When a function for removing the high-frequency components generated in the AC line and DC line is provided, the following advantages can be obtained.
(1) Without insulating the AC line and electric power converter by a transformer, a leakage current Ir can be reduced.
(2) A high-frequency current leaking from the electric power converter is reduced, so that an EMI countermeasure can be taken.
However, there is a circuit through which an excessive high-frequency current I0 flows, so that loss and noise of a reactor installed between the AC line and the DC line are increased.
An object of the present invention is to reduce the high-frequency current I0, reduce the loss and noise of the reactor, and furthermore realize compactness, cost reduction, and improvement of the conversion efficiency of the electric power converter by reduction in the loss and noise.
The present invention installs a carrier source for each phase and gives a phase difference to a carrier of each phase.
Other objects, advantages and novel features of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the invention when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
The switching devices T1 to T6 of the main circuit 12 are driven by an on-off control signal for PWM (pulse width modulation) control given from the PWM controller 13 and function as a voltage source PWM converter.
The AC side of the main circuit 12 is connected to the load system 6 via the AC lines. The DC side of the main circuit 12 is connected to the AC side via the line N. Into the phases of the AC lines, reactors 4 are respectively inserted and between the AC lines of the reactors 4 on the load system side and the line N, capacitors 5u, 5v, and 5w are connected. In this embodiment, the line N is connected to the middle point of the DC power supplies 9A and 9B.
A high frequency filter is formed by these reactors 4 and the capacitors 5u, 5v, and 5w. In the PWM controller 13, according to the relative sizes of carriers 1u, 1v, and 1w and signal waves 2u, 2v, and 2w, comparators 3u, 3v, and 3w output an ON signal or an OFF signal.
The output of the comparators 3u, 3v, and 3w is supplied to the respective switching devices T1 to T6 directly or via NOT circuits 14u, 14v, and 14w. The frequency of the carriers 1u, 1v, and 1w is, for example, about 7 kHz. Between the load system 6 and the earth, a parasitic capacitor 7 is formed and between the electric power converter and the earth, a parasitic capacitor 8 is formed.
The output of the comparators 3u, 3v, and 3w is transferred to the switching devices T1 to T6 in a three-phase bridge circuit 11. Further, the carriers 1u, 1v, and 1w are given an optimal phase difference. The value of a phase difference γ of the carrier of each phase is decided by Formulas (8) and (9) as indicated below. Further, even if the phase difference of the carrier of each phase is set to the values other than those of Formulas (8) and (9), an effect can be obtained.
When a signal wave is set to a sine wave and a carrier is set to a triangle wave, the frequency component of each phase is given by Formulas (1) and (2) indicated below. In addition, the relation between the signal wave and carrier is shown in
When n=1, 3, 5, . . .
It is assumed that k=2λ and λ=0, 1, 2, 3, . . .
When n=2, 4, 6, . . .
It is assumed that k=2λ+1 and λ=0, 1, 2, 3, . . . .
n: degree of harmonics of carrier, k: degree of harmonics concerning signal wave, a: modification factor, ω0: angular frequency of signal wave, ωs: fundamental angular frequency of carrier wave, φ: phase of signal wave, Jk(x): Bessel function of the first kind)
In Formulas (1) and (2), the amplitude does not depend at all on the phase difference between the signal wave and the carrier. Therefore, only the phases in the sin and cos may be considered. Furthermore, in Formulas (1) and (2), in consideration of only the phase of the carrier, Formulas (3) to (5) indicated below are substituted for Formulas (1) and (2).
[Formula 3]
t=t′+δ (3)
φ=−ω0δ+θ (4)
γ=ωsδ (5)
δ: time difference of carrier, t′: time, θ: phase difference of signal wave, γ: phase difference of carrier
The inside of each of the items of cos and sin of Formulas (1) and (2) for which Formulas (3) to (5) indicated below are substituted is as indicated in Formula (6).
[Formula 4]
(kω0±nωs)t+kθ±nγ (6)
In Formula (6), the part different in each phase is only the item of Formula (7).
kθnγ (7)
Furthermore, in consideration of only n=1 and k=0 which are main components of the harmonics of I0, only γ remains. To negate the main components of the harmonics of I0 by the phase differences of the carrier of each phase, when the phase difference γ calculated by Formula (8) is set in each phase, I0 can be made smaller.
p: phase of electric power converter
q: integer (for example, when p=3, q= . . . , −7, −5, −2, −1, +1, +2, +4, +5, +7, . . . ) meeting p≠0 in mode q
Further, in I0, to negate the frequency components other than n=1 and k=0, Formula (9) must be satisfied.
The main circuit 12, according to the output of the comparators 3u, 3v, and 3w in the PWM controller 13, turns on or off the switching devices T1 to T6. The output of the DC power sources 9A and 9B, via the switching devices T1 to T6 and the diodes D1 to D6, is transferred to the three-phase AC reactor 4 as pulse-shaped power including the high-frequency component.
The capacitors 5u, 5v, and 5w connected to the three-phase AC reactor 4 return the high-frequency current flowing through the three-phase AC reactor 4 to the DC power sources 9A and 9B by the neutral line N. Furthermore, among the current flowing through the three-phase AC reactor 4, the smooth currents in which the high-frequency current is removed by the capacitors 5u, 5v, and 5w are transferred to the load system 6.
In
L: inductance per phase of three-phase reactor 4, Ed/2: voltage of DC power supplies 9A and 9B
Further, the components of I0 concerning n=1 and k=2 are negated in each phase, so that they are 0. When γ=2π/3 is applied from Formula (8), Formula (10) becomes 0. However, n=1 and k=2 which are negated mutually do not meet Formula (9), so that Formula (11) is obtained and they will not negate mutually. Further, in Formula (11), ωs>>ω0 is set, so that the impedance of the three-phase reactor 4 per phase is approximate to ωsL.
In 0≦a≦1, the magnitude relations of the amplitude of Formulas (10) and (11) are as indicated in Formula (12), so that I0 can be reduced.
The three-phase three-wire inverter circuit is described above. Next, an embodiment when the present invention is applied to the three-phase four-wire inverter circuit shown in
(1) Addition of one arm (addition of switching devices T7, T8, D7, and D8)
(2) Addition of controller for one arm (addition of carrier 1n, etc.)
(3) Four-phase reactor 15 (three-phase reactor 4 shown in
(4) Addition of capacitors 5p and 5n
When the present invention is applied to the circuit shown in
By change of structure only of the controller, the loss and noise of the reactor can be reduced, thus compactness and reduction in weight of the reactor can be realized and countermeasures for heat and noise can be reduced. Furthermore, a specific frequency component can be reduced, so that an EMI countermeasure can be taken. Therefore, cost reduction and improvement of the conversion efficiency can be provided.
The foregoing disclosure has been set forth merely to illustrate the invention and is not intended to be limiting. Since modifications of the disclosed embodiments incorporating the spirit and substance of the invention may occur to persons skilled in the art, the invention should be construed to include everything within the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/398,610, filed Apr. 6, 2006, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/092,672, filed Mar. 30, 2005.
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