Effects of the switching frequency of a grid converter on the LCL filter design

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A4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa

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2016-04-19

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8th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2016)

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The size of the LCL filter can be decreased significantly using higher switching frequencies enabled by next generation semiconductors. This paper studies the effects of the switching frequency of a grid converter on the LCL filter design. The goal in the design is to minimize the stored energy of the magnetic components. The core material of the converter-side inductor is selected based on the highest peak flux density within core-loss density limits. A laminated iron-core inductor is assumed on the grid side. For achieving higher accuracy during optimization, the grid-side inductor is modelled using an analytical high-frequency model. The proposed design method is evaluated using a 50-Hz 12.5-kVA SiC grid converter as an example case.

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Koppinen, J, Rahman, F M M & Hinkkanen, M 2016, Effects of the switching frequency of a grid converter on the LCL filter design . in 8th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2016) . EurAAP, Glasgow, UK, IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 19/04/2016 . https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2016.0206