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Pulse Density Modulation Applied to Series Resonant Inverter and Ac‐Ac Conversion
The PDM control joins together between the concepts of soft switching and hard switching. Its application to the series resonant inverter cancels the switching losses and uses dc bus without storage capacity. Objectively, the PDM controls led to ac‐ac converters with high efficiency (zero switching loss), small size (no storage capacity) and with the possibility of a self power factor correction. However, the operating analysis of these converters is very complex because the operation is done on two time scales and leaves questions unanswered. The average modeling facilitates the analysis of the operation and leads to establish: (i) an analytical expression of the power factor, (ii) the linearity conditions of the power characteristic, and (iii) a model of ac‐ac series resonant multi‐converter which is independent of the carriers. In the case of ac‐ac series resonant multi‐converter, the coordination of carriers allows to shape the power characteristic. Among the three types of coordination presented, there is an original coordinate that linearizes the power characteristic. The results are validated by simulations carried out in Matlab SimPower systems.
Part of the book: Recent Developments on Power Inverters