Matrix Converter Based on Trapezoidal Current Injection

Lei, Jiaxing; Huang, Xinlin; Wheeler, Patrick; Xia, Yihui; Zhao, Jianfeng; Chen, Wu

Abstract

The Matrix Converter (MC) is a direct AC-AC power converter featuring high power density and high efficiency. However, the conventional MC (CMC) topologies require high control complexity and high transistor capacity, hindering the wide applications. An emerging MC topology (3CI-MC) based on the third-harmonic current injection (3CI) reduces the control complexity, but require more transistors and complex clamping circuit. This paper proposes the trapezoidal current injection (TCI) technique to form a novel MC topology (TCI-MC), which consists of a line-commutated converter (LCC), a TCI circuit and a voltage source converter (VSC). Compared with the 3CI-MC, the proposed TCI-MC not only maintains the advantages of simple modulation and independent voltage control, but also achieves lower current stress on the LCC part of the circuit. The total transistor capacity of the proposed TCI-MC is the lowest among all the considered MC topologies. The clamping circuit is also simplified and the bidirectional switches are eliminated, reducing the implementation cost. Simulation and experimental results have verified the validity of the proposed topology.

Citation

Lei, J., Huang, X., Wheeler, P., Xia, Y., Zhao, J., & Chen, W. (2022). Matrix Converter Based on Trapezoidal Current Injection. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 1-1. https://doi.org/10.1109/jestpe.2022.3216862

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 19, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Oct 25, 2025
• Publication Date: Oct 25, 2022
• Deposit Date: Jan 6, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 6, 2023
• Journal: IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics
• Print ISSN: 2168-6777
• Electronic ISSN: 2168-6785
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 1-1
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/jestpe.2022.3216862
• Keywords: Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Energy Engineering and Power Technology
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/13181983
• Publisher URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9928266