The DC-link current ripple is responsible for the DC-link capacitor sizing. The capacitor must be able to deliver high current peaks during operation without causing a high voltage drop. In order to fulfill EMC standards, this voltage drop must be in a specific small range. Furthermore, the current ripple causes an increase of the electrolyte temperature due to undesired resistive losses in the capacitor itself. This leads to an accelerated dry-out and so resulting breakdown of the voltage source inverter (VSI). By using optimized pulse patterns (OPP), the current ripple in the DC-link can be reduced. With the OPP, presented in this thesis, a smaller and cheaper DC-link capacitor can be used while having the same DC-voltage ripple and lifespan. To achieve this, the RMS current into the capacitor in relation to the respective switching angles must be found, and set as minimization criterion in an
optimization algorithm. Simulation results at different motor operating points validate the correctness of the derived mathematical formulation of the capacitor current and the resulting optimized angles.
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The DC-link current ripple is responsible for the DC-link capacitor sizing. The capacitor must be able to deliver high current peaks during operation without causing a high voltage drop. In order to fulfill EMC standards, this voltage drop must be in a specific small range. Furthermore, the current ripple causes an increase of the electrolyte temperature due to undesired resistive losses in the capacitor itself. This leads to an accelerated dry-out and so resulting breakdown of the voltage sourc...
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