Design of a high performance AC-AC drive system based on indirect matrix converters employing SiC MOSFETs

Marcelo Lobo Heldwein

Federal University of Santa Catarina - UFSC

Marcelo Lobo Heldwein (S’99-M’08-SM'13) received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Brazil, in 1997 and 1999, respectively, and his Ph.D. degree from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Zurich, Switzerland, in 2007. He is currently an Adjunct Professor with the Electronics and Electrical Engineering Department at the UFSC.From 1999 to 2003, he worked with industry, including research at the Power Electronics Institute, Brazil and Emerson Network Power, Brazil and Sweden. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the ETH Zurich and at the UFSC from 2007 to 2009. Dr. Heldwein is a member of the Brazilian Power Electronic Society (SOBRAEP).His research interests include Power Electronics, Power Distribution and Electromagnetic Compatibility.

Abstract

The design expressions of an indirect matrix converter (IMC) and a ∆-Switch IMC are discussed in this work based on the specifications of a 10 kW motor drive system with 1.2 kV SiC power semiconductor devices. The conduction... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Tiago Kommers Jappe (Federal University of Santa Catarina - UFSC)
  2. Samir Mussa (Federal University of Santa Catarina - UFSC)
  3. Marcelo Lobo Heldwein (Federal University of Santa Catarina - UFSC)

Topic Areas

AC-AC Power Converters , Integration , Thermal Design

Session

OP-6A » AC/AC Converters (09:50 - Wednesday, 2nd December, Rubi)