中国电气工程学报(英文) ›› 2018, Vol. 4 ›› Issue (2): 18-27.

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  • 出版日期:2018-06-25 发布日期:2019-10-31

Control and Applications of Direct Matrix Converters: A Review

Jianwei Zhang1,*, Li Li1, David G. Dorrell2   

  1. 1. Faculty of Engineering and IT, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia;
    2. Howard College Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
  • Online:2018-06-25 Published:2019-10-31
  • Contact: *, Email: Jianwei.Zhang@uts.edu.au.
  • About author:Jianwei Zhang (S’15) received his bachelor degree in electrical engineering from the Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shanxi, China, in 2014. Since then, he has been working towards his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. From 2015, he has been working as a Casual Academic at the Faculty of Engineering and IT, UTS. His research interests include control of power electronic converters, matrix converters, microgrids and AC motor drives. Li Li (M’12) was born in Henan, China. He received his B.S. degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 1996, M.S. degree from Tsinghua University in 1999, and Ph.D. degree from University of California, Los Angeles in 2005. From 2005 to 2007, he was a research associate at the University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy (UNSW@ADFA). From 2007 to 2011, he was a researcher at the National ICT Australia, Victoria Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Melbourne. He joined UTS in 2011 and currently he is an Associate Professor. Dr. Li held several visiting positions at Beijing Institute of Technology, Tsinghua University and UNSW@ADFA. His research interests are control theory and power system control. His interests are control theory and power system control. David G. Dorrell (M’95-SM’08) is a native of St. Helens, U.K. He received the B.Eng. (Hons.) degree in electrical and electronic engineering from the University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K., in 1988; the M.Sc. degree in power electronics engineering from the University of Bradford, Bradford, U.K., in 1989; and the Ph.D. degree in engineering from the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, U.K., in 1993. Since 2015, he has been Professor of Electrical Machines with the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. He is also the Director of the EPPEI Specialization Centre of HVDC and FACTS, UKZN. He has held lecturing positions at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, U.K., and the University of Reading, Reading, U.K. He was a Senior Lecturer at the University of Glasgow, Glasgow, U.K., for several years. In 2008, he took up a post as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia, and he was promoted to an Associate Professor in 2009. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor with National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. His research interests include the design and analysis of various electrical machines, and also renewable energy systems. Dr. Dorrell is a Chartered Engineer in the U.K. and also a fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
  • Supported by:
    Supported in part by the China Scholarship Council (File No. 201406300161).

Abstract: In recent decades, the matrix converter (MC) has emerged as a promising AC/AC converter that performs the direct AC-to-AC conversion. Because of its attractive features such as compact volume, bidirectional power flow, controllable input power factor and sinusoidal waveforms, there has been an increase in MC related research work. Many control techniques have been proposed to control MCs and many potential applications have been investigated. This paper presents the state-of-the-art review in the recent development of control strategies and applications of MCs, starting with MC fundamentals. Some relevant simulation and experimental results are presented to show the performance of the corresponding controllers in specific applications. A wide range of control techniques and potential application fields are covered. Industrial products and modules are also discussed. Comparisons of different control strategies and different applications are summarized and presented. It is concluded that the MC is a promising converter and more research and industry interest is expected, particularly in AC motor drives and renewable energy microgrids.

Key words: Matrix converter, AC/AC conversion, control strategies, model predictive control (MPC), motor drive, microgrid