An Improved Asymmetric Modulation of Current-Source Rectifier With CM Filter for Low Voltage Stress on Switching Devices

Common-mode (CM) filters are usually utilized in high power density three-phase current-source rectifier (3ph-CSR) to suppress the CM noise in the input currents. However, when CM filters are utilized, the inductor currents at the positive and negative ends of the dc side of 3ph-CSR are unequal, which brings high voltage stress on switching devices. To reduce the voltage stress on the switching devices, an improved asymmetric modulation is proposed in this letter. In the proposed asymmetric modulation, two switching devices are always turned ON in each sector, which clamps the voltage of the switching devices to the peak of the input line voltages. A 1 kW experimental prototype of the 3ph-CSR is built to verify the analysis results.

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In this letter, an improved asymmetric modulation is proposed to suppress the CM noise in high power density three-phase current-source rectifiers. The experimental results of a 1 kW prototype verify the effectiveness of the proposed method in reducing voltage stress on the switching devices.