학술논문
New Return Path Inductor Buck–Boost Y-Inverter Motor Drive With Reduced Current Stresses
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Periodical
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IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics IEEE Trans. Power Electron. Power Electronics, IEEE Transactions on. 37(9):10086-10090 Sep, 2022
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0885-8993
1941-0107
1941-0107
Abstract
Variable speed drives (VSDs) for electric motors are a foundational component of global electrification, with electric motors consuming 45% of global electricity. Conventional three-phase buck–boost inverter topologies have substantial low-frequency current stresses in the buck–boost inductor, driving size, losses, and cost in VSD systems. In this letter, we propose a novel circuit topology for phase-modular three-phase buck–boost inverter systems based on the four-switch noninverting buck–boost concept, which we call the return path inductor Y-inverter (RPI-YI). By relocating the buck–boost inductors from the forward current path to the return path, the RPI-YI concept reduces the inductor rms and peak current stresses by up to $90 \%$ compared to a conventional topology, resulting in a potential magnetics volume reduction of $80 \%$. The RPI-YI concept, therefore, supports more compact, efficient realizations of modular buck–boost VSD systems.