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Levi, E, Jones, M and Zoric, I (2016) Phase Voltage Harmonic Imbalance in Asymmetrical Multiphase Machines with Single Neutral Point. IEEE 42nd Annual Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society IECON.
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Abstract
Multiphase (n-phase) machines are often designed with l sub-windings on stator, each having k phases, and the machine is typically operated with l isolated neutral points. However, such a machine can also operate with a single neutral point, which improves the fault-tolerant properties. When a machine is inverter supplied, low order harmonics may be present due to the low switching frequency and nonlinear inverter properties. Moreover, low order zero-sequence harmonics can be deliberately injected to increase dc bus voltage utilisation. This paper investigates a phenomenon that has not been reported so far in relation to asymmetrical multiphase machines with a single neutral point, namely that the presence of balanced low order harmonics in leg voltages produces unbalanced phase voltage harmonics and consequently unbalanced phase current harmonics. By analysing the neutral point (common mode) voltage harmonics, imbalance in the phase voltage harmonics is explained. Analytical expressions for neutral point voltage harmonics and phase voltage harmonics are provided for asymmetrical machine configurations with a single neutral point having arbitrary numbers of sub-windings and sub-winding phases. Theoretical considerations are verified using simulations and experiments with asymmetrical twelve- and nine-phase loads with a single neutral point, respectively.
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| Additional Information: | (c) 2016 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other users, including reprinting/ republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted components of this work in other works |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering |
| Divisions: | Electronics & Electrical Engineering (merged with Engineering 10 Aug 20) |
| Publisher: | IEEE |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Nov 2016 15:36 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2021 12:19 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1109/IECON.2016.7793473 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/4733 |
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