Common Architectures and Devices for Current Source Inverter in Motor-Drive Applications: A Comprehensive Review

Giovanni Luca Fidone; Giovanni Migliazza; Emilio Carfagna; Dario Benatti; Fabio Immovilli; Giampaolo Buticchi; Emilio Lorenzani

doi:10.3390/en16155645

Energies (Jul 2023)

Common Architectures and Devices for Current Source Inverter in Motor-Drive Applications: A Comprehensive Review

Giovanni Luca Fidone,
Giovanni Migliazza,
Emilio Carfagna,
Dario Benatti,
Fabio Immovilli,
Giampaolo Buticchi,
Emilio Lorenzani

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Giovanni Luca Fidone: Department of Science and Methods for Engineering, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 42121 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Giovanni Migliazza: Department of Science and Methods for Engineering, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 42121 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Emilio Carfagna: Department of Science and Methods for Engineering, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 42121 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Dario Benatti: Department of Science and Methods for Engineering, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 42121 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Fabio Immovilli: Department of Science and Methods for Engineering, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 42121 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Giampaolo Buticchi: Key Laboratory of More Electric Aircraft Technology of Zhejiang Province, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, China
Emilio Lorenzani: Department of Science and Methods for Engineering, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 42121 Reggio Emilia, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en16155645
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16, no. 15
p. 5645

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When compared to the much more common voltage-source inverter (VSI), the current-source inverter (CSI) is rarely used for variable speed drive applications, due to its disadvantages: the need of a constant DC-link current, typically realized with a front-end converter, and the need for reverse-voltage blocking (RVB) devices, typically implemented with in-series diodes. This limits the overall efficiency of the architecture. This paper investigates latest progress of the CSI research, with the aim of demonstrating why CSI could come back in the near future. Different architectures based on modern wide-bandgap (WBG) switches are analyzed, with an emphasis on why CSI can be advantageous compared to VSI.

Published in Energies

ISSN: 1996-1073 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies

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