Study of the Protection and Energy Transmission Modes of One Phase Short Circuit to Ground in Inverters

• Published in: Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 23; no. 19; p. 8211
• Main Authors: Chen, Dezhi, Zhang, Zhixiang, Zhang, Shichong, Sun, Yun, Zhao, Wenbo, Zhao, Wenliang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 30.09.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Analysis; Capacitors; double boost circuit; frequency converter; IGBT and diode; inverters; reactor and capacitor; short circuit
• ISSN: 1424-8220; 1424-8220
• DOI: 10.3390/s23198211

Research indicates that phase-to-ground short-circuits in a frequency converter can subject the rectifier diode and IGBT to excessive voltage and current, potentially causing damage if the component selection margin during hardware design is insufficient. In order to solve the above problems, this paper studies the design of the LCL filter and ground short circuit problem of the hundred-kilowatt inverter. Firstly, an analytical method for calculating the DC bus capacitance and reactor of the inverter is proposed. The interaction between the DC bus capacitance and the reactor parameters and performance is considered in the implementation process. The parameters of the DC bus capacitor and reactor are given. Secondly, the one-to-ground short circuit of the inverter is studied, and the energy flow mode and mathematical expression of the double boost circuit, considering the influence of the leakage inductance of the power transformer, are given. Based on the above analysis, a method for determining the rectifier diode and IGBT, considering the one-to-ground short circuit of the inverter, is proposed. Finally, a one-hundred-kilowatt inverter is developed, and the corresponding experiments are carried out. The feasibility of the proposed scheme is verified by simulation and experiment.