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

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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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Article number	5645
Journal	Energies
Volume	16
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/en16155645
Publication status	Published - Aug 2023

Keywords

DC link current
current source inverter
motor drive
wide bandgap

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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Fuel Technology
Engineering (miscellaneous)
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Energy (miscellaneous)
Control and Optimization
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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