Inventors:
Ned Mohan - Saint Paul MN, US
Krushna K. Mohapatra - Minneapolis MN, US
Satish Thuta - Minneapolis MN, US
Gaurav K. Aggarwal - Minneapolis MN, US
Philip Jose - Moshi, IN
Assignee:
Regents of the University of Minnesota - St. Paul MN
International Classification:
H02M 7/5387
Abstract:
A matrix converter includes a plurality of switches that electrically connect a multi-phase input voltage source to a multi-phase load; and a controller to output pulse-width modulated (PWM) switching signals to control the switches to produce a multi-phase output voltage from the multi-phase input voltage source. The controller outputs the PWM switching signals by modulating a carrier signal with a time-varying signal having a frequency determined from a desired output frequency for the output voltage.