V, Peeonack Tuxovon Low-Pass FitrEn This section discusses one method af overcoming the shortcomings by eliminating the de link voltage harmon: fs im the feedback loop through the ase of a low-pass filter. The low-pass fer is introduced in the schematic of Fig, [by setting the switch SI to postion C ‘Thete are the usual contending requirements ofthe cut off frequency ofthe low-pass filter. To minimize the har ‘monic components entering the feceback loop, the cutot Frequency should be chosen as low as posible, On the other hand, the fast transient response of the rectifier to Toad changes can only De achieved by 4 high eutol fre quency The choice ofthe low-pass filter was determined by the availability in the laboratery of an active Butterworth fl ter whose characteristic frequency i can be set conve rienly by dials. This offered the possibilty of pursuing fan experimental evaluation ofthe choice ofthe cto fe ‘quency. ‘As ie woll-known, the Butterworth fier has the advan tage of « maximally Bat monotonic gain inthe passband. However, is cutoff characteristic is inferior to that of the (Chebyshev filter. The transfer function of the secondo der Butterworth fier in use i OO" TT Garteh sere wy = 2f "i iNsption ote Raton ker ihe ed bach oops prove ob mii sce The labo. ton tent show a hse the in eae ah Deore fom 24 af Secon 1V to .98 mi we ‘anny good soul soem mavetorm in heap rest ofthe ae Power Reversal Test ‘The experiment of instantaneous power reversal from {inversion to rectification described in association with Fis. ‘ak repeated with the following diference: 1) the volt age feedback passed through the Butterworth filter with uta Frequcncy set at 65 Hz, 2) the 6 link capacitance ‘was reduced from 24 101.88 iF. Fig, (a) and (b) show the ac phise voltage and current waveforms, respectively ‘The curent wavelorm of Fig. 5(b) should be compared with those in Figs, 2-8, One sexs clearly that inspite of the low capacitance value of 1.85 mP, good sinusoidal tutrent waveform is achieved ‘The instant of power reversal is marked by the 180° ‘hnge in current waveform in Fig. 5(). This sfllowed by an overshoot of « postive and a negative peak. This ‘Wansient is bret compared to that in Fig. 4b) Feedback Instability In the course of experimentation it was found thatthe cutrent waveform began to distor again when the fer uot frequeney was reduced to low values, This tend ‘uns counter to expsctations because the interference from the second and higher even harmonics would te futher reduced inthe lowering ofthe cute Frequency. ‘One possible explanation i that the observed distortion is really duc to the onset of instability. From previous udies of the three-phase oct, it was shown that the direct voltage feedback system (switch SL in the postion Bin Fig, 1) isa first-order system. With the second-onder Buterwon fiter (switch S1 in postion C), the closed- Joop system becomes a thin-onder system, As the thin! order system becomes unstable when the overall gain is {oo lage, i seems reasonable to purse this line of inves- ‘ization Experimental Stabilty Boundaries ‘As such, the stability boundaries were measured and plotted in broken lines as shown in Fig. 6. The abscist tnd the ordinate, respectively, represent the cutoft fre ‘quency fy andthe ems ae volage V. The family of curves te fr diferent values of de link capacitor C. The param= tiers used were: Vig ~ 110 V de, K= 3.2. The de link load iy = O in the experiment. Theoretical Siabiliy Boundaries (Approximation) Because ofthe harmonic intractions, the exact stability analysis complicated and beyond the competence of au- thors. The approximate stability analysis which is de seribed here assumes that Buterworh filter succeed’ in Temoving the harmonics and that the dynamics of the feedback loop is concerned only with the slowly time varying magnitode 1,1) in (1). Neglecting the eos 2,0 terms in (3) the power balance equation is van an Shah na (2s)