IP Library Granted Patent US 12,512,765
Granted Patent B2
US 12,512,765 · App. 18/471,291 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

Method and apparatus for controlling rectifier

Inventors: Guiying Lin (Ningde, CN); Meng Wu (Ningde, CN); Jinfeng Gao (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
H02M7/219H02M1/0012H02M7/2173
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Patent No.
US 12,512,765
App. No.
18/471,291
Granted
Dec 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for controlling a rectifier includes determining reactive power and active power according to sampled voltages and sampled currents of a three-phase alternating current signal, determining given active power according to a given voltage and a sampled voltage of a direct current signal, determining a target voltage vector for model predictive control according to the active power, the reactive power, the given active power, and a damping-injected Hamiltonian dissipative model, performing the model predictive control according to the target voltage vector to obtain a control signal for the rectifier, and controlling the rectifier according to the control signal.

Claims (463)

1 . A method for controlling a rectifier configured to convert a three-phase alternating current signal into a direct current signal, the method comprising:

determining active power and reactive power according to sampled voltages and sampled currents of the three-phase alternating current signal;

determining given active power according to a given voltage and a sampled voltage of the direct current signal;

determining a target voltage vector for model predictive control according to the active power, the reactive power, the given active power, and a damping-injected Hamiltonian dissipative model;

performing the model predictive control according to the target voltage vector, to obtain a control signal for the rectifier; and

controlling the rectifier according to the control signal.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the target voltage vector for the model predictive control according to the active power, the reactive power, the given active power, and the damping-injected Hamiltonian dissipative model comprises:

determining a d-axis component and a q-axis component of the target voltage vector according to the active power, the reactive power, the given active power, and the damping-injected Hamiltonian dissipative model; and

transforming the d-axis component and the q-axis component of the target voltage vector into an α-axis component and a β-axis component of the target voltage vector through inverse Park transformation.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the d-axis component V d and the q-axis component V q of the target voltage vector are respectively:

V

d

=

E

m

-

2

3

L

g

P

*

E

m

+

2

3

ω

L

g

Q

E

m

-

2

3

R

g

P

*

E

m

-

2

3

R

i

(

P

*

-

P

)

E

m

,

and

V

q

=

-

2

3

L

g

Q

*

E

m

-

2

3

ω

L

g

P

E

m

-

2

3

R

g

Q

*

E

m

-

2

3

R

i

(

Q

*

-

Q

)

E

m

,

wherein

E

m

=

E

α

2

+

E

β

2

,

E α and E β are voltages of an orthogonal stationary coordinate system, R i is injected damping, P* is the given active power, P is the active power, Q* is reactive power given, Q is the reactive power, ω is an angular frequency of the three-phase alternating current signal, L g is a three-phase alternating current reactor inductance value of the three-phase alternating current signal, and R g is a three-phase alternating current reactor resistance value of the three-phase alternating current signal.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein performing the model predictive control according to the target voltage vector, to obtain the control signal for the rectifier, comprises:

determining a voltage vector closest to the target voltage vector; and

using a control signal corresponding to the voltage vector closest to the target voltage vector as the control signal for the rectifier.

5 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein the control signal for the rectifier satisfies:

S opt =argmin s ( V α p ( S )− V α ) 2 +( V β p ( S )− V β ) 2 ,

wherein S represents the control signal, V α p (S) and I β p (S) are functions of S,

(

V

α

p

(

S

)

V

β

p

(

S

)

)

=

2

3

(

1

-

1

2

-

1

2

0

3

2

-

3

2

)

SV

dc

,

S

=

(

S

a

S

b

S

c

)

,

S

x

{

0

,

1

}

,

x

=

{

a

,

b

,

c

}

,

 and V α and V β are an α-axis component and a β-axis component of the target voltage vector.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the active power and the reactive power according to the sampled voltages and the sampled currents of the three-phase alternating current signal comprises:

transforming the sampled voltages and the sampled currents of the three-phase alternating current signal into orthogonal stationary coordinate system voltages and orthogonal stationary coordinate system currents through Clark transformation; and

determining the active power and the reactive power according to the orthogonal stationary coordinate system voltages and the orthogonal stationary coordinate system currents.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the active power P and the reactive power Q are respectively:

P=E α *I α +E β *I β , Q=E β *I α −E α *I β

wherein E α and E β are the orthogonal stationary coordinate system voltages; and I α and I β are the orthogonal stationary coordinate system currents.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the given active power according to the given voltage and the sampled voltage of the direct current signal comprises:

determining the given active power according to the given voltage and the sampled voltage of the direct current signal, and a proportional integral controller.

9 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the given active power is an output of the proportional integral controller, and a proportional integral transfer function of the proportional integral controller is:

F

(

s

)

=

K

p

+

K

i

s

wherein an input of the proportional integral controller is V* dc −V dc , and V* dc and V dc are respectively the given voltage and the sampled voltage of the direct current signal; and K p and K i are respectively a proportional gain and an integral gain.

10 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing a computer program, and the computer program is configured to cause a processor to execute the method according to claim 1 .

11 . An apparatus for controlling a rectifier configured to convert a three-phase alternating current signal into a direct current signal, the apparatus comprising:

an acquiring module configured to acquire sampled voltages and sampled currents of the three-phase alternating current signal and a given voltage and a sampled voltage of the direct current signal;

a processing module configured to:

determine active power and reactive power according to the sampled voltages and the sampled currents of the three-phase alternating current signal;

determine given active power according to the given voltage and the sampled voltage of the direct current signal;

determine a target voltage vector for model predictive control according to the active power, the reactive power, the given active power, and a damping-injected Hamiltonian dissipative model; and

perform the model predictive control according to the target voltage vector, to obtain a control signal for the rectifier; and

a control module configured to control the rectifier according to the control signal.

12 . The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the processing module is configured to:

determine a d-axis component and a q-axis component of the target voltage vector according to the active power, the reactive power, the given active power, and the damping-injected Hamiltonian dissipative model; and

transform the d-axis component and the q-axis component of the target voltage vector into an α-axis component and a β-axis component of the target voltage vector according to inverse Park transformation.

13 . The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein an α-axis component and a β-axis component of the target voltage vector are respectively:

V

d

=

E

m

-

2

3

L

g

P

*

E

m

+

2

3

ω

L

g

Q

E

m

-

2

3

R

g

P

*

E

m

-

2

3

R

i

(

P

*

-

P

)

E

m

,

and

V

q

=

-

2

3

L

g

Q

*

E

m

-

2

3

ω

L

g

P

E

m

-

2

3

R

g

Q

*

E

m

-

2

3

R

i

(

Q

*

-

Q

)

E

m

,

wherein

E

m

=

E

α

2

+

E

β

2

,

E α and E β are orthogonal stationary coordinate system voltages, R i is injected damping, P* is the given active power, P is the active power, Q* is given reactive power, Q is the reactive power, ω is an angular frequency of the three-phase alternating current signal, L g is a three-phase alternating current reactor inductance value of the three-phase alternating current signal, and R g is a three-phase alternating current reactor resistance value of the three-phase alternating current signal.

14 . The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the processing module is configured to:

determine a voltage vector closest to the target voltage vector; and

use a control signal corresponding to the voltage vector closest to the target voltage vector as the control signal for the rectifier.

15 . The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the control signal for the rectifier satisfies:

S opt =argmin s ( V α β ( S )− V α ) 2 +( V β p ( S )− V β ) 2 ,

wherein S represents the control signal, V α p (S) and V β p (S) are functions of S,

(

V

α

p

(

S

)

V

β

p

(

S

)

)

=

2

3

(

1

-

1

2

-

1

2

0

3

2

-

3

2

)

SV

dc

,

S

=

(

S

a

S

b

S

c

)

,

S

x

{

0

,

1

}

,

x

=

{

a

,

b

,

c

}

,

 and V α and V β are an α-axis component and a β-axis component of the target voltage vector.

16 . The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the processing module is configured to:

transform the sampled voltages and the sampled currents of the three-phase alternating current signal into orthogonal stationary coordinate system voltages and orthogonal stationary coordinate system currents through Clark transformation; and

determine the active power and the reactive power according to the orthogonal stationary coordinate system voltages and the orthogonal stationary coordinate system currents.

17 . The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the active power P and the reactive power Q are respectively:

P=E α *I α +E β *Q=E β *I α −E α *I β

wherein E α and E β are the orthogonal stationary coordinate system voltages; and I α and I β are the orthogonal stationary coordinate system currents.

18 . The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the processing module is configured to:

determine the given active power according to the given voltage and the sampled voltage of the direct current signal, and a proportional integral controller.

19 . The apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein the given active power is an output of the proportional integral controller, and a proportional integral transfer function of the proportional integral controller is:

F

(

s

)

=

K

p

+

K

i

s

wherein an input of the proportional integral controller is V* dc −V dc , and V* dc and V dc are respectively the given voltage and the sampled voltage of the direct current signal; and K p and K i are respectively a proportional gain and an integral gain.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 068338/0402 →
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 21, 2023
From: WU, MENG
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064974/0367 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2023
From: LIN, GUIYING; GAO, JINFENG
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064977/0726 →
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