A Novel Modulation Method Based on Model Prediction Control With Significantly Reduced Switching Loss and Current Zero-Crossing Distortion for Vienna Rectifier

Finite control set model predictive control (FCS-MPC) is widely used in rectifiers due to its fast response. When there are multiple control objectives, the optimal switching sequence is selected by minimizing the cost function with weighting factors. However, the reduction of current ripple caused by output error and switching loss is in conflict to a certain extent for FCS-MPC. In addition, when multiple objectives are controlled, the selection of weighting factor is a serious challenge. Therefore, a modulation method based on continuous control set model predictive control is proposed in this article. Two phases are clamped and one phase is modulated, which not only can significantly reduce the switching loss without increasing the computational burden, but also can control the neutral point voltage without using weighting factors. In addition, when the proposed method is adopted, current zero-crossing distortion can be suppressed over the full range of modulation index. The effectiveness of the proposed method is verified by simulation and experimental results.