Implementation of Single-Phase Matrix Converter as a direct AC-AC converter with commutation strategies

This paper is concerned on investigations in implementations of the Single-Phase Matrix Converter (SPMC) as a direct AC-AC converter subjected to passive load conditions. The output voltage was synthesized using the well-known Sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation (SPWM) technique. A Xilinx Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) was used to implement the controlling algorithm with IGBTs as power switching device. Prior to hardware implementation, simulations were performed to predict the behaviour. A laboratory model test-rig of the SPMC was then developed to experimentally verify the result. Good agreement was obtained between simulations and experiments.