Indirect Modulation for Direct Matrix Converter

[ES] Los convertidores matriciales han sido estudiados y propuestos para diferentes aplicaciones.  Hay dos tipos de convertidores matriciales: los llamados indirectos y los directos, cada uno con sus ventajas y desventajas. Para el convertidor matricial indirecto se utilizan dos moduladores ya que está compuesto de dos etapas claramente definidas: un rectificador y un convertidor cd/ca; esto permite el uso de técnicas de modulación y control tradicionales. Por el contrario, el convertidor matricial directo se compone de una sola etapa, por lo que se considera un solo modulador o controlador; es decir que se usa un modulador directo.En este artículo se propone un modulador indirecto, pero para el convertidor matricial directo; esto es, se utilizan dos moduladores virtuales: un modulador para una etapa de entrada o rectificadora y otro para la etapa de salida o inversora; ciertamente ambos moduladores son unidos de forma que se generan las señales de control para el convertidor matricial de una sola etapa. Se presenta el análisis, operación y discusión de la propuesta, pero también resultados de simulación y experimentales que confirman la operación del sistema.[EN] Matrix converters have been studied and proposed for different applications. There are two types of matrix converters, the called indirect and direct converters, each one with their advantages and drawbacks. For the indirect matrix converter are considered two modulators since is composed by two stages: one for the rectifier stage and the other for the inverter stage, then a traditional controller should be employed; on the contrary the direct matrix converter is composed for just one stage, and then is considered a single modulator or controller, this is, a direct modulator is usually employed. In this paper an indirect modulation is addressed, but for the direct matrix converter; this is, two virtual modulators are employed; one modulator is for the input and the second for the output, but certainly both are joined to establish the final control signals of the single stage matrix converter. 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