A PWM rectifier/inverter system capable of suppressing both harmonics and EMI

This paper proposes a new PWM rectifier/inverter system that is capable of suppressing not only supply harmonic currents but also electromagnetic interference (EMI). The conversion system consists of a PWM rectifier and inverter, and an active common‐noise canceler (ACC) which has been proposed by the authors. The ACC developed for this system is characterized by the sophisticated connection of a common mode transformer which can compensate for common mode voltages produced by both the PWM rectifier and inverter. As a result, the size of the common mode transformer can be reduced to one‐third, compared with the previously proposed ACC. A prototype PWM rectifier/inverter system (2.2 kW) has been implemented and tested. Some experimental results show reduction characteristics of the supply harmonic current and EMI. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn, 141(4): 59–68, 2002; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/eej.10062