Modeling and Simulation Analysis of Power Cables for a Matrix Converter Fed Induction Motor Drive (MCIMD)

- This paper presents long High Frequency Modified Power Cable (HFMPC) modeling, simulation and
analyze run through matrix converter fed to induction motor drives. Matrix Converter Drives (MCD) have become
an essential component (AC-AC power conversion) of a motor drive system, particularly in industrial applications.
The choice of applications for motor drive technology has extended to almost all industries, leading to increased
demand. Large drives are used in almost every process control industry for energy management, power supply
harmonic reduction, reflected voltage and that is fed by MCD. For convenience, the MCDs are kept at a location far
away from the motor. This paper also presents an improved HFMPC equivalent circuit model that is developed to
represent the behavior of the power cables. The matrix converter output is filtered to a pure sine fundamental wave
and Total Harmonics Distortion (THD) is reduced to 20.17% in the presence of a filter that obviously eliminates the
reflection phenomena as evident from the simulation results. The HFMPC behavior is presented in the frequency
domain as well as time domain which has been presented and results are in good agreement with Matlab/Simulink
model.