Implementation and verification of the feedback control software function of a switched reluctance cycloconverter controller

This paper addresses the implementation of the control algorithm for a 400 Hz AC switched reluctance cycloconverter (SRC). The paper develops the general framework for the implementation of the complete controller which consists of two main components: a digital signal processor (DSP) and a complex programmable logic device (CPLD). This paper focuses on the DSP part of the controller and in particular the software. The part of the control algorithm implemented with the DSP were programmed in C. The paper describes how a Simulink test environment was used to verify the DSP portion of the controller and in particular was used to verify that the C software running on the DSP can successfully control the 400 Hz AC SRC.