Analysis Using Simulations of Predictive Control Algorithms Applied to the Matrix Converter

In this final work, a model-based predictive control strategy is proposed for three-phase matrix converter (MC) in order to control the power delivered to the balanced/linear loads for distributed generation applications. The discrete-time model of the MC, filter and load are used to predict the future behavior of the load currents for each of the possible switching states. The proposed predictive current method chooses, on one hand, a switching state that minimizes the error between the output currents and their references, and on the other hand, the reactive power output and his reference. The feasibility of the proposed method is verified through simulation results, evaluating these results using as a performance parameter the total harmonic distortion. These results validate the dynamic performance and efficiency of the proposed method.