Test first at a low voltage. Therefore, the input AC voltage is raised to only
40VRMS, 50Hz.
Figure 3-17 illustrates the input current and voltage waveform.
CH1 (Blue): DCBUS output voltage
CH2 (Light blue): AC input phase A voltage
CH3 (Pink): IGBT gate voltage
CH4 (Green): AC Input phase A current
Figure 3-17 Build Level 2: Scope
Capture Ia and Va (40VRMS L-N) With PWM Tripped
A current reference is set by changing the iLRef variable in
the Expressions view. This variable is set to 0.02.
Clear the trip by setting the clearTrip variable to
1.
As soon as the trip is cleared, a sinusoidal current
drawn from the input, which verifies correct operation of the current loop.
Figure 3-18 shows the waveform.
CH1 (Blue): DCBUS
output voltage
CH2 (Light blue):
AC input phase A voltage
CH3 (Pink): IGBT
gate voltage
CH4 (Green): AC
Input phase A current
Figure 3-18 Build Level 2: Scope
Capture Ia and Va (40VRMS L-N) With iLRef =
0.02
The guiVbus variable is close to 230V, and the input AC
current per phase is close to 1.07A.
Raise the input AC voltage slowly to 120VRMS. The board maintains
the input current to be constant as the input voltage rises. The output voltage
is raised to 460V. Figure 3-19 shows what the waveforms look like.
CH1 (Blue): DCBUS
output voltage
CH2 (Light blue):
AC input phase A voltage
CH3 (Pink): IGBT
gate voltage
CH4 (Green): AC
Input phase A current
Figure 3-19 Build Level 2: Scope
Capture Ia and Va (120VRMS L-N) With iLRef =
0.02
Now raise the current
reference iLRef to 0.05. Observe the bus voltage go to 610V and
the input current to around 2.5A. Figure 3-20 shows the waveforms.
CH1 (Blue): DCBUS
output voltage
CH2 (Light blue):
AC input phase A voltage
CH3 (Pink): IGBT
gate voltage
CH4 (Green): AC
Input phase A current
Figure 3-20 Build Level 2: Scope
Capture Ia and Va (120VRMS L-N) With iLRef =
0.05
As only a proportional gain is used in the compensator, the current reference
minus the feedback error is never zero. Notice the current drawn deviates
slightly from the reference.
To bring the system to a safe stop, bring the input AC voltage down to zero,
and observe that guiVBus comes down to zero as well.
Fully halting the MCU when in real-time mode is a two-step process. First halt the
processor by using the Halt button on the toolbar () or by using
Target > Halt. Next take the MCU out of real-time mode by
clicking on the
button. Finally, reset the MCU () .
Close the CCS debug session by clicking on Terminate Debug Session (Target >
Terminate all).