Inverter Side RL Filter Precise Design for Motor Overvoltage Mitigation in SiC-Based Drives

This paper investigates the use of <italic>resistor–inductor (RL)</italic> filters for motor overvoltage issues caused by cables connecting inverters to electric machines. Using existing filter design formulae and fixing the desired peak motor voltage, an <italic>RL</italic> filter is designed for a 15-kW industrial drive. This filter is used with a Silicon IGBT inverter and a matching between the design targets and the experimental results are found. Using the same filter with an SiC MOSFET inverter, a detrimental effect in overvoltage mitigation task is found. From simulations, it is noticed that combination of filter resistor parasitic inductance and high <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$dv/dt$</tex-math></inline-formula> causes unpredicted additional high-frequency motor overvoltages. These phenomena require higher filter inductance values with respect to the standard one, thus previous filter design formulae cannot be used. New design formulae, valid when inverters with high <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$dv/dt$</tex-math></inline-formula> are used, are proposed and experimentally validated. Interestingly, using the proposed formulae, it is discovered that the best filter resistance is not equal to the characteristic impedance of the cable. A design guideline that permits to optimally design the <italic>RL</italic> filter without simulation tool, considering the resistor parasitic inductance and the inverter <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$dv/dt$</tex-math></inline-formula> is finally proposed.

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