AUTHOR=Palanisamy R. , Shanmugasundaram V. , Lakshmi M. , Karthikeyan B. , Aboras Kareem M. , Bajaj Mohit , Alsharef Mohammad , Elattar Ehab E. , Kamel Salah TITLE=HIL real-time simulator based 3D-space vector pulse width modulation for performance analysis of 3-phase matrix converter JOURNAL=Frontiers in Energy Research VOLUME=Volume 10 - 2022 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/energy-research/articles/10.3389/fenrg.2022.1018088 DOI=10.3389/fenrg.2022.1018088 ISSN=2296-598X ABSTRACT=In this paper, Three Dimensional Space Vector Pulse Width Modulation (3D-SVPWM) is developed to obtain the performance analysis of a 3-phase matrix converter (MC). MC is used to convert 3-phase fixed AC voltage to 3-phase variable AC voltage, which provides superior performance compared to conventional AC to AC converters. The 9-bidirectional power switches in a 3-phase matrix converter are controlled by appropriate gating pulses utilizing 3D-SVPWM. In conventional AC to AC power converters, the common mode voltage is induced across the load terminal, which causes bearing failure and EMI issues and so leads to increased total harmonic distortion (THD). Implementing the 3D-SVPWM approach with the nearest switching state vector (NSV) selection mechanism alleviates these problems. The output findings of the simulation and real-time simulator are verified using the Matlab Simulink model and the HIL real-time (OPAL-RT) simulator.