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6 Practical Aspects in Building Three-Phase Power Converters 6.1 SELECTION OF THE POWER DEVICES IN A THREE-PHASE INVERTER Previous chapters have explained the operation of a three-phase converter and the need for pulse width modulation (PWM). This chapter investigates the three- phase power converter as a system, outlining packaging and protection problems. Power semiconductor devices for a three-phase power converter should be selected after determining the power converter ratings from the application requirements and taking into account the cooling and stress requirements for a given power level. 6.1.1 MOTOR DRIVES When the power converter is used within a motor drive, its rating depends on the motor characteristics: Load Characteristics The application should provide information about the maximum torque required. The power converter should take into account an increase of about 60% torque avail- ability as an overload. Sometimes, this overload is considered within the rated torque with a derate of the nominal torque. Maximum Current Available The maximum phase current can be derived from the nominal power on the motor data. Maximum Apparent Power The power converter must be able to process the whole apparent power, including the active power that produces torque and circulates reactive power. Maximum Active (Load) Power The maximum power processed by the power converter can be calculated if the efficiency and cos f of the motor at a fixed operation mode are known. This criterion is not very effective as both these vary highly with the mode of operation.