RT Journal Article T1 A step forward towards the development of reliable matrix converters A1 Andreu, Jon A1 Kortabarria, Iñigo A1 Ormaetxea, Enekoitz A1 Ibarra, Edorta A1 Martin, José Luís A1 Apiñaniz, Susana AB The matrix converter can be used in a wide range of applications. Nevertheless, it does not yet represent a sufficiently mature option for industrialization. In order to resolve this problem, this paper examines the hardware of the matrix converter and identifies all the circuits that should be included in this. It also quantifies the operating conditions and provides practical guidelines for the step-by-step design of a matrix converter. These considerations are validated with experimental results. In this way, it can be said that this paper represents a step forward toward the development of reliable matrix converters for real applications. SN 0278-0046 YR 2012 FD 2012-01 LK https://hdl.handle.net/11556/3649 UL https://hdl.handle.net/11556/3649 LA eng NO Andreu , J , Kortabarria , I , Ormaetxea , E , Ibarra , E , Martin , J L & Apiñaniz , S 2012 , ' A step forward towards the development of reliable matrix converters ' , IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics , vol. 59 , no. 1 , 5755191 , pp. 167-183 . https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2011.2146217 NO Manuscript received November 3, 2010; revised February 22, 2011; accepted April 11, 2011. Date of publication April 25, 2011; date of current version October 4, 2011. This work was supported in part by the Department of Education, Universities and Research of the Basque Government within the foundation program IT394-10 for research groups of the University of the Basque country, by “Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación” within the research project ENE 2010-19187-C03-01/ALT and by the University of the Basque Country. DS TECNALIA Publications RD 28 jul 2024