TY - JOUR N2 - Advanced power electronic converters can provide the means to control power flow and ensure proper and secure operation of the future power grid. The small electrical energy sources dispersed in electrical power systems referred to as distributed generation are one of the most significant parts of future grids - Smart Grids. The threephase, direct matrix converter is an alternative solution to the conventional AC-DC-AC converter for interfacing two AC systems in distributed power generation with different voltage and/or frequency parameters. This paper presents a control analysis of a threephase matrix converter employed as a power interface of future electrical grids. The proposed system has been successfully tested for bidirectional power flow operation with different grid operating conditions, such as, frequency and voltage variation. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/84972/PDF/07_paper.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/84972 PY - 2014 IS - No 3 September EP - 422 DO - 10.2478/aee-2014-0030 KW - matrix converter KW - AC systems KW - power flow A1 - Szcześniak, P. A1 - Fedyczak, Z. PB - Polish Academy of Sciences VL - vol. 63 DA - 2014 T1 - Application of the matrix converter to power flow control SP - 409 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/84972 T2 - Archives of Electrical Engineering ER -