tches in an output leg are never allowed to be on at the same time. All of the three output phases must be connected to an input phase at any instant of time. The bination of the switches depends on the modulation strategy.Р1.2.6.1 Advantages of using the Matrix ConverterРThis section summarises some of the advantages of using the matrix converter in the control of an induction wind turbine generator. For a low output frequency of the converter the thermal stresses of the semiconductors in a conventional inverter are higher than those in a matrix converter. This arises from the fact that the semiconductors in a matrix converter are equally stressed, at least during every period of the grid voltage, while the period for the conventional inverter equals the output frequency. This reduces the