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  A novel Z-source sparse matrix converter (ZSMC) is developed based on the structure of a sparse matrix converter (SMC) to reduce

  the number of unipolar power semiconductor switches. It also employs a Z-source network to overcome the inherent limitation of

  the low voltage transfer ratio of the conventional matrix converter. The ZSMC still, however, connects a three-phase voltage source

  to a three-phase load without energy storage elements at the dc-link. Although there are several passive components at the dc-link,

  these are not for suppressing voltage and current ripples, but mainly for utilizing buck-boost features of the Z-source network.

  Therefore, the output of the ZSMC is directly affected by the disturbance or unbalance in the input voltage. In this paper, the

  operational principle of the ZSMC is described and the behavior of the ZSMC under abnormal input voltage conditions isinvestigated.

  A compensation method based on a fuzzy logic controller is presented to improve the output performance of the ZSMC 

  under abnormal input voltage conditions. The simulation results are shown to demonstrate the validity of the compensation method.