Matrix converter system with current control mode operation

A method of controlling a matrix converter, wherein the matrix converter includes a plurality of switches and is connected to receive power from a generator at a multiphase input of the matrix converter, and wherein a plurality of capacitors are connected to a multiphase output of the matrix converter, the method comprising:

• controlling, by a controller, the plurality of switches to generate reactive current using internal inductances of the generator;
• controlling, by the controller, the plurality of switches to generate active current by controlling voltage on the multiphase output, wherein controlling the plurality of switches comprises:
• generating, by the controller, a desired voltage magnitude and a desired reactive current;
• sampling, by the controller, an observed voltage magnitude on the multiphase output of the matrix converter;
• receiving, by a first regulator, the desired voltage magnitude and the observed voltage magnitude;
• and
• generating, by the first regulator, a desired active current;
• and
• controlling, by the controller, the plurality of switches to control the voltage on the multiphase output based on the active current and the reactive current by controlling, by a pulse-width modulation circuit, the plurality of switches using a pulse-width modulation algorithm.