Capacitor Voltage Ripple Reduction of Hybrid Balanced Two-Leg Five-Level Neutral Point Clamped Inverter

Eshet T. Wodajo, Malik Elbuluk, Seungdeog Choi, Haitham Abu-Rub

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Abstract

This paper proposes customization for a hybrid balancing scheme to reduce capacitor voltage ripple in a two-leg five-level neutral point clamped inverter. This customization introduces modulation changes in two regions of the hybrid balancing scheme. Following these changes, the active balancing control target options are re-evaluated to better suit the voltage ripple reduction objective. The paper outlines the backgrounds of changes and alternatives regarding the improvisation being adapted. Lastly, the applicability of the improvisations is demonstrated using a comparative Matlab-Simulink simulation of a two-leg five-level transistor clamped inverter under transient and steady-state conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAPEC 2020 - 35th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2474-2480
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781728148298
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event35th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2020 - New Orleans, United States
Duration: 15 Mar 202019 Mar 2020

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC
Volume2020-March

Conference

Conference35th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew Orleans
Period15/03/2019/03/20

Keywords

  • active balancing
  • capacitor voltage balancing
  • five-level inverter
  • hybrid balancing
  • multilevel inverter
  • neutral point clamped (NPC)
  • soft balancing

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