Carrier-based PWM strategies for the comprehensive capacitor voltage balance of multilevel multileg diode-clamped converters

S. Busquets-Monge, A. Ruderman

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Abstract

This paper presents four carrier-based PWM strategies for diode-clamped converters of any number of levels and any number of legs (phases). These carrier-based PWM strategies guarantee the dc-link capacitor voltage balance in every switching cycle without the need of additional hardware and with low dc-link capacitance values for any modulation index and load, provided that the sum of leg currents equals zero. The performance of the presented carrier-based PWM strategies, in terms of dc-link capacitor voltage balance and total harmonic distortion in the output line-to-line voltages, is evaluated through simulation, showing a tradeoff between the simplicity of the carrier-based PWM implementation and its total harmonic distortion performance.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationISIE 2010 - 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics
Pages688-693
Number of pages6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event2010 IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, ISIE 2010 - Bari, Italy
Duration: Jul 4 2010 → Jul 7 2010

Publication series

NameIEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics

Other

Other2010 IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, ISIE 2010
CountryItaly
CityBari
Period7/4/10 → 7/7/10

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering

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