Optimal predictive control of three-phase NPC multilevel converter for power quality applications

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3670-3681

  Barros, J Dionísio ^a   Silva, J Fernando ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADEIRA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Active power filters (APFs); Multilevel converter; Neutral point clamped (NPC); Power quality; Predictive control

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FILTERS; APPLICATIONS; CAPACITANCE; CAPACITORS; CONTROL THEORY; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRIC FILTERS; ELECTRIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; HARMONIC DISTORTION; POWER CONVERTERS; POWER QUALITY; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; VECTORS; VOLTAGE REGULATORS; WAVE FILTERS;

AC CURRENTS; ACTIVE POWER FILTERS; ACTIVE POWER FILTERS (APFS); CAPACITOR VOLTAGE BALANCING; CAPACITOR VOLTAGES; DC VOLTAGE BALANCING; DC VOLTAGE REGULATIONS; DC VOLTAGES; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCES; HARMONIC CONTENTS; LINEARIZED MODELS; MULTILEVEL CONVERTER; MULTILEVEL CONVERTERS; NEUTRAL POINT CLAMPED (NPC); NEUTRAL POINTS; OPTIMAL CONTROLLERS; OPTIMAL CONTROLS; OPTIMUM CONTROLLERS; OUTPUT CURRENTS; OUTPUT VOLTAGES; PARAMETER DEVIATIONS; PARAMETER VARIATIONS; PREDICTIVE CONTROL; PREDICTIVE CONTROLS; REDUNDANT VECTORS; ROBUST SLIDING MODES; SAMPLING TIMES; STEADY-STATE ERRORS; THREE-PHASE; TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTIONS; VOLTAGE APPLICATIONS; VOLTAGE VECTORS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 54249169140     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2008.928156     Document Type: Article

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