Voltage-balance compensator for a carrier-based modulation in the neutral-point-clamped converter

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 305-314

  Zaragoza, Jordi ^a   Pou, Josep ^a   Ceballos, Salvador ^b   Robles, Eider ^b   Jaen, Carles ^a   Corbalán, Montse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b TECNALIA RESEARCH AND INNOVATION   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carrier based modulation; Neutral point clamped (NPC) converter; Optimal compensator; Three level converter; Voltage balance

Indexed keywords

CIVIL AVIATION; OPTIMIZATION;

CARRIER-BASED MODULATION; NEUTRAL-POINT-CLAMPED (NPC) CONVERTER; OPTIMAL COMPENSATOR; THREE-LEVEL CONVERTER; VOLTAGE BALANCE;

MODULATION;

EID: 60449092671     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2008.2009195     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. S. Alepuz, S. Busquets-Monge, J. Bordonau, J. Gago, D. Gonzalez, and J. Balcells, "Interfacing renewable energy sources to the utility grid using a three-level inverter," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 53, no. 5, pp. 1504-1511, Oct. 2006.
2. R. C. Portillo, M. M. Prats, J. I. Leon, J. A. Sanchez, J. M. Carrasco, E. Galvan, and L. G. Franquelo, "Modeling strategy for back-to-back three-level converters applied to high-power wind turbines," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 53, no. 5, pp. 1483-1491, Oct. 2006.
3. J. Rodriguez, S. Bernet, B. Wu, J. O. Pontt, and S. Kouro, "Multilevel voltage-source-converter topologies for industrial medium-voltage drives," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 54, no. 6, pp. 2930-2945, Dec. 2007.
4. L. Shuai and C. Keith, "High power motor drives based on hybrid multilevel converters and direct torque control," in Proc. IEEE APEC 2007, pp. 1077-1083.
5. M. E. Ortuzar, R. E. Carmi, J. W. Dixon, and L. Moran, "Voltage-source active power filter based on multilevel converter and ultracapacitor DC link," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 477-485, Apr. 2006.
6. L. G. Franquelo, M. M. Prats, R. C. Portillo, J. I. L. Galvan, M. A. Perales, J. M. Carrasco, E. G. Diez, and J. L. M. Jimenez, "Three-dimensional space-vector modulation algorithm for four-leg multilevel converters using ABC coordinates," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 458-466, Apr. 2006.
7. C. Rech and J. R. Pinheiro, "Hybrid multilevel converters: Unified analysis and design considerations," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 1092-1104, Apr. 2007.
8. J. Pou, R. Pindado, and D. Boroyevich, "Voltage-balance limits in four-level diode-clamped converters with passive front ends," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 190-196, Feb. 2005.
9. J. Pou, P. Rodriguez, J. Zaragoza, V. Sala, C. Jaen, and D. Boroyevich, "Enhancement of carrier-based modulation strategies for multilevel converters," in Proc. IEEE PESC, 2005, pp. 2534-2539.
10. S. Kwak and H. A. Toliyat, "Multilevel converter topology using two types of current-source inverters," IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 42, no. 6, pp. 1558-1564, Nov./Dec. 2006.
11. J. Zaragoza, J. Pou, S. Ceballos, E. Robles, P. Ibañez, and F. Guinjoan, "Control structure with fuzzy supervision of PI parameters in a multilevel converter application," in Proc. IEEE ISIE Conf., 2006, pp. 1271-1276.
12. S. S. Fazel, S. Bernet, D. Krug, and K. Jalili, "Design and comparison of 4-kV neutral-point-clamped, flying-capacitor, and series-connected h-bridge multilevel converters," IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 1032-1040, Jul./Aug. 2007.
13. A. Nabae, I. Takahashi, and H. Akagi, "A new neutral-point-clamped PWM inverter," IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. IA-17, no. 5, pp. 518-523, Sep./Oct. 1981.
14. N. Celanovic and D. Boroyevich, "A comprehensive study of neutral-point voltage balancing problem in three-level neutral-point-clamped voltage source PWM inverters," IEEE Trans. Power Electron., vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 242-249, Mar. 2000.
15. J. Pou, R. Pindado, D. Boroyevich, and P. Rodríguez, "Evaluation of the low-frequency neutral-point voltage oscillations in the three-level inverter," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 56, no. 6, pp. 1582-1588, Dec. 2005.
16. J. Pou, R. Pindado, D. Boroyevich, and P. Rodríguez, "Limits of the neutral-point balance in back-to-back-connected three-level converters," IEEE Trans. Power Electron., vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 722-731, May 2004.
17. S. Busquets-Monge, J. Bordonau, D. Boroyevich, and S. Somavilla, "The nearest three virtual space vector PWM - A modulation for the comprehensive neutral-point balancing in the three-level NPC inverter," IEEE Power Electron. Lett., vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 11-15, Mar. 2004.
18. J. Pou, J. Zaragoza, P. Rodríguez, S. Ceballos, V. Sala, R. Burgos, and D. Boroyevich, "Fast-processing modulation strategy for the neutralpoint-clamped converter with total elimination of the low-frequency voltage oscillations in the neutral point," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 54, no. 4, pp. 2288-2299, Aug. 2007.
19. C. Newton and M. Sumner, "Neutral point control for multi-level inverters: Theory, design and operational limitations," in Conf. Rec. IEEE IAS Annu. Meeting, 1997, pp. 1336-1343.
20. S. Busquets-Monge, J. D. Ortega, J. Bordonau, J. A. Beristáin, and J. Rocabert, "Closed-loop control design for a three-level three-phase neutral-point-clamped inverter using the optimized nearest-three virtual-space-vector modulation," in Proc. IEEE PESC, 2006, pp. 1-7.
21. J. Pou, D. Boroyevich, and R. Pindado, "Effects of imbalances and nonlinear loads on the voltage balance of a neutral-point-clamped inverter," IEEE Trans. Power Electron., vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 123-131, Jan. 2005.