A hybrid cascade converter topology with series-connected symmetrical and asymmetrical diode-clamped H-bridge cells

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-65

  Nami, Alireza ^a   Zare, Firuz ^a   Ghosh, Arindam ^a   Blaabjerg, Frede ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Asymmetrical diode clamped inverter; hybrid cascade converter; predictive current control

Indexed keywords

BOOST CONVERTER; CASCADE INVERTER; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CONVENTIONAL INVERTERS; CONVERTER TOPOLOGIES; DC LINK CAPACITOR; DC LINKS; DC-LINK VOLTAGES; DIODE-CLAMPED; DIODE-CLAMPED INVERTER; H-BRIDGE CELLS; H-BRIDGES; HIGH QUALITY; HIGH-VOLTAGE DIODES; HYBRID CASCADE CONVERTER; HYBRID CONVERTERS; LOW-VOLTAGE; MAXIMUM OUTPUT; MULTI-OUTPUT; NUMBER OF COMPONENTS; OUTPUT FILTERS; OUTPUT VOLTAGES; POWER COMPONENTS; PREDICTIVE CURRENT CONTROL; PULSEWIDTH MODULATION CONVERTERS; SERIES CONNECTIONS; SEVEN-LEVEL; SWITCHING VECTOR; TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTIONS; VOLTAGE LEVELS;

ACTIVE FILTERS; DC POWER TRANSMISSION; DIODES; ELECTRIC CURRENT CONTROL; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ROTARY CONVERTERS; TOPOLOGY;

DC-DC CONVERTERS;

EID: 78650979124     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2009.2031115     Document Type: Article

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