Neutral-point current modeling and control for neutral-point clamped three-level converter drive with small DC-link capacitors

IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition: Energy Conversion Innovation for a Clean Energy Future, ECCE 2011, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 2087-2094

  Maheshwari, RamKrishan ^a   Munk Nielsen, Stig ^a   Busquets Monge, Sergio ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER BASED MODULATIONS; CLASSICAL CONTROL THEORY; CURRENT MODELING; DC LINK CAPACITOR; INDUCTION MACHINES; MODULATION STRATEGY; NEUTRAL POINT CLAMPED; NEUTRAL POINT POTENTIAL; NEUTRAL-POINT VOLTAGES; OUTPUT PHASE; PI CONTROLLER; SIMPLIFIED MODELS; THREE-LEVEL CONVERTERS; THREE-LEVEL INVERTERS;

CAPACITORS; DC POWER TRANSMISSION; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ENERGY CONVERSION; MODULATION; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

CONTROLLERS;

EID: 81855185876     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ECCE.2011.6064044     Document Type: Conference Paper

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