Method for detecting an open-switch fault in a grid-connected NPC inverter system

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2726-2739

  Choi, Ui Min ^a   Jeong, Hae Gwang ^a   Lee, Kyo Beum ^a   Blaabjerg, Frede ^b  

^a Ajou University   (South Korea)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Fault detection; fault diagnosis; neutral point clamped (NPC) inverter; open circuit fault; open switch fault

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL METHODS; CURRENT PATTERNS; FAULT CONDITIONS; FAULTY SWITCHES; FUNDAMENTAL PERIOD; GRID-CONNECTED; NEUTRAL-POINT-CLAMPED (NPC) INVERTER; NEUTRAL-POINT-CLAMPED INVERTERS; NPC INVERTERS; OPEN-CIRCUIT FAULT; OPEN-SWITCH FAULT; SWITCHING CONTROL;

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; POWER ELECTRONICS;

FAULT DETECTION;

EID: 84859058385     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2011.2178435     Document Type: Article

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