Modeling and elimination of zero-sequence circulating currents in parallel three-level T-type grid-connected inverters

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 1050-1063

  Shao, Zhangping ^a   Zhang, Xing ^a   Wang, Fusheng ^a   Cao, Renxian ^b  

^a HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Sungrow Power Supply Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Model; Parallel operation; Three level T type inverter (3LT2 I); Zero sequence circulating current (ZSCC)

Indexed keywords

MODELS; POWER ELECTRONICS;

CIRCULATING CURRENT; ELIMINATION SCHEME; GRID CONNECTED INVERTERS; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; PARALLEL OPERATIONS; THREE-LEVEL; TWO-LEVEL INVERTERS; WAVEFORM DISTORTIONS;

ELECTRIC INVERTERS;

EID: 84907983575     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2014.2309634     Document Type: Article

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