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Power Converter Systems

Topic 8 Other Multilevel Voltage Source Converters

Five-Level NPC/H-Bridge Inverter System with dual 18-pulse rectifier

LEDAR, Ryerson University

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Topic 8

Other Multilevel Voltage Source Inverters

Lecture Topics
NPC/H-Bridge Inverters Flying-Capacitor Inverters

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Topic 8 Other Multilevel VSIs

NPC/H-Bridge Inverters
Five-Level Topology

S11

S 21

E
Vd 1

Cd

S12 S13

S 22 S 23

v AN

Vd 2

vBN

Vd 3

vCN

Cd
S14

S 24

Compared with three-level NPC Topology: - Voltage levels increases from three to five - Inverter output voltage and power are doubled - Device count is doubled
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Topic 8 Other Multilevel VSIs

NPC/H-Bridge Inverters
IPD Modulation
vcr 1 vcr 2 vm1
V m V cr

vm 2

v g 11 v g 14
v g 21

v g 24
v AN

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Topic 8 Other Multilevel VSIs

NPC/H-Bridge Inverters
Waveforms and FFT (Five Level)
vAN (V )
v AB (V )

VAN n Vd
2m f

VAB n

2m f

+1

Vd
4m f

2m f

2m f

+1

2m f

2m f

+5

2m f

2m f

+5

4m f

Inverter Phase Voltage

Line-to-line Voltage

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Topic 8 Other Multilevel VSIs

NPC/H-Bridge Inverters
Waveforms and FFT (Five Level)
V AB n Vd

n =1

n = 2m f 1

2m f 5

2m f 7

ma

Frequency modulation index: mf = 18

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Topic 8 Other Multilevel VSIs

Multilevel Flying Capacitor Inverters

Five Level Topology

S1

S2
S3 S4

Vd
(4 E )

S4 S3 S2 S1

Complementary Switch pairs: S1 and S1; S2 and S2; S3 and S3; S4 and S4;

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Topic 8 Other Multilevel VSIs

Multilevel Flying Capacitor Inverters

Switching State (five-level)
Output Voltage Switching State

V AN
4E

S1
1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

S2
1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

S3
1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

S4
1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

3E

2E

1E

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Topic 8 Other Multilevel VSIs

Multilevel Flying Capacitor Inverters

Phase-Shifted PWM
v AN
2
4

v AB
2

V AB n / V d

m f = 12
4m f 1

4m f 5

4m f + 5

fsw (device) = 60(mf ) = 720Hz fsw (inverter) = 60(4mf ) = 2880Hz

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Topic 8 Other Multilevel VSIs

Multilevel Flying Capacitor Inverters

Summary (Flying Capacitor Inverters) Features
- Low harmonic distortion - Modular design

Drawbacks
- Large number of dc capacitors - Complex pre-charging circuits - Difficulties in dc cap voltage balancing control

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Topic 8 Other High-Power VSI

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