Survey on fault operation on multilevel inverters

This paper is related to faults that can appear in multilevel (ML) inverters, which have a high number of components. This is a subject of increasing importance in high-power inverters. First, methods to identify a fault are classified and briefly described for each topology. In addition, a number o...

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Autores: Lezana, Pablo, Pou Félix, Josep, Meynard, Thierry A., Rodríguez, José, Ceballos Recio, Salvador, Richardeau, Frédéric
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/9169
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/9169
https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2009.2032194
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Electric current converters
Diagnostic errors
Fault diagnosis fault tolerance multilevel (ML) converters
Convertidors de corrent elèctric
Errors de diagnòstic
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica
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Sumario:This paper is related to faults that can appear in multilevel (ML) inverters, which have a high number of components. This is a subject of increasing importance in high-power inverters. First, methods to identify a fault are classified and briefly described for each topology. In addition, a number of strategies and hardware modifications that allow for operation in faulty conditions are also presented. As a result of the analyzed works, it can be concluded that ML inverters can significantly increase their availability and are able to operate even with some faulty components.