Analysis of the power balance In the cells of a multilevel cascaded H-Bridge converter

Multilevel cascaded H-Bridge converters (CHB) have been presented as a good solution for high power applications. In this way, several control and modulation techniques have been proposed for this power converter topology. In this paper the steady state power balance in the cells of the single phase...

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Autores: Vázquez Pérez, Sergio, León Galván, José Ignacio, Carrasco Solís, Juan Manuel, García Franquelo, Leopoldo, Galván Díez, Eduardo, Reyes, Manuel, Sánchez, Juan A., Domínguez, Eugenio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/87814
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/87814
https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2009.2034679
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:H-Bridge converters
Multilevel cascaded
High power applications
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Sumario:Multilevel cascaded H-Bridge converters (CHB) have been presented as a good solution for high power applications. In this way, several control and modulation techniques have been proposed for this power converter topology. In this paper the steady state power balance in the cells of the single phase two cell CHB is studied. The capability to be supplied with active power from the grid or to deliver active power to the grid in each cell is analyzed according to the dc-link voltages and the desired ac output voltage value. Limits of the maximum and minimum input active power for stable operation of the CHB are addressed. Simulation results are shown to validate the presented analysis.