Inherently decoupled dc-link capacitor voltage control of multilevel neutral-point-clamped converters
This letter derives and discusses the superiority of a simple dc-link capacitor voltage control configuration for multilevel neutral-point-clamped converters with any number of levels. The control involves n - 2 control loops regulating the difference between the voltage of neighbor capacitors. Thes...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| 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:2117/422339 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/422339 https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/electronics13132671 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Active clamped Capacitor voltage balance Diode clamped Multilevel Multipoint clamped Neutral point clamped Pulsewidth modulation Transistor clamped Virtual vector pulsewidth modulation Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica |
| Sumario: | This letter derives and discusses the superiority of a simple dc-link capacitor voltage control configuration for multilevel neutral-point-clamped converters with any number of levels. The control involves n - 2 control loops regulating the difference between the voltage of neighbor capacitors. These control loops are inherently decoupled, i.e., they are independent and the control action of one loop does not affect the others. This method is proven to be equivalent to previously published approaches, with the added advantages of increased simplicity and scalability to a higher number of levels, all while imposing a lower computational burden. The good performance of such control is confirmed through simulations and experiments. |
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