Abstract:This paper proposes a fast and yet effective voltage balancing SVM scheme based on active current analysis for five-level diode-clamped inverters (DCIs). Different from the existing modulation methods,the proposed scheme employs only comparison operations instead of multiplication to generate switching pulses so as to greatly reduce the calculation volume. In addition,the proposed strategy implements switching frequency optimization via switching sequence arrangement to ensure the minimum number of switching transitions. The effectiveness and advantages of the proposed SVM strategy are verified by means of comparison with a cost function based scheme,and simulation studies also demonstrate that the proposed strategy is capable of voltage balance under unbalanced or distorted load conditions or other conditions related to the parameters of actual capacitors.
王姿雅,罗隆福,许德伟. 具备电容电压平衡和开关频率优化功能的五电平二极管钳位逆变器快速空间矢量调制[J]. 电工技术学报, 2013, 28(5): 233-242.
Wang Ziya,Luo Longfu,Xu Dewei. A Fast SVM Scheme for Five-Level Diode-Clamped Inverters with Balanced Capacitor Voltages and Reduced Switching Frequency. Transactions of China Electrotechnical Society, 2013, 28(5): 233-242.
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