Multilevel Converters: Analysis, Modulation, Topologies, and Applications

• Main Author: Grandi, Gabriele (auth)
• Other Authors: Ruderman, Alex (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; total harmonic distortion (THD); imperialist competitive algorithm; fault detection; automatic current balance; small signal modeling; phase-shifted PWM; voltage balance control; parasitic switching states; multi-terminal DC network (MTDC); DC-link capacitor voltage balancing; high efficiency drive; modular multilevel converters; DC-link voltage balancing; power factor correction; selected harmonic elimination; Continuous Wavelet Transform; power flow analysis; T-type inverter; electrical drives; modular multilevel converter (MMC); computational cost; fault location; voltage imbalance; DC-link capacitor design; multilevel active-clamped converter; dc-link capacitor voltage balance; voltage ripple; commutation; model predictive control (MPC); voltage fluctuation; multi-motor drive; Balance of capacitor voltage; on-board battery charger; single-phase three-level NPC converter; Suppression of CMV; redundant switching combination; ACTPSS; model predictive control; three-loop; finite control set model predictive control; current estimation; five-level; fault-tolerant control; offset voltage injection; harmonic component; current unmeasurable areas; LC filter; computational burden; interleaved buck; three-level converter; IGBT short-circuit; SVPWM; harmonic; DC side fault blocking; three-phase to single-phase cascaded converter; single shunt resistor; buck-chopper; power factor; modulation techniques; modular multilevel converters (MMC); permanent magnet synchronous generator; sorting networks; alternating current (AC) motor drive; space vector pulse width modulation (SVPWM); open end winding motor; minimum voltage injection (MVI) method; transmission line; shift method; genetic algorithm; electric vehicle; active filter; NPC/H Bridge; battery energy storage system (BESS); digital controller; neutral-point-clamped (NPC) inverter; motor drive; hybrid modulated model predictive control; level-shifted PWM; optimal output voltage level; Phase Disposition PWM; open-end winding configuration; modular multilevel converter; multilevel power converters; simplified PWM strategy; MMC-MTDC; tolerance for battery power unbalance; three-level neutral point clamped inverter (NPCI); real time simulator; harmonic mitigation; reverse prediction; multilevel inverters; field-programmable gate array; current reconstruction method; digital signal processors (DSP); three-level boost; multilevel converter; improved PQ algorithm; low-harmonic DC ice-melting device; PV-simulator; total harmonic distortion; voltage balancing; Sub-module (SM) fault; DC-DC conversion; smart grid; Cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverter (CHBMI); dynamic reactive; field-oriented control; capacitor voltage balancing; energy saving; high reliability applications; three-phase inverter; substation's voltage stability; three-level boost DC-DC converter; power quality; T-type converter; voltage source inverter; state-of-charge (SOC) balancing control; multi-point DC control; predictive control; Differential Comparison Low-Voltage Detection Method (DCLVDM)
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This book is a collection of scientific papers concerning multilevel inverters examined from different points of view. Many applications are considered, such as renewable energy interface, power conditioning systems, electric drives, and chargers for electric vehicles. Different topologies have been examined in both new configurations and well-established structures, introducing novel and particular modulation strategies, and examining the effect of modulation techniques on voltage and current harmonics and the total harmonic distortion.