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Full Binary Combination Schema For Floating Voltage Source Multilevel Inverters, Xiaomin Kou, Keith Corzine, Yakov L. Familiant
Full Binary Combination Schema For Floating Voltage Source Multilevel Inverters, Xiaomin Kou, Keith Corzine, Yakov L. Familiant
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
This paper presents schema of operation for floating voltage source multilevel inverters. The primary advantage of the proposed schema is that the number of voltage levels (and thus power quality) can be increased for a given number of semiconductor devices when compared to the conventional "flying capacitor" topology. However, the new schema requires fixed floating sources instead of capacitors and therefore is more suitable for battery power applications such as electric vehicles, flexible AC transmission systems and submarine propulsion. Alternatively transformer/rectifier circuits may be used to supply the floating sources in a similar way to cascaded H-bridge inverters. Computer simulation …
Improvement Of Power Quality In Vsi Drives, Badrul H. Chowdhury, Ravi Bantu
Improvement Of Power Quality In Vsi Drives, Badrul H. Chowdhury, Ravi Bantu
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
The popular VSI (voltage source inverter) drives in use today are mostly PWM (pulse width modulated) drives. Harmonics produced by these drives cause heat losses, reduce the efficiency of the machine and also cause vibrations in the rotor. Active and passive filters are some of the methods to reduce the harmonics generated by these drives. A novel method is discussed which not only eliminates the 5/sup th/ harmonic but also any other negative sequence harmonics. This method, based on a reactor circuit, shows a reduction in harmonics and an improvement in the efficiency of the machine. The method can also …
Multilevel Voltage-Source Duty-Cycle Modulation: Analysis And Implementation, Keith Corzine, J. R. Baker
Multilevel Voltage-Source Duty-Cycle Modulation: Analysis And Implementation, Keith Corzine, J. R. Baker
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Multilevel converters have become increasingly popular due to high power quality, high-voltage capability, low switching losses, and low electromagnetic compatibility concerns. Considering these advantages, the multilevel converter is a suitable candidate for implementation of future naval ship propulsion systems. This paper focuses on modulation techniques for the multilevel converter. In particular, a novel voltage-source method of multilevel modulation is introduced and compared to existing methods. The proposed method is discrete in nature and can therefore be readily implemented on a digital signal processor. The method is also readily extendable to any number of voltage levels. Results of experimental implementation are …
Full Binary Combination Schema For Floating Voltage Source Multi-Level Inverters, X. Kou, Keith Corzine, Yakov L. Familiant
Full Binary Combination Schema For Floating Voltage Source Multi-Level Inverters, X. Kou, Keith Corzine, Yakov L. Familiant
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
This paper presents schema of operation for floating voltage source multi-level inverters. The primary advantage of the proposed schema is that the number of voltage levels (and thus power quality) can be increased for a given number of semiconductor devices when compared to the conventional "flying capacitor" topology. However, the new schema requires fixed floating sources instead of capacitors and therefore is more suitable for battery power applications such as electric vehicles, flexible AC transmission systems and submarine propulsion. Alternatively transformer/rectifier circuits may be used to supply the floating sources in a similar way to cascaded H-bridge inverters. Computer simulation …