Title :
Performance evaluation among four types of five-level topologies using Pareto front curves
Author :
Kashihara, Y. ; Itoh, Jun-ichi
Author_Institution :
Energy & Environ. Sci., Nagaoka Univ. of Technol., Nagaoka, Japan
Abstract :
This paper discusses and evaluates the performance of four types of five-level inverter topologies by referring to Pareto front curves. The four types of multilevel topologies are, Active neutral-point-clamp converter (ANPC), two various types of Stacked multicell converter (SMC) and Switch gear cell converter (SGC). From the comparison studies, the five-level ANPC inverter can achieve the highest efficiency and highest power density among other converters even the switching frequency is changed from 5 kHz to 500 kHz.
Keywords :
Pareto analysis; clamps; performance evaluation; switchgear; switching convertors; Pareto front curve; SGC; SMC; active neutral-point-clamp converter; five-level ANPC inverter topology; frequency 5 kHz to 500 kHz; performance evaluation; power density; stacked multicell converter; switchgear cell converter; switching frequency; Capacitors; Equations; Inverters; Mathematical model; Switches; Switching loss; Topology;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
DOI :
10.1109/ECCE.2013.6646854
