A novel quasi-resonant DC-link PWM inverter using minimum number of switching devices

Author

Jafar, J.J. ; Fernandes, B.G.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Indian Inst. of Technol., Kanpur, India

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

14-18 Mar 1999

Firstpage

1285

Abstract

A novel quasi-resonant DC-link (QRDCL) inverter is proposed. The circuit uses only one additional switching device and ensures soft switching of the inverter devices under all loading conditions. The maximum voltage across the inverter devices is clamped at (1.01-1.1) pu. The zero voltage instants in the DC-link are created just prior to the inverter switching. The output voltage of the inverter can be controlled using any PWM technique. In this paper, the principle of operation and the detailed analysis of the proposed QRDCL inverter are presented and design criterion for achieving soft switching of the inverter devices is obtained. Detailed PSPICE simulation studies are carried out to predict the performance of the inverter under various loading conditions and these results are validated with the experimental results

Keywords

DC-AC power convertors; PWM invertors; SPICE; circuit simulation; power semiconductor switches; resonant power convertors; switching circuits; PSPICE simulation; PWM technique; design criterion; inverter switching; loading conditions; output voltage control; performance prediction; performance tests; quasi-resonant DC-link PWM inverter; soft switching; switching devices minimisation; zero voltage instants; Clamps; Inductors; Pulse width modulation; Pulse width modulation inverters; Resonance; Resonant inverters; Stress; Switches; Switching circuits; Voltage control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 1999. APEC '99. Fourteenth Annual

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5160-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APEC.1999.750533

Filename

750533