Modular development of a single phase multilevel converter

Author

Araque, J.A. ; Diaz Rodriguez, Jorge Luis ; Garcia, Alejandra P.

Author_Institution

Univ. de Pamplona, Pamplona, Colombia

fYear

2012

fDate

1-2 Nov. 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

This paper presents the design and implementation of a modular single phase multilevel inverter using the asymmetric cascade multilevel converter type. The converter output allows 7, 15 and 31 levels and use the step modulation strategy. The selective harmonic elimination (SHE) technique was used for the computation of the firing angles. All the results were simulated in MATLAB professional software and validated by the implementation of the converter, evaluating the performance using the total harmonic distortion factor (THD).

Keywords

harmonic distortion; invertors; MATLAB professional software; SHE technique; THD; asymmetric cascade multilevel converter; firing angles; modular development; modular single-phase multilevel inverter; selective harmonic elimination technique; single-phase multilevel converter; step modulation strategy; total harmonic distortion factor; Capacitors; Harmonic analysis; Inverters; MATLAB; Modulation; Semiconductor diodes; Total harmonic distortion; Multilevel converter; selective harmonic elimination; simulation; step modulation; total harmonic distortion;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Circuits and Systems (CWCAS), 2012 IEEE 4th Colombian Workshop on

Conference_Location

Barranquilla

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-4612-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CWCAS.2012.6404071

Filename

6404071