Title :
Method to increase reliability in 5-level inverter
Author :
Rodriguez, J. ; Hammond, P. ; Pontt, J. ; Musalem, R.
Author_Institution :
Electron. Eng. Dept., Federico Santa Maria Tech. Univ., Valparaiso, Chile
Abstract :
A method to operate a cascaded 5-level inverter with faulty cells is presented. The addition of a contactor and the displacement in the reference voltages allows for a balanced operation, increasing the reliability of the converter.
Keywords :
cascade networks; contactors; invertors; reliability; balanced operation; cascaded multilevel inverter; contactor; faulty cell; power circuit; reference voltage; reliability;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20030848
