• DocumentCode
    2279172
  • Title

    A new diode-clamping multilevel converter with reduced device count and DC voltage balancing control

  • Author

    Tang, Qingquan ; Czarkowski, Dariusz ; Yang, Xu ; Lu, Songsheng

  • Author_Institution
    Polytech. Inst., NYU, Brooklyn, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    20-24 Sept. 2009
  • Firstpage
    3116
  • Lastpage
    3123
  • Abstract
    This paper proposes a new diode-clamping multilevel converter topology suitable for single- and multiphase applications. The novel topology greatly reduces the number of components in the converter while also providing the possibility of capacitor voltage balance control during active power transfer. The fundamentals of operation and capacitor voltage control are presented. The operation of this new topology is verified by simulation and experiments.
  • Keywords
    diodes; power convertors; voltage control; DC voltage balancing control; active power transfer; capacitor voltage balance control; diode-clamping multilevel converter topology; reduced device count; Multilevel inverter; PWM; capacitor voltage balance control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, 2009. ECCE 2009. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2893-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2893-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECCE.2009.5316336
  • Filename
    5316336