Title :
A Hybrid Capacitor-Clamp Cascade Multilevel Converter
Author :
Sneineh, Anees Abu ; Wang, Ming Yan ; Tian, Kai
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng. Autom., Harbin Inst. of Technol.
Abstract :
Use of multilevel converter has become popular in recent years. This paper presents a new topology of a hybrid capacitor-clamp cascade multilevel converter that is derived from two popular topologies. The new concept of the converter is based on the connection of multiple three-level capacitor-clamp converter modules with different DC bus voltages. With the novel topology consisting of higher voltage modules and lower voltage modules, realization of multilevel converters using a hybrid approach involving higher voltage devices and faster devices operating in synergism is possible. A detailed example of HCCMC is given. The proposed converter is also verified by computer simulation using MATLAB-Simulink. Simulation results are also presented in this paper
Keywords :
capacitors; power convertors; DC bus voltages; MATLAB-Simulink; higher voltage modules; hybrid capacitor-clamp cascade multilevel converter; lower voltage modules; Automation; Frequency conversion; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Power conversion; Pulse width modulation; Switches; Switching converters; Switching frequency; Topology; Voltage; Capacitor-clamp; Cascade; Hybrid Modulation; Multilevel Converter; Sub-Harmonic PWM; Topology;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Industrial Electronics, IECON 2006 - 32nd Annual Conference on
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0390-1
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.2006.347337
