1. Investigation of a Single-Phase Multilevel Inverter Based on Series/Parallel-Connected H-Bridges.
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de Paula Dias Queiroz, Antonio, Jacobina, Cursino Brandao, Maia, Ayslan Caisson Noroes, Melo, Victor Felipe Moura Bezerra, and da Silva, Ivan
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ELECTRIC inverters , *ELECTRIC potential , *SIMULATION methods & models , *ELECTRIC current converters , *POTENTIAL energy - Abstract
This paper investigates a multilevel inverter composed of series/parallel-connected H-bridges. The presented structure can be used for applications in which the use of semiconductor switches with low-voltage and low-current ratings is intended. A comprehensive system model, an overall control strategy to adjust the output voltage with constant magnitude and frequency, and a level-shifted PWM (LS-PWM) strategy based on a voltage vectors unidimensional analysis and a plane analysis are presented. The LS-PWM is capable of mitigating the low-frequency circulating current, thus generating multilevel voltage signals with low harmonic distortion, maximum number of levels, and low dv/dt. In addition, considering a wide range of values of voltages and currents and various power levels, the total converter losses are reduced compared with the conventional multilevel converters. Two multilevel conventional inverters with the same number of semiconductor switches are used for comparison. Simulation and experimental results demonstrate the feasibility of the studied converter. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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