Modeling and design of a neutral-point voltage regulator for a three-level diode-clamped inverter using multiple-carrier modulation
Bendre, A.
Venkataramanan, G.
Rosene, D.
Srinivasan, V.
DRS Power & Control Technol., Milwaukee, WI, USA;
This paper appears in: Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
Publication Date: June 2006
Volume: 53,
Issue: 3
On page(s): 718- 726
ISSN: 0278-0046
INSPEC Accession Number: 8933232
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/TIE.2006.874424
Current Version Published: 2006-05-30
Abstract
The three-level diode-clamped multilevel converter commonly called the neutral-point-clamped converter has become established to be a preferred topology for high-power motor drive applications operating at several kilovolts. Although solutions to the problem of maintaining a stable neutral-point voltage in the converter continue to be the topic of research, a simple solution based on a design-oriented dynamic model of the system is not widely known. This paper presents the design, analysis, and implementation of a simple neutral-point voltage regulator for a three-level diode-clamped multilevel inverter, which uses a multiple-carrier sine-triangle modulator in conjunction with a closed-loop controller for neutral-point regulation. Redundant state choices are controlled via a continuous offset voltage that regulates the dc injection into the midpoint of the dc bus. A small-signal transfer function is developed in closed form, for neutral-point regulation, with the voltage offset as the control variable. Besides maintaining dc-bus voltage balance, the use of the approach leads to a significant reduction in the voltage distortion at the neutral point, allowing a definitive reduction in the required dc bus capacitance. Analytical, computer simulation, and experimental results verifying the approach are presented in this paper.
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