Comparison between flying capacitor and modular multilevel inverter

G.P. Adam, O. Anaya-Lara, G.M. Burt, S.J. Finney, B.W. Williams, J.R. McDonald

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Abstract

The paper describes the operational principle of flying capacitor and modular multilevel inverters. The detailed discussions of dc link capacitors voltage balancing methods for
both inverters are given in order to enable fair comparison. The causes of dc link capacitors voltage imbalance in flying capacitor multilevel inverter with more than three levels are highlighted. Computer simulation is used to compare the performance of both inverters under several operating conditions.
LanguageEnglish
Number of pages6
Publication statusUnpublished - Nov 2009
EventIECON 2009, the 35th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society and ICELIE 2009, the 3rd IEEE International Conference on E-Learning in Industrial Electronics - Porto, Portugal
Duration: 3 Sep 2009 → 5 Sep 2009

Conference

ConferenceIECON 2009, the 35th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society and ICELIE 2009, the 3rd IEEE International Conference on E-Learning in Industrial Electronics
CountryPortugal
CityPorto
Period3/09/09 → 5/09/09

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Capacitors
Electric potential
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Keywords

  • power electronics
  • industrial electronics
  • flying capacitor
  • modular multilevel inverter

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Adam, G. P., Anaya-Lara, O., Burt, G. M., Finney, S. J., Williams, B. W., & McDonald, J. R. (2009). Comparison between flying capacitor and modular multilevel inverter. Paper presented at IECON 2009, the 35th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society and ICELIE 2009, the 3rd IEEE International Conference on E-Learning in Industrial Electronics, Porto, Portugal.
Adam, G.P. ; Anaya-Lara, O. ; Burt, G.M. ; Finney, S.J. ; Williams, B.W. ; McDonald, J.R. / Comparison between flying capacitor and modular multilevel inverter. Paper presented at IECON 2009, the 35th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society and ICELIE 2009, the 3rd IEEE International Conference on E-Learning in Industrial Electronics, Porto, Portugal.6 p.
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2009. Paper presented at IECON 2009, the 35th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society and ICELIE 2009, the 3rd IEEE International Conference on E-Learning in Industrial Electronics, Porto, Portugal.

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