A Pulse Width Modulation Scheme With Zero-sequence Voltage Injection for Single Phase Three-level NPC Rectifiers

直流侧中点电位电压偏移是多电平中性点钳位型变流器的主要缺点。以单相三电平NPC整流器为研究对象，以实现直流侧中点电位无漂移为控制目标，以传统的单相三电平单极性载波脉宽调制方法为基础，首先提出一种基于零序电压分量注入的载波脉宽调制算法；然后在此基础上给出基于零序电压分量极限值注入的载波脉宽调制算法；并给出这2种方法的零序电压分量的设计方案；最后，对这2种方法进行了详细的理论分析、计算机仿真和1kW样机实验对比验证。研究结果表明：所提出的2种算法都能有效实现直流侧中点电位平衡控制，其中基于零序电压分量极限值注入的载波调制算法的中点电位控制具有更快动态响应速度，且其网侧电流的高次谐波主要分布在开关频率附近；而基于零序电压分量注入的载波调制算法的网侧电流高次谐波主要分布在2倍开关频率附近。但是在一个调制信号周期内，基于零序电压分量极限值注入的载波调制算法的开关切换次数比基于零序电压分量注入的载波调制算法低25％左右。

Capacitor Pattern H-Bridge Multilevel Inverter (CPHMLI) Using Phase Diposition Pulse Width Modulation for Grid Applications

This work presents an implementation of an innovative single phase multilevel inverter using capacitors with reduced switches. The proposed Capacitor pattern H-bridge Multilevel Inverter (CPHMLI) topology consists of a proper number of Capacitor connected with switches and power sources. The advanced switching control supplied by Pulse Width Modulation (PDPWM) to attain mixed staircase switching state. The charging and discharging mode are achieved by calculating the voltage error at the load. Furthermore, to accomplish the higher voltage levels at the output with less number of semiconductors switches and simple commutation designed using CPHMLI topology. To prove the performance and effectiveness of the proposed approach, a set of experiments performed under various load conditions using MATLAB tool.

Spectral Calculation of the Output Voltage of an Inverter with Bipolar Pulse Width Modulation

Converters with pulse width modulation are used for connections between the direct current （DC） and alternating current （AC） networks, e.g., in uninterrupted power supply systems, AC electromotor drives, for powering induction furnaces, in audio technique. Spectrum of signals sampled by pulse amplitude modulation and output voltage spectrum of the converter with pulse width modulation have similar properties. Spectrum of signals sampled by pulse amplitude modulation contains a harmonic of frequency equal to the frequency of the modulating signal and the harmonics of frequencies equal to the sum of frequency of the modulating signal and multiples of the sampling frequency. The output voltage spectrum of the converter with bipolar pulse width modulation contains harmonic of frequency equal to the frequency of the modulating signal and harmonics of frequencies equal to sum of the frequency of the modulating signal and multiples of the frequency of the carrier signal. It also contains harmonics of frequencies equal to the sum of the multiples of the frequency of the modulating signal and the multiples of the carrier signal. The comparison analysis was carried out for the harmonics of the output voltage of the converter with bipolar pulse width modulation in time domain. The dependency of the amplitudes and frequency spectrum on the wave forms of the carrier signal and modulating signal was shown. Similarity of the output voltage spectrum of the converter and signal spectrum sampled by the pulse width modulation was also shown. Key words： Output voltage converter with bipolar pulse width modulation, spectral analysis, Fourier series, carrier signal, reference signal.

Carrier dynamic overlapping switching frequency optimal pulse width modulation method for modular multilevel converters

Modular multilevel converters(MMCs) operate in the low modulation index region in many applications.However, when utilized at the low modulation index region, large harmonics appear in the output voltage, which degrade the performance of the MMC. To improve the harmonic characteristic in the low modulation index, the carrier dynamic overlapping switching frequency optimal pulse width modulation(CDOSFOPWM) method is proposed for the MMC here. The whole modulation index region is divided into three regions: high modulation index region, middle modulation index region, and low modulation index region. The carrier amplitude, carrier overlap ratio, and frequency of triangular carriers are chosen dynamically according to the modulation index region of the modulation signals, to achieve the optimal harmonic characteristic in the whole modulation index region and maintain the switching loss. The number of on-state submodules(SMs) can be calculated by CDOSFOPWM, and the selection of SMs is performed by a reducing switching frequency voltage balancing algorithm. Finally, the proposed method is verified by simulation and experimental results.

High Performance Control of Matrix Converter Fed Induction Motor Drive System

Matrix converter fed motor drive is superior to pulse width modulation inverter drives since it not only provides bi-directional power flow,sinusoidal input/output currents,unity input power factor,but also allows a compact design due to the lack of DC-link capacitors for energy storage.In this paper,model and control of matrix converter fed induction motor drive system are analyzed.A combined control strategy is simplified and improved,which realizes space vector pulse width modulation of matrix converter and rotor flux oriented vector control technique for induction motor drive simultaneously.This control strategy combines the advantages of matrix converter with the good drive performance of vector control technique.Experimental results demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed control strategy.

The Usage of the Digital Controller in Regulating Boost Converter

This paper proposes the modeling and simulation technique to analyze and design a Boost converter using generalized minimum variance method with discrete-time quasi-sliding mode to adjust the converter switch through a pulse width modulation (PWM), so as to enhance a stable output voltage. The control objective is to maintain the sensed output voltage stable, constant and equal to some constant reference voltage (8 volt) in the load resistance variation (24, 48, 240) Ω and input voltage variation (20, 24, 28) volt circumstances. This control strategy is very appropriate for the digitally controlled power converter and for the system requirement accomplishment, resulting high output voltage accuracy. The performance degradation in practical implementation can be expected due to noise, PWM nonlinearities, and components imperfection. The digital simulation using MATHLAB/Simulink is performed to validate the functionality of the system.

Design of low-power high-frequency digital controlled DC-DC switching power converter

This paper models a low-power high-frequency digitally controlled synchronous rectifier （SR） OUCK converter. The converter is a hybrid system with three operation modes. Digital PID controler is used. Key problems such as quantization resolution of digital pulse-width modulation （DPWM） and steady-state limit cycles of digital control switching model power supply （SMPS） are discussed, with corresponding solutions presented. Simulation of a digital control synchronous buck is performed with a fixed-point algorithm. The results show that the described approach enables high-speed dynamic performance.

A General Approach for Direct Conversion of Single Phase AC to AC Converter for Induction Heating System

This paper signifies the study of modeling and simulation of a single phase matrix converter for induction heating system. The working principle and the control method, using PID are revealing in detail. The performance of the system is carried out in MATLAB/Simulink environment with pulse width modulation switching strategy by varying the duty cycle. PID control is employed to obtain the better performance for a specified input supply for various output frequencies. The proposed control strategy of AC to AC converter has been discussed with a wide range of operating frequencies and results in low Total Harmonic Distortion.

A Dual-Mode Step-up DC/DC Converter IC with Current-Limiting and EMI Reduction Techniques

This paper presents a novel dual-mode step-up （boost） DC/DC converter. Pulse-frequency modulation （PFM） is used to improve the efficiency at light load. This converter can operate between pulse-width modulation （PWM） and pulse-frequency modulation. The converter will operate in PFM mode at light load and in PWM mode at heavy load. The maximum conversion efficiency of this converter is 96%. The conversion efficiency is greatly improved when load current is below 100 mA. Additionally, a soft-start circuit and a variable-sawtooth frequency circuit are proposed in this paper. The former is used to avoid the large switching current at the start up of the converter and the latter is utilized to reduce the EMI of the converter.

Cascaded Multilevel Inverter Based Power and Signal Multiplex Transmission for Electric Vehicles

Power&signal multiplex transmission(P&SMT)is a technique that uses power electronic circuits for communication signal transmission.In this paper,a three-phase cascaded multilevel inverter-based P&S MT system is proposed.The proposed method can transmit communication signals without using a Controller Area Network bus,thereby reducing the wiring cost of the conventional electric vehicle(EV)communication system.The designed system can achieve motor speed regulation and battery balance discharging for EVs.With the combined pulse width modulation scheme and frequency shift keying method,both power and communication signals are transmitted successfully in a simulation model implemented in Matlab/Simulink.By evaluating the bit error rate of the transmitted signal,the maximum signal rate of the proposed system is determined as 600 bit/s.

Reduction of THD in Thirteen-Level Hybrid PV Inverter with Less Number of Switches

Multilevel inverter (MLI) is one of the most efficient power converters which are especially suited for high power applications with reduced harmonics. MLI not only achieves high output power and is also used in renewable energy sources such as photovoltaic, wind and fuel cells. Among various topologies of MLI, this paper mainly focuses on cascaded MLI with three unequal DC sources called asymmetric cascaded MLI which reduces the number of power switches. Various modulation techniques are also reviewed in literature [1]. In this paper we focus on sinusoidal (or) multicarrier pulse width modulation (SPWM) which improves the output voltage at lower modulation index for obtaining lower Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) level. The gating signal for the 13-level hybrid inverter using SPWM technique is generated using Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) processor. The proposed modulation technique results in reduced percentage of THD, but lower order harmonics are not eliminated. So a new technique called Selective Harmonic Elimination (SHE) is also implemented in order to reduce the lower order harmonics. The optimum switching angles are determined for obtaining minimum THD. The performance evaluation of the proposed PWM inverter is verified using an experimental model of 13-level cascaded hybrid MLI and compared with MATLAB/SIMULINK model.

A Novel Asymmetric Three-Phase Cascaded 21 Level Inverter Fed Induction Motor Using Multicarrier PWM with PI and Fuzzy Controller

Multilevel inverters are gaining popularity in high power applications. This paper proposes a new ladder type structure of cascaded three-phase multilevel inverter with reduced number of power semiconductor devices which is used to drive the induction motor. The ultimate aim of the paper is to produce multiple output levels with minimum number of semiconductor devices. This paper uses only 11 switches along with 3 diodes and 4 asymmetrical sources to produce an output voltage of 21 levels. The modulation technique plays a major role in commutation of the switches. Here we implement the multicarrier level shifting pulse width modulation technique to produce the commutation signals for the inverter. The proposed multilevel inverter is used to drive the three-phase induction motor. The mathematical modeling of three-phase induction motor is done using Simulink. Furthermore the PI and fuzzy logic controllers are also used to produce the reference waveform of the level shifting technique which in turn produces the commutation signals of the proposed multilevel converter. The controllers are used to control the speed of the induction motor. The effectiveness of the proposed system is proved with the help of simulation. The simulation is performed in MATLAB/Simulink. From the simulation results, it shows that the proposed multilevel inverter works properly to generate the multilevel output waveform with minimum number of semiconductor devices. The PI and fuzzy logic controller performances are evaluated using the results which indicate that with the help of controllers the harmonics has been reduced and the speed control of induction motor is achieved under different loading conditions.

一种新型三电平变换器中点电压平衡调制策略

在大功率轨道交通装备领域中,三电平变换器因具有众多优点,在实际中得到广泛应用,但是也存在中点电压不平衡这一固有问题。为解决三电平中点箝位(NPC)型变换器存在的中点电压不平衡问题,减少输出相电流畸变情况,提高系统运行稳定性,文章提出了一种基于分析中点电荷量的双自由度新型中点电压平衡调制策略。该调制策略首先从数学分析的角度介绍了三电平变换器直流侧中点电压不平衡问题的原因;之后分析了在空间矢量脉宽调制(SVPWM)技术中,电压矢量输出序列对中点电压的影响;最后基于上述分析结果,改进传统的电压矢量输出序列,并基于改进序列的特点提出了一种新的双自由度中点电压平衡调制策略,通过双自由度的平衡因子调节作用时间。理论上,所提出的新型调制策略具有更多可控电荷量,相较于传统方法具有更良好的控制效果;仿真和试验结果验证了所提的新型调制策略对中点电压的控制效果具有更好的快速性和稳定性。综上所述,文章所提的新型双自由度调制策略可更有效解决三电平变换器存在的中点电压不平衡问题。

改进蛇算法的七电平逆变器SHEPWM研究

多电平逆变器控制策略中的特定谐波消除脉宽调制(SHEPWM)能够以较低的开关频率得到较好的电压输出波形,重点在于开关角的求取。在多电平逆变器SHEPWM调制的开关角求解算法上提出改进蛇优化算法,对传统蛇优化算法采用Tend混沌映射初始种群,使初始种群分布更加均匀;引入Levy飞行策略增强算法的全局搜素能力,能够更加精准快速得到全局开关角的最优解。仿真结果表明,改进蛇优化算法所求的开关角相较于传统算法更好地消除低次谐波,并降低了输出线电压的畸变率,充分验证了该方法的可行性。

Ride through Strategy for a Three-Level Dual Z-Source Inverter Using TRIAC

A new ride through strategy is introduced in a three-level dual Z-source inverter, for isolation under semiconductor switching failure condition. Here the output will have no significant decrease in the amplitude and quality. Instead of diodes, the triacs are added to the inverter source ends, as it can perform a bidirectional power transfer also it can operate well in both low and high voltage operating conditions. The faulted part can be isolated by simply altering the firing pulses for turning on/off the triacs using the carrier based SPWM technique and resulting in a boosting output with zero common mode voltage. Consequently, it forms a common floating point or null point with a zero common mode voltage. It is experimentally verified by using MATLAB, and digital oscilloscope.

抑制级联H 桥变换器共模电压的简化SVPWM 策略

为解决传统空间矢量调制策略难以拓展至高电平数级联H桥多电平变换器,以及抑制级联H桥多电平变换器调制策略实现过程中产生的共模电压的问题,本文提出一种简化空间矢量调制策略。该策略基于α'β'坐标系,通过判断空间矢量所处区域,得出其边界开关状态,再引入修正参数K对边界开关状态进行修正,以此提高策略的快速性并完成共模电压抑制。仿真和实验结果表明该策略实现简单,可以将级联H桥多电平变换器共模电压抑制在最小变化范围内。

高频链矩阵变换器直接功率反步控制策略

针对高频链矩阵变换器(HFLMC)电路前后级耦合导致系统动态性能和鲁棒性降低的问题,提出一种基于直接功率的非线性反步控制策略(BS-DPC)。首先,建立HFLMC非线性数学模型和有功、无功功率动态模型,分析双极性电流空间矢量调制策略;然后,在考虑系统不确定性情况下引入2个解耦控制分量,设计直流输出电流和无功功率反步控制器,实现电池不同工况下输出电流参考值的快速跟踪控制;最后,根据李雅普诺夫稳定性理论证明HFLMC闭环系统全局渐进稳定性,并对比传统PI直接功率控制和BS-DPC策略。仿真和实验结果表明,所提BS-DPC策略控制HFLMC提高了输出电流的动态性能和电网波动及直流滤波电感变化下的鲁棒性,响应时间减少了约78%,网侧THD降低了0.98%。

基于SVPWM调制策略的T型三电平逆变器研究

针对T型三电平逆变器在新能源发电领域的广泛应用,分析了T型三电平逆变器的结构和工作原理,阐述了空间矢量脉冲宽度调制(SVPWM)策略的思想,详细介绍了参考电压矢量位置判断、基本矢量作用时间计算和基本矢量作用时序生成三个步骤的实现方法.借助Matlab/Simulink软件搭建了基于SVPWM调制策略的T型三电平逆变器的仿真模型,仿真结果验证了仿真模型的正确性和SVPWM调制策略的有效性.

L型双输出三电平变换器驱动开绕组电机研究

为简化驱动开绕组异步电机(OEWIM)的双逆变器结构,提出一种L型双输出三电平变换器(L-DO-TLC)拓扑。将T型三电平拓扑与九开关拓扑相结合,通过器件复用方式简化拓扑结构,仅需15个开关器件即可实现双三电平输出,有效降低了系统成本。首先详细分析了L-DO-TLC拓扑工作机理,采用含直流偏置的正弦脉宽调制(SPWM)策略实现了双端口独立输出。在此基础上,根据OEWIM驱动的特殊需求及所提拓扑特点,给出一种双端口互差120°OEWIM驱动接线方案并建立了系统数学模型,给出了电压空间矢量分布图。然后利用矢量解耦思想,对双输出端口调制度进行了研究,确立双端口互差120°OEWIM驱动的稳定运行区间。最后,对所提拓扑及控制策略的可行性和有效性进行了验证。

牵引电机轴承电蚀关键影响因素研究

轴承电蚀一直是困扰电机研发人员的难题之一。对大量发生轴承电蚀的电机进行分析,发现采用变频电源供电的电机最易发生轴承电蚀,经研究发现变流器共模电压是导致轴承电蚀的重要因素之一。基于地铁车辆牵引传动系统搭建仿真模型,从变流器主电路拓扑结构和脉宽调制策略两个方面,深入分析了变流器共模电压对轴承电蚀的影响机理。研究结果可为制定轴承电蚀抑制方案提供有力的理论支撑。