A New Dc-link Capacitor Voltage Balancing Method for Three-level SVM Strategies Based on Two-level Space Vector Diagram

  • Dereje Woldegiorgis
  • , Yuqi Wei
  • , Haider Mhiesan
  • , Alan Mantooth

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Abstract

This paper presents a new dc-link capacitor voltage balancing method for three-level Space Vector Modulation (SVM) strategies that are based on the space vector diagram of two-level inverters. The proposed method uses the time distribution of the local two-level zero vectors to achieve dc- link voltage balancing. It redistributes the zero vector times based on the magnitude and direction of the dc-link capacitor voltage deviations. The performance of the proposed capacitor voltage balancing method is compared with the conventional three-level SVM capacitor voltage balancing method that uses three-level redundant small vectors. The proposed method achieves significantly lower neutral-point voltage ripple compared to the conventional three-level SVM capacitor voltage balancing method for a wide range of modulation indices and load power factor values. Moreover, the code size and execution time are reduced by approximately 30 percent for use in microcontrollers.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 IEEE 9th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, IPEMC 2020 ECCE Asia
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1746-1751
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781728153018
DOIs
StatePublished - 29 Nov 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event9th IEEE International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, IPEMC 2020 ECCE Asia - Nanjing, China
Duration: 29 Nov 20202 Dec 2020

Publication series

Name2020 IEEE 9th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, IPEMC 2020 ECCE Asia

Conference

Conference9th IEEE International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, IPEMC 2020 ECCE Asia
Country/TerritoryChina
CityNanjing
Period29/11/202/12/20

Keywords

  • Capacitor voltage Balance
  • Digital Control
  • Neutral-point voltage ripple
  • Space Vector Modulation
  • Three-level inverter
  • common mode voltage

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