一种混合9电平电压源逆变器及其变频脉宽调制

介绍了一种应用于中高压变频调速装置的9电平输出电压源逆变器，逆变器的主电路由2种不同拓扑结构的逆变电路组成，分别使用不同参数的开关器件实现，可以综合利用阻断电压高的器件和开关速度快的器件的优点。分析了逆变器主电路的拓扑结构及特点，研究了主电路的开关模式后提出了一种基于载波调制的适合于任意电平数目混合逆变器的PWM(脉宽调制)算法，最后仿真研究了混合9电平逆变器在变速驱动场合中的应用，并验证了算法的有效性。对线电压的频谱分析表明，混合9电平逆变器有很好的输出波形，输出谐波含量少，在高频段输出线电压的总谐波畸变率小于5％，输出电压的dv／dt小，可用于驱动大容量的中高压异步电动机。     

开关电感型单相五电平电流源逆变器

多电平电流源逆变器因具有高安全性、低输出谐波特性等优点得到广泛关注。提出了一种开关电感型单相五电平电流源逆变器,其直流控制单元采用Buck结构,为电感提供了独立的充放电回路,实现了电感电流控制与输出电流控制的完全解耦,使用较小电感即可控制电流稳定。所提逆变器采用开关电感结构形成多电平输出,减少了器件数目,利用其高度对称性可简化外围电路设计。针对于单相逆变器输入侧电感电流存在二倍频波动的问题,在传统比例积分控制的基础上,增加功率前馈控制,以储能电感在每个开关周期内实现电流恒定作为先决条件,折算不同状态下直流侧开关器件的占空比扰动量,在不增加电路复杂度的前提下,采用较少器件和小储能电感有效抑制了电感电流的二倍频波动,减小了输出电流中3次谐波含量和总谐波畸变率,提高了输出电能质量。最后,通过仿真和实验验证了所提拓扑和控制策略的可行性。     

A novel prototype of auxiliary edge resonant bridge leg link snubber‐assisted soft‐switching sine‐wave PWM inverter

This paper proposes a new circuit topology of the three‐phase soft‐switching PWM inverter and PFC converter using IGBT power modules, which has the improved active auxiliary switch and edge resonant bridge leg‐commutation‐link soft‐switching snubber circuit with pulse current regenerative feedback loop as compared with the typical auxiliary resonant pole snubber discussed previously. This three‐phase soft‐switching PWM double converter is more suitable and acceptable for a large‐capacity uninterruptible power supply, PFC converter, utility‐interactive bidirectional converter, and so forth. In this paper, the soft‐switching operation and optimum circuit design of the novel type active auxiliary edge resonant bridge leg commutation link snubber treated here are described for high‐power applications. Both the main active power switches and the auxiliary active power switches achieve soft switching under the principles of ZVS or ZCS in this three‐phase inverter switching. This three‐phase soft‐switching commutation scheme can effectively minimize the switching surge‐related electromagnetic noise and the switching power losses of the power semiconductor devices; IGBTs and modules used here. This three‐phase inverter and rectifier coupled double converter system does not need any sensing circuit and its peripheral logic control circuits to detect the voltage or the current and does not require any unwanted chemical electrolytic capacitor to make the neutral point of the DC power supply voltage source. The performances of this power conditioner are proved on the basis of the experimental and simulation results. Because the power semiconductor switches (IGBT module packages) have a trade‐off relation in the switching fall time and tail current interval characteristics as well as the conductive saturation voltage characteristics, this three‐phase soft‐switching PWM double converter can improve actual efficiency in the output power ranges with a trench gate controlled MOS power semiconductor device which is much improved regarding low saturation voltage. The effectiveness of this is verified from a practical point of view. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn, 155(4): 64–76, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/eej.20207     

Newly proposed hybrid resonant commutation bridge‐leg link snubber‐assisted three‐phase ZVZCS‐PWM soft‐switching inverter

This paper presents the newly proposed hybrid resonant commutation bridge‐leg link (HRCB) snubber circuit which can achieve zero voltage and zero current soft‐switching commutation for single‐phase and three‐phase voltage source‐type inverter, along with its unique features and operation principle. The circuit parameter design approach for the HRCB snubber circuit and the determination estimating scheme of the gate pulse timing processing which is more suitable and acceptable for single‐phase and space voltage vector modulated three‐phase voltage source inverter using the HRCB snubber circuit are described in this paper. In particular, the three‐phase voltage source soft‐switching inverter associated with the proposed HRCB circuits are evaluated and discussed from simulation and experimental viewpoints. The practical effectiveness of the HRCB snubber‐assisted three‐phase voltage source soft‐switching inverter using IGBT power modules which is based on the instantaneous space voltage vector modulation is clarified on the output voltage waveform, actual efficiency of electromagnetic noise in comparison with three‐phase voltage source‐type conventional hard‐switching inverter. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn, 157(4): 75–84, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/eej.20111     

FPGA控制的不对称多电平逆变器的设计

随着多电平技术在大容量场合的应用,不同结构的多电平拓扑结构不断被提出。论文研究一种混合级联式不对称多电平逆变器,该结构逆变器将传统H桥逆变器进行改进,与H桥相比使用相同器件时,该结构能够输出更多的电平数,或者在输出相同电平数的情况下比传统H桥级联结构使用更少的器件。该多电平逆变器由两个不对称四电平逆变器级联而成,输出电...     

A novel voltage clamped snubber circuit topology suitable for a multilevel inverter with lowered power loss performance

This paper presents a novel prototype of lowered loss snubber circuit topology suitable for multilevel voltage source‐inverters and rectifiers for high‐power applications. The reduced power loss characteristics and voltage capability performances of the proposed voltage clamped snubber circuit are evaluated relative to conventional RCD snubber circuits designed for four‐level voltage‐source inverters using IGBTs on the basis of experimental results. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn, 150(3): 70–78, 2005; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/eej.20015     

A novel strategy for a high‐power utility interactive inverter with a series active filter

High‐power utility interactive inverters used for large‐capacity energy storage systems are composed of multiple connected inverters, in order to realize high efficiency and high performance of the harmonic elimination characteristic simultaneously. Some disadvantages of multiple connected inverters, such as harmonic current flowing from an inverter unit to the other one, and increase of the number of inverter units, cannot be overcome easily. This paper presents a novel strategy for a high‐power utility interactive inverter, which is composed of a large power with low‐switching‐frequency PWM inverter (high‐power PWM inverter), an LC passive filter, and a series active filter (series AF). Because harmonic components contained in the utility line current are absorbed by the series AF, the switching frequency of the PWM inverter can be selected to about 1 kHz. In addition because the power capacity and the output voltage of the series AF can be suppressed lower than 10% of the power capacity and the output voltage of PWM inverter, low‐voltage and high‐speed power devices can be applied to the series AF. Consequently, high power, high efficiency, and high harmonics elimination performance can be realized without increasing the number of inverter units. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn, 141(2): 57–66, 2002; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/eej.10048     

Fault-tolerant switched capacitor–based boost multilevel inverter

This paper proposes a fault-tolerant switched capacitor (SC)–based boost multilevel inverter. The proposed inverter is able to convert a low-level dc voltage into a desired ac output voltage in single-stage power conversion. It can accomplish a high voltage gain by using multiple SC cells arrangement at reduced voltage stresses on the switching devices and passive circuit elements in the boost network. The principle of operation and steady-state analysis of the proposed topology are presented to formulate the mathematical relationship between input dc and output ac voltage. In addition to that, the proposed inverter can also provide reliable electrical power supply at prescribed ac output voltage in the event of open-circuit failure of power switches. The fault tolerability is realized by reconfiguring the pulse width modulation (PWM) control scheme, whereas the reduction in output voltage is compensated by the boosting characteristic of the inverter. The effectiveness of the proposed inverter has been compared with other impedance source multilevel inverters in terms of voltage gain, boosting capability, and voltage stresses. A laboratory prototype of the proposed inverter is developed for experimentation, and its operation is validated by simulation and experimental results.     

双极性移相控制高频脉冲交流环节逆变器研究

提出并深入研究了高频脉冲交流环节逆变器电路拓扑族及其双极性移相控制策略。借助周波变换器换流重叠和输出滤波电感电流极性选择 ,该双极性移相控制策略实现了变压器漏感能量和滤波电感电流的自然换流 ,解决了这类逆变器固有的电压过冲和换流重叠期间周波变换的环流现象 ,实现了逆变桥功率器件的ZVS开关和周波变换器功率器件的ZCS开关。仿真与原理试验结果均证实了这种双极性移相控制策略的可行性和理论分析的正确性     

一类新型的单相直接式电流型多电平变流器拓扑

目前的多电平变换技术主要是针对电压型逆变器.随着超导储能技术的发展,电流型逆变器的储能效率问题必将得到解决,电流型多电平逆变器也将得到广泛应用.文中提出了一类新型单相直接式电流型多电平拓扑.该类拓扑结构非常简单,所用开关器件和均流电感的数目非常少.文中分析了由该类拓扑组成的单相五电平、七电平变流器的工作原理,并研究了它们在感性负载和容性负载时的变流器输出波形.针对该类拓扑,还给出了一种通过调节输出电平宽度消除低次电流谐波的方法.仿真和实验结果验证了新拓扑的正确性和谐波消除法的可行性.     

Characteristics comparison of high‐frequency multilevel inverter connected with filter inverters

This paper presents a characteristics comparison of a high‐frequency multilevel inverter connected with small‐ capacity filter inverters. In general, PWM inverters require a low‐pass filter in order to reduce switching harmonics. However, in the high‐frequency systems such as class D power amplifiers, the cutoff frequency of the low‐pass filter must be set at high frequency. Thus, harmonic distortion of the output voltage is enlarged to a harmful level. Increasing the number of output voltage levels is effective in reducing the harmonic distortion of the output voltage and the low‐pass filter size. The proposed systems consist of a five‐level inverter and several cascade‐connected low‐voltage full bridge inverters without any external DC power sources for filtering the output voltage. The five‐level inverter generates a stepwise waveform with five‐level voltage, and the low‐voltage filter inverter superimposes harmonic components to compensate for the voltage waveform distortion. Therefore, the proposed system can reduce its total switching loss and can increase the number of the output voltage levels. In this paper, the effectiveness of the proposed systems is verified through several experiments. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn, 161(3): 58–65, 2007; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/eej.20373     

A phase synchronization control scheme for LCL‐T type high‐frequency current source in parallel connection

Considering the applications of high voltage gate driving system and contactless power transmission, a current‐based power distribution is adopted as a kind of replacement of voltage based high‐frequency Alternating Current (AC) power distribution system. In order to implement high‐frequency current source, an LCL‐T resonant inverter is examined with constant current characteristic and high conversion efficiency. First, the resonant topology is studied as a high‐frequency power source, including circuit principle, operational cycle analysis, and AC analysis. The effective control and high conversion efficiency are both achieved by LCL‐T resonant inverter. Second, the phase angle control scheme is explored to improve the synchronization performance in parallel system formed by multiple of LCL‐T resonant inverters. Lastly, a prototype of parallel system is evaluated by simulation and experiment results, both of which are constructed by two resonant inverters with rated peak current of 2 A, rated output frequency of 30 kHz, and rated output power of 100 W. The experimental results in accordance with simulation prove that the better phase synchronization of output currents is achieved by the phase angle control. Hence, the high‐frequency resonant topology and phase control scheme are a feasible realization of current source that can be used to feed current‐based high‐frequency power distribution system. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Index Terms—high‐frequency AC (HFAC), power distribution system (PDS), LCL‐T resonant inverter, current source, phase angle control.     

A highly efficient single‐phase sine‐wave inverter with single‐switch high‐frequency modulation

This paper presents a highly efficient single‐phase sine‐wave inverter with single‐switch high‐frequency modulation. In this topology, a control circuit is connected at the lower arm of a full‐bridge inverter to control the output voltage across the full‐bridge inverter. The switch at the lower arm of the full‐bridge inverter controls the output voltage of the full‐bridge inverter by increasing or reducing the voltage level at the lower arm of the inverter. This switch of lower arm is controlled by a high‐frequency sinusoidal pulse width modulation (SPWM) switching signal, while the power switches of the full‐bridge inverter operate with a square‐wave switching signal at the line frequency to unfold DC–AC inversion, thus producing a sinusoidal voltage at the load. Both computer simulation and experiment are carried out to verify the performance of the proposed topology. Experimental results from a 1000‐W laboratory prototype are presented to testify and validate the analysis, design, and performance of the proposed topology. The results show that the proposed topology has nearly sinusoidal output voltage and current waveforms with a total harmonics distortion of less than 5%. © 2017 Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Space vector pulse‐width modulation for single‐phase full‐bridge Z‐source inverter

The space vector pulse‐width‐modulation technique is extensively applied in the three‐phase power electronics circuits because of its easy digital implementation and wide linear modulation range features. However, the attempt of this technique for the single‐phase Z‐source inverter has seldom been reported because of its unique topology and operational characteristics. In this paper, based on an in‐depth mathematical derivation and theoretical explanation, the space vector pulse‐width‐modulation principles have been discussed in detail. Various implementation schemes are demonstrated, and a comparison study for selected switching patterns is conducted. In addition, the theoretical analysis is validated by both the simulation and experimental results. This work will be helpful for understanding the space vector pulse‐width‐modulation concept and modulation techniques of the single‐phase full‐bridge Z‐source inverters. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Series resonant high‐voltage DC–DC converter with reduced component count

This paper proposes a novel zero‐current‐switching series resonant high‐voltage DC–DC converter with reduced component count. The series resonant inverter in the proposed topology has two power switches (insulated‐gate bipolar transistors, IGBTs), two resonant capacitors, and only one high‐voltage transformer (HVT) with center‐tapped primary windings. The power switches are connected in the form of a half‐bridge network. The leakage inductances of the transformer's primary windings together with the resonant capacitors form two series resonant circuits. The series resonant circuits are fed alternately by operating the power switches with interleaved half switching cycle. The secondary winding of the HVT is connected to a bridge rectifier circuit to rectify the secondary voltage. The converter operates in the discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) and its output voltage is regulated by pulse frequency modulation. Therefore, all the power switches turn on and off at the zero‐current switching condition. The main features of the proposed converter are its lower core loss, lower cost, and smaller size compared to previously proposed double series resonant high voltage DC–DC converters. The experimental results of a 130‐W prototype of the proposed converter are presented. The results confirm the excellent operation and performance of the converter. © 2016 Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

多电平逆变器分析与仿真

目前,多电平逆变器常采用电力电子开关器件串联的逆变器,或者功率单元串联叠加的级联式逆变器。两者不仅直流供电电源不同,电路的结构形式也不同。新型级联多电平逆变器不仅结构简单,而且在输出电平数相同时,所需开关管较少,具有良好的工业应用前景。通过分析典型逆变器结构,阐述其结构特点与联系,并通过软件仿真,比较各自的优缺点,为高电压大容量多电平逆变器的选择提供有益的参考。     

一种新型双频控制大功率逆变器的仿真研究

该文介绍了一种新型双频控制高压大功率逆变器,其拓扑由一个可以采用GTO等低频开关器件的大功率逆变器单元(主逆变器)和一个可以采用IGBT等高频开关器件的小功率逆变器单元(辅逆变器)级联组合而成.主逆变器单元采用定脉宽控制方式,主要用于输出功率以提高整个逆变器的功率等级;而辅逆变器单元采用多电平PWM控制技术,主要用于提...     

一种非对称结构新型多电平逆变器及其控制策略

将电力电子基本单元这一概念加以推广,提出了一种新型非对称全桥电路拓扑;详细分析了这种多电平逆变器(Multi-level Inverter,简称MLI)的工作原理和换流模式.根据新型拓扑的特点,提出了具有针对性的SHEPWM控制算法;给出了预期的波形.进一步对单相和三相逆变电路的系统进行了仿真;验证了特定谐波消除的正确性,并证明了单相m电平逆变器组合成三相后,线电压总共有2m-1个电平这一理论.     

A new parallel ZVS converter with less power switches and low current stress components

A new direct current (DC)/DC converter with parallel circuits is presented for medium voltage and power applications. There are five pulse‐width modulation circuits in the proposed converter to reduce current stress at low voltage side for high output current applications. These five circuits share the same power switches in order to reduce switch counts. To reduce the converter size, conduction loss, and voltage stress of power semiconductors, the series connections of power metal‐oxide‐semiconductor field‐effect transistor (MOSFET) with high switching frequency instead of insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) with low switching frequency are adopted. Thus, the voltage stress of MOSFETs is clamped at half of input voltage. The switched capacitor circuit is adopted to balance input split capacitor voltages. Asymmetric pulse‐width modulation scheme is adopted to generate the necessary switching signals of MOSFETs and regulate output voltage. Based on the resonant behavior at the transition interval of power switches, all MOSFETs are turned on under zero voltage switching from 50% load to 100% load. The circuit configuration, operation principle, converter performance, and design example are discussed in detail. Finally, experimental verifications with a 1.92 kW prototype are provided to verify the performance of the proposed converter. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

新型混合级联多电平逆变器拓扑及调制策略

为解决现有非对称级联多电平逆变器存在低压单元电流倒灌和输出电平数少的问题,提出一种基于开关电容电路的混合级联多电平逆变器。首先,在两单元非对称级联H桥型逆变器的低压单元中嵌入一个开关电容电路,有效避免了低压单元电流倒灌,且输出电平数得以增加。然后,为减少所提方案应用于三相系统时所需直流电源的数量,提出了用三电平中点箝位型或T型逆变器电路作为高压单元的三相混合级联多电平逆变器拓扑。之后,针对所提逆变器拓扑的特性,提出了含有移相载波和层叠载波的混合调制策略,在满足逆变器输出高质量正弦脉宽调制电压波形的同时,有效减小了开关电容电压纹波和开关器件的切换频率及开关应力。最后,通过实验验证了所提混合级联多电平逆变器拓扑及调制策略的可行性。