Multicell converters: basic concepts and industry applications |
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Authors: | Meynard TA Foch H Thomas P Courault J Jakob R Nahrstaedt M |
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Affiliation: | Lab. d'Electrotech. et d'Electron. Ind., CNRS, Toulouse; |
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Abstract: | Multicell power converters were introduced ten years ago. This paper summarizes the main results obtained through the research done on these converters over this period: topology and derivation of multicell choppers and voltage-source inverters; harmonics cancellation; open-loop modulation techniques; self-balancing understanding; and optimization. During this same period, industrial products using this technique have been developed and the corresponding know-how has contributed to the field in various ways, such as modular design, low inductance busbars, specific drivers, etc. |
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