A New Cascaded Multilevel Inverter Topology with Galvanic Isolation

IEEE This paper presents a new compact three-phase cascaded multilevel inverter (CMLI) topology with reduced device count and high frequency magnetic link. The proposed topology overcomes the predominant limitation of separate DC power supplies, which CMLI always require. The high frequency magnetic...

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Main Authors: Hasan, M., Abu-Siada, Ahmed, Islam, Syed, Dahidah, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: IEEE Industry Applications Society 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67287
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author Hasan, M.
Abu-Siada, Ahmed
Islam, Syed
Dahidah, M.
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Abu-Siada, Ahmed
Islam, Syed
Dahidah, M.
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description IEEE This paper presents a new compact three-phase cascaded multilevel inverter (CMLI) topology with reduced device count and high frequency magnetic link. The proposed topology overcomes the predominant limitation of separate DC power supplies, which CMLI always require. The high frequency magnetic link also provides a galvanic isolation between the input and output sides of the inverter, which is essential for various grid-connected applications. The proposed topology utilizes an asymmetric inverter configuration that consists of cascaded H-bridge cells and a conventional three-phase two-level inverter. A toroidal core is employed for the high frequency magnetic link to ensure compact size and high-power density. Compared with counterpart CMLI topologies available in the literatures, the proposed inverter has the advantage of utilizing the least number of power electronic components without compromising the overall performance, particularly when a high number of output voltage levels is required. The feasibility of the proposed inverter is confirmed through extensive simulation and experimentally validated studies.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-672872018-11-29T01:51:25Z A New Cascaded Multilevel Inverter Topology with Galvanic Isolation Hasan, M. Abu-Siada, Ahmed Islam, Syed Dahidah, M. IEEE This paper presents a new compact three-phase cascaded multilevel inverter (CMLI) topology with reduced device count and high frequency magnetic link. The proposed topology overcomes the predominant limitation of separate DC power supplies, which CMLI always require. The high frequency magnetic link also provides a galvanic isolation between the input and output sides of the inverter, which is essential for various grid-connected applications. The proposed topology utilizes an asymmetric inverter configuration that consists of cascaded H-bridge cells and a conventional three-phase two-level inverter. A toroidal core is employed for the high frequency magnetic link to ensure compact size and high-power density. Compared with counterpart CMLI topologies available in the literatures, the proposed inverter has the advantage of utilizing the least number of power electronic components without compromising the overall performance, particularly when a high number of output voltage levels is required. The feasibility of the proposed inverter is confirmed through extensive simulation and experimentally validated studies. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67287 10.1109/TIA.2018.2818061 IEEE Industry Applications Society restricted
spellingShingle Hasan, M.
Abu-Siada, Ahmed
Islam, Syed
Dahidah, M.
A New Cascaded Multilevel Inverter Topology with Galvanic Isolation
title A New Cascaded Multilevel Inverter Topology with Galvanic Isolation
title_full A New Cascaded Multilevel Inverter Topology with Galvanic Isolation
title_fullStr A New Cascaded Multilevel Inverter Topology with Galvanic Isolation
title_full_unstemmed A New Cascaded Multilevel Inverter Topology with Galvanic Isolation
title_short A New Cascaded Multilevel Inverter Topology with Galvanic Isolation
title_sort new cascaded multilevel inverter topology with galvanic isolation
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67287