Hybrid inverter arrangements to facilitate reduced switching losses of the main inverter

This paper investigates two hybrid inverter topologies consisting of a slow switching DC/AC main voltage source inverter and output series connected low-voltage rated, fast switching auxiliary inverters that may be suitable for medium and high voltage AC grids. Two topologies of auxiliary inverters...

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Main Authors: Klumpner, Christian, Zargar, Tanzeel
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38420/
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author Klumpner, Christian
Zargar, Tanzeel
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Zargar, Tanzeel
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description This paper investigates two hybrid inverter topologies consisting of a slow switching DC/AC main voltage source inverter and output series connected low-voltage rated, fast switching auxiliary inverters that may be suitable for medium and high voltage AC grids. Two topologies of auxiliary inverters are investigated: the use of AC choppers implemented with bidirectional switches as well as using the more traditional H-bridge inverter. A modified modulation scheme for the main inverter enables the elimination of the zero voltage vectors which allows the use of only two switchings per switching period which may reduce significantly the associated switching losses. As the result is a quasi-trapezoidal output phase voltage, the auxiliary inverters are controlled to remove the differential mode distortion. Simulation results prove that the proposed hybrid grid interface is able to provide low harmonic voltage content.
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spelling nottingham-384202020-05-04T18:15:13Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38420/ Hybrid inverter arrangements to facilitate reduced switching losses of the main inverter Klumpner, Christian Zargar, Tanzeel This paper investigates two hybrid inverter topologies consisting of a slow switching DC/AC main voltage source inverter and output series connected low-voltage rated, fast switching auxiliary inverters that may be suitable for medium and high voltage AC grids. Two topologies of auxiliary inverters are investigated: the use of AC choppers implemented with bidirectional switches as well as using the more traditional H-bridge inverter. A modified modulation scheme for the main inverter enables the elimination of the zero voltage vectors which allows the use of only two switchings per switching period which may reduce significantly the associated switching losses. As the result is a quasi-trapezoidal output phase voltage, the auxiliary inverters are controlled to remove the differential mode distortion. Simulation results prove that the proposed hybrid grid interface is able to provide low harmonic voltage content. 2016-10-27 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Klumpner, Christian and Zargar, Tanzeel (2016) Hybrid inverter arrangements to facilitate reduced switching losses of the main inverter. In: 42nd Annual IEEE Industrial Electronics Conference (IEEE IECON2016), 24-27 Oct 2016, Florence, Italy. AC-DC power conversion Active filters Space-vector modulation Harmonic
spellingShingle AC-DC power conversion
Active filters
Space-vector modulation
Harmonic
Klumpner, Christian
Zargar, Tanzeel
Hybrid inverter arrangements to facilitate reduced switching losses of the main inverter
title Hybrid inverter arrangements to facilitate reduced switching losses of the main inverter
title_full Hybrid inverter arrangements to facilitate reduced switching losses of the main inverter
title_fullStr Hybrid inverter arrangements to facilitate reduced switching losses of the main inverter
title_full_unstemmed Hybrid inverter arrangements to facilitate reduced switching losses of the main inverter
title_short Hybrid inverter arrangements to facilitate reduced switching losses of the main inverter
title_sort hybrid inverter arrangements to facilitate reduced switching losses of the main inverter
topic AC-DC power conversion
Active filters
Space-vector modulation
Harmonic
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38420/