The effects of number of conducting switches in a cascaded multilevel inverter output

There are three types of multilevel inverter proposed in the early years, namely neutral point clamped or diode clamp multilevel inverter, flying capacitor and cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverter. However, due its modular structure and replicating ability, the cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverter...

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Main Authors: Mohamad, Ahmad Syukri, Mohd Radzi, Mohd Amran, Mailah, Nashiren Farzilah, Othman, Mohammad Lutfi
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78137/
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Mohd Radzi, Mohd Amran
Mailah, Nashiren Farzilah
Othman, Mohammad Lutfi
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Mohd Radzi, Mohd Amran
Mailah, Nashiren Farzilah
Othman, Mohammad Lutfi
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description There are three types of multilevel inverter proposed in the early years, namely neutral point clamped or diode clamp multilevel inverter, flying capacitor and cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverter. However, due its modular structure and replicating ability, the cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverter is much more popular and widely improved and modified into various cascaded multilevel inverter topology versions, particularly in the attempts to reduce the total number of switches in the topology design. One aspect that escapes much of the researchers and inventors attention is the effect of the number of conducting switches along the current loop of the inverter before it reaches the output terminals. In this paper, a comparison has been made on the effect of the number of conducting switches during inverter operation between a 41-level classic H-bridge multilevel inverter and a 41-level inverter topology with only one bidirectional switch. Both circuits are tested using Matlab Simulink platform. The results presented show that for higher load power and increased load current, the cascaded H-bridge inverter output is reduced and distorted.
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spelling upm-781372020-06-15T01:49:36Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78137/ The effects of number of conducting switches in a cascaded multilevel inverter output Mohamad, Ahmad Syukri Mohd Radzi, Mohd Amran Mailah, Nashiren Farzilah Othman, Mohammad Lutfi There are three types of multilevel inverter proposed in the early years, namely neutral point clamped or diode clamp multilevel inverter, flying capacitor and cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverter. However, due its modular structure and replicating ability, the cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverter is much more popular and widely improved and modified into various cascaded multilevel inverter topology versions, particularly in the attempts to reduce the total number of switches in the topology design. One aspect that escapes much of the researchers and inventors attention is the effect of the number of conducting switches along the current loop of the inverter before it reaches the output terminals. In this paper, a comparison has been made on the effect of the number of conducting switches during inverter operation between a 41-level classic H-bridge multilevel inverter and a 41-level inverter topology with only one bidirectional switch. Both circuits are tested using Matlab Simulink platform. The results presented show that for higher load power and increased load current, the cascaded H-bridge inverter output is reduced and distorted. IEEE 2019 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78137/1/The%20effects%20of%20number%20of%20conducting%20switches%20in%20a%20cascaded%20multilevel%20inverter%20output.pdf Mohamad, Ahmad Syukri and Mohd Radzi, Mohd Amran and Mailah, Nashiren Farzilah and Othman, Mohammad Lutfi (2019) The effects of number of conducting switches in a cascaded multilevel inverter output. In: 2019 IEEE 10th Control and System Graduate Research Colloquium (ICSGRC 2019), 2-3 Aug. 2019, Grand Blue Wave Hotel, Shah Alam, Selangor. (pp. 26-31). 10.1109/ICSGRC.2019.8837065
spellingShingle Mohamad, Ahmad Syukri
Mohd Radzi, Mohd Amran
Mailah, Nashiren Farzilah
Othman, Mohammad Lutfi
The effects of number of conducting switches in a cascaded multilevel inverter output
title The effects of number of conducting switches in a cascaded multilevel inverter output
title_full The effects of number of conducting switches in a cascaded multilevel inverter output
title_fullStr The effects of number of conducting switches in a cascaded multilevel inverter output
title_full_unstemmed The effects of number of conducting switches in a cascaded multilevel inverter output
title_short The effects of number of conducting switches in a cascaded multilevel inverter output
title_sort effects of number of conducting switches in a cascaded multilevel inverter output
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