Opportunities, challenges, and potential solutions in the application of fast-switching SiC power devices and converters

X Yuan, I Laird, S Walder - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2020‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Power devices based on wide-bandgap material such as silicon carbide (SiC) can operate
at higher switching speeds, higher voltages, and higher temperatures compared to those …

[HTML][HTML] A survey on capacitor voltage control in neutral-point-clamped multilevel converters

S Alepuz, S Busquets-Monge, J Nicolás-Apruzzese… - Electronics, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Neutral-point-clamped multilevel converters are currently a suitable solution for a wide
range of applications. It is well known that the capacitor voltage balance is a major issue for …

A survey on neutral-point-clamped inverters

J Rodriguez, S Bernet, PK Steimer… - IEEE transactions on …, 2009‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Neutral-point-clamped (NPC) inverters are the most widely used topology of multilevel
inverters in high-power applications (several megawatts). This paper presents in a very …

A novel virtual space vector modulation with reduced common-mode voltage and eliminated neutral point voltage oscillation for neutral point clamped three-level …

W Jiang, P Wang, M Ma, J Wang, J Li… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper briefly reviews the common-mode voltage (CMV) and neutral point (NP) voltage
for neutral point clamped three-level inverter (NPC TLI). Then, the space vector pulsewidth …

Topology and control of a four-level ANPC inverter

K Wang, Z Zheng, Y Li - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2019‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Four-level hybrid-clamped inverter is a newly proposed topology that can operate under a
wide voltage range without switches connected in series. However, when it is applied in …

A generalized carrier-overlapped PWM method for neutral-point-clamped multilevel converters

K Wang, Z Zheng, L Xu, Y Li - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2020‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The neutral-point voltage unbalance problem holds back the extensive application of neutral-
point-clamped (NPC) multilevel converters with more than three voltage levels in industry …

A survey on fault tolerant and diagnostic techniques of multilevel inverter

SP Gautam, M Jalhotra, LK Sahu, MR Kumar… - IEEE …, 2023‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multilevel inverters are used in a number of high-power applications, including industrial
motor drives, flexible power transmission, and, renewable energy systems. Since the MLI …

Model-predictive control of grid-tied four-level diode-clamped inverters for high-power wind energy conversion systems

V Yaramasu, B Wu, J Chen - IEEE transactions on power …, 2013‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a model-predictive control of medium voltage, grid-tied four-level diode-
clamped inverter for use in high-power wind energy conversion systems is presented. The …

A virtual space vector PWM with active neutral point voltage control and common mode voltage suppression for three-level NPC converters

S **a, X Wu, J Zheng, X Li… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Virtual space vector pulsewidth modulation (VSVPWM) provides a new approach to neutral
point voltage (NPV) control and common mode voltage (CMV) suppression. Few values of …

Voltage-sharing converter to supply single-phase asymmetrical four-level diode-clamped inverter with high power factor loads

AA Boora, A Nami, F Zare, A Ghosh… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2010‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The output voltage quality of some of the single-phase multilevel inverters can be improved
when their dc-link voltages are regulated asymmetrically. Symmetrical and asymmetrical …