Voltage control strategy to mitigate harmonic components caused by capacitance imbalance in active power decoupling circuits

Sang-Hyeok Shin; Nam-Hyung Kim; Hyun-Min Lee; Sung-Min Park

Voltage control strategy to mitigate harmonic components caused by capacitance imbalance in active power decoupling circuits

Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 629-637, Mar. 2026

10.1007/s43236-025-01222-y

Active power decoupling circuit

Capacitance imbalance

First-order harmonic

Abstract

This paper proposes a voltage control strategy to mitigate the first-order harmonic component caused by capacitance imbalance in a split-capacitor-type active power decoupling circuit. This circuit can replace the electrolytic capacitors used in passive decoupling methods for suppressing second-order harmonic components, while also enhancing overall system power density. However, when the two film capacitors connected in series have unequal capacitance values, the midpoint voltage becomes unbalanced. This imbalance causes a fluctuation in the output current, leading to the generation of firstorder harmonics, which degrade system performance and reliability. To address this issue, the proposed strategy employs an offset-based compensation method, resulting in a substantial reduction in dc-link voltage ripple. The effectiveness of the proposed voltage control strategy is verified through MATLAB/Simulink simulations and experimental results.

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[IEEE Style]

S. Shin, N. Kim, H. Lee, S. Park, "Voltage control strategy to mitigate harmonic components caused by capacitance imbalance in active power decoupling circuits," Journal of Power Electronics, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 629-637, 2026. DOI: 10.1007/s43236-025-01222-y.

[ACM Style]

Sang-Hyeok Shin, Nam-Hyung Kim, Hyun-Min Lee, and Sung-Min Park. 2026. Voltage control strategy to mitigate harmonic components caused by capacitance imbalance in active power decoupling circuits. Journal of Power Electronics, 26, 3, (2026), 629-637. DOI: 10.1007/s43236-025-01222-y.