A Level Dependent Source Concoction Multilevel Inverter Topology with a Reduced Number of Power Switches

S. Edwin Jose; S. Titus

A Level Dependent Source Concoction Multilevel Inverter Topology with a Reduced Number of Power Switches

S. Edwin Jose

S. Titus

Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 1316-1323, Jul. 2016

10.6113/JPE.2016.16.4.1316

Component count

Level dependent sources concoction multilevel inverter (LDSCMLI)

Phase disposition pulse width modulation

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Abstract

Multilevel inverters (MLIs) have been preferred over conventional two-level inverters due to their inherent properties such as reduced harmonic distortion, lower electromagnetic interference, minimal common mode voltage, ability to synthesize medium/high voltage from low voltage sources, etc. On the other hand, they suffer from an increased number of switching devices, complex gate pulse generation, etc. This paper develops an ingenious symmetrical MLI topology, which consumes lesser component count. The proposed level dependent sources concoction multilevel inverter (LDSCMLI) is basically a multilevel dc link MLI (MLDCMLI), which first synthesizes a stepped dc link voltage using a sources concoction module and then realizes the ac waveform through a conventional H-bridge. Seven level and eleven level versions of the proposed topology are simulated in MATLAB r2010b and prototypes are constructed to validate the performance. The proposed topology requires lesser components compared to recent component reduced MLI topologies and the classical topologies. In addition, it requires fewer carrier signals and gate driver circuits.

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[IEEE Style]

S. E. Jose and S. Titus, "A Level Dependent Source Concoction Multilevel Inverter Topology with a Reduced Number of Power Switches," Journal of Power Electronics, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 1316-1323, 2016. DOI: 10.6113/JPE.2016.16.4.1316.

[ACM Style]

S. Edwin Jose and S. Titus. 2016. A Level Dependent Source Concoction Multilevel Inverter Topology with a Reduced Number of Power Switches. Journal of Power Electronics, 16, 4, (2016), 1316-1323. DOI: 10.6113/JPE.2016.16.4.1316.