Analysis and design of flux cancellation power-decoupling method for electrolytic-capacitorless three-phase cascaded multilevel inverters

Mohammad Sameer Irfan; Mohamed Atef Tawfik; Ashraf Ahmed; Joung-Hu Park

Analysis and design of flux cancellation power-decoupling method for electrolytic-capacitorless three-phase cascaded multilevel inverters

Mohammad Sameer Irfan

Mohamed Atef Tawfik

Ashraf Ahmed

Joung-Hu Park

Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 321-341, Feb. 2021

10.1007/s43236-020-00196-3

Active power decoupling

Flux cancellation

Multilevel inverter

Cascaded H-bridge inverter

Ripple power elimination

Ripple rejection controller

Abstract

Cascaded multilevel inverter cells produce double-grid frequency ripples that require a large electrolytic capacitor bank for every cell, resulting in reduced system reliability and lifespan. This paper proposes a new generalized power-decoupling methodology that is applicable to any three-phase cascaded multilevel inverter topology. The proposed flux cancellation method is based on forcing a three-phase double-frequency ripple into the core of a three-phase transformer. The flux components from each phase, which are phase-shifted by 120°, cancel each other inside the core. Therefore, no power-decoupling capacitor is required in this method. A three-port bidirectional isolated converter is proposed to cancel the three-phase 120 Hz pulsating power in a single high-frequency (HF) core. High-leakage inductances and imbalances among the ports of a HF transformer are a topographical challenge. The imbalance in leakage inductances can be reduced by improving the winding schemes. However, increased leakage and imbalance among the three ports are unavoidable under high voltages because of the need for higher isolation. A universal solution involves the application of a phase shift-based controller to obtain balanced and reduced voltage ripples among the three DC links. This paper presents the dynamic analysis and controller design procedure. Results of the prototype hardware confirm the suitability of the proposed power-decoupling methods.

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[IEEE Style]

M. S. Irfan, M. A. Tawfik, A. Ahmed, J. Park, "Analysis and design of flux cancellation power-decoupling method for electrolytic-capacitorless three-phase cascaded multilevel inverters," Journal of Power Electronics, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 321-341, 2021. DOI: 10.1007/s43236-020-00196-3.

[ACM Style]

Mohammad Sameer Irfan, Mohamed Atef Tawfik, Ashraf Ahmed, and Joung-Hu Park. 2021. Analysis and design of flux cancellation power-decoupling method for electrolytic-capacitorless three-phase cascaded multilevel inverters. Journal of Power Electronics, 21, 2, (2021), 321-341. DOI: 10.1007/s43236-020-00196-3.