<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> An analysis, design and simulation of digital controlled symmetrical seven levels inverter is presented in this paper. Against the contemporary use of two asymmetrical DC sources with two H-bridge cells to generate seven levels inverter two DC sources of equal voltage ratings are used through digital control strategy to realize seven levels output voltage. By utilizing limited number of active switching components and avoiding the usual complex PWM control techniques for multilevel inverters by way of digital control strategy, high efficiency multilevel inverter systems due to reduction in total harmonic distortion and switching losses is guaranteed. Owing to symmetry of the H-bridge cells, a simple and single programmed counter built around J-K flip is required irrespective of number of cascades. The analyzed and designed system has been simulated in MATLAB/SIMULINK environment. With an R-L load of 200 Ω and 200 mH, improved total harmonic distortions (THDs) for the inverter current and voltage are 7.59% and 16.89% respectively. The obtained results show that the control-circuit-based multilevel inverter topology is most suited for applications in solar powered inverter systems.</p></abstract>

An analysis, design and simulation of digital controlled symmetrical seven levels inverter is presented in this paper. Against the contemporary use of two asymmetrical DC sources with two H-bridge cells to generate seven levels inverter two DC sources of equal voltage ratings are used through digital control strategy to realize seven levels output voltage. By utilizing limited number of active switching components and avoiding the usual complex PWM control techniques for multilevel inverters by way of digital control strategy, high efficiency multilevel inverter systems due to reduction in total harmonic distortion and switching losses is guaranteed. Owing to symmetry of the H-bridge cells, a simple and single programmed counter built around J-K flip is required irrespective of number of cascades. The analyzed and designed system has been simulated in MATLAB/SIMULINK environment. With an R-L load of 200 Ω and 200 mH, improved total harmonic distortions (THDs) for the inverter current and voltage are 7.59% and 16.89% respectively. The obtained results show that the control-circuit-based multilevel inverter topology is most suited for applications in solar powered inverter systems.

Analysis, design and simulation of digital controlled symmetrical seven levels inverter

Journal of Electrical Engineering

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An analysis, design and simulation of digital controlled symmetrical seven levels inverter is presented in this paper. Against the contemporary use of two...

Analysis, design and simulation of digital controlled symmetrical seven levels inverter

Online veröffentlicht: 28. Juli 2018

Seitenbereich: 233 - 238

Eingereicht: 22. Nov. 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jee-2018-0031

Schlüsselwörter
seven level inverter, cascaded H-bridge, J-K flip-flop, transition table, digital control

© 2018 Cajethan M. Nwosu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Analysis, design and simulation of digital controlled symmetrical seven levels inverter

Online veröffentlicht: 28. Juli 2018

Seitenbereich: 233 - 238

Eingereicht: 22. Nov. 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jee-2018-0031

Schlüsselwörterseven level inverter, cascaded H-bridge, J-K flip-flop, transition table, digital control

© 2018 Cajethan M. Nwosu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
seven level inverter, cascaded H-bridge, J-K flip-flop, transition table, digital control