<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Voltage source multilevel inverters have become very attractive for power industries in power electronics applications during last years. The main purposes that have led to the development of the studies about multilevel inverters are the generation of output voltage signals with low harmonic distortion; the reduction of switching frequency. A serious constraint in a multilevel inverter is the capacitor voltage-balancing problem. The unbalance of different DC voltage sources of five-level neutral point clamping (NPC) voltage source inverter (VSI) constitutes the major limitation for the use of this new power converter. In order to stabilize these DC voltages, we propose in this paper to study the cascade constituted by three phases five-level PWM rectifier, a clamping bridge and five-level NPC (VSI). In the first part, we present a topology of five-level NPC VSI, and then they propose a model of this converter and an optimal PWM strategy to control it using four bipolar carriers. Then in the second part, we study a five-level PWM rectifier, which is controlled by a multiband hysteresis strategy. In the last part of this paper, the authors study shows particularly the problem of the stability of the multi DC voltages of the inverter and its consequence on the performances of the induction motors (IM). Then, we propose a solution to the problem by employed closed loop regulation using PI regulator type fuzzy logic controller (FLC). The results obtained with this solution confirm the good performances of the proposed solution, and promise to use the inverter in high voltage and great power applications as electrical traction.</p></abstract>

Voltage source multilevel inverters have become very attractive for power industries in power electronics applications during last years. The main purposes that have led to the development of the studies about multilevel inverters are the generation of output voltage signals with low harmonic distortion; the reduction of switching frequency. A serious constraint in a multilevel inverter is the capacitor voltage-balancing problem. The unbalance of different DC voltage sources of five-level neutral point clamping (NPC) voltage source inverter (VSI) constitutes the major limitation for the use of this new power converter. In order to stabilize these DC voltages, we propose in this paper to study the cascade constituted by three phases five-level PWM rectifier, a clamping bridge and five-level NPC (VSI). In the first part, we present a topology of five-level NPC VSI, and then they propose a model of this converter and an optimal PWM strategy to control it using four bipolar carriers. Then in the second part, we study a five-level PWM rectifier, which is controlled by a multiband hysteresis strategy. In the last part of this paper, the authors study shows particularly the problem of the stability of the multi DC voltages of the inverter and its consequence on the performances of the induction motors (IM). Then, we propose a solution to the problem by employed closed loop regulation using PI regulator type fuzzy logic controller (FLC). The results obtained with this solution confirm the good performances of the proposed solution, and promise to use the inverter in high voltage and great power applications as electrical traction.

Feedback Loop Control Strategies of the Multi Dc Bus Link Voltages Using Adaptive Fuzzy Logic Control

Laboratory of Instrumentation, Faculty of Electronics and Computer, University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene, BP 32 El-Alia 16111 Bab-Ezzouar Algeria

Laboratory of Process Control. Polytechnic National Institute Algiers, Street Hassen Badi, El Harrach, Algiers BP N◦ 182

Journal of Electrical Engineering

Voltage source multilevel inverters have become very attractive for power industries in power electronics applications during last years. The main purposes...

Feedback Loop Control Strategies of the Multi Dc Bus Link Voltages Using Adaptive Fuzzy Logic Control

Publicado en línea: 08 jun 2013

Páginas: 143 - 151

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jee-2013-0021

Palabras clave
NPC inverter, clamping bridge, rectifier multilevel, PWM strategy, enslavement, fuzzy logic control

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Feedback Loop Control Strategies of the Multi Dc Bus Link Voltages Using Adaptive Fuzzy Logic Control

Publicado en línea: 08 jun 2013

Páginas: 143 - 151

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jee-2013-0021

Palabras claveNPC inverter, clamping bridge, rectifier multilevel, PWM strategy, enslavement, fuzzy logic control

This content is open access.

Palabras clave
NPC inverter, clamping bridge, rectifier multilevel, PWM strategy, enslavement, fuzzy logic control