1st Edition
Multilevel Converters for Industrial Applications
Introduction
Introduction
Medium-Voltage Power Converters
Multilevel Converters
Applications
Aim of the Book
References
Multilevel Topologies
Introduction
Generalized Topology with a Common DC Bus
Converters Derived from the Generalized Topology
Symmetric Topologies without a Common DC Link
Summary of Symmetric Topologies
Asymmetric Topologies
Summary
References
Diode-Clamped Multilevel Converter
Introduction
Converter Structure and Functional Description
Modulation of Multilevel Converters
Voltage Balance Control
Effectiveness Boundary of Voltage Balancing in DCMC Converters
Performance Results
Summary
References
Flying Capacitor Multilevel Converter
Introduction
Flying Capacitor Topology
Modulation Scheme for the FCMC
Dynamic Voltage Balance of the FCMC
Summary
References
Cascade Asymmetric Multilevel Converter
Introduction
General Characteristics of the CAMC
CAMC Three-Phase Inverter
Comparison of the Five-Level Topologies
Summary
References
Case Study 1: DSTATCOM Built with a Cascade Asymmetric Multilevel Converter
Introduction
Compensation Principles
CAMC Model
Reactive Power and Harmonics Compensation
Summary
References
Case Study 2: Medium-Voltage Motor Drive Built with DCMC
Introduction
Back-to-Back DCMC Converter
Unified Predictive Controller of the Back-to-Back DCMC in an IM Drive Application
Performance Evaluation
Summary
References
Index
Biography
Sergio Alberto González, Ph.D., is a full professor of power electronics at the National University of La Plata (UNLP), Argentina. He is also an associate professor of power electronics and motors control at the National University of Quilmes (UNQ), Argentina (since 2000). Dr. González joined the Industrial Electronics, Control and Instrumentation Laboratory (LEICI), Argentina, in 1992. His research interests have been in the field of power converters, in particular DC-DC converters, resonant converters, and multilevel converters and their application in flexible AC transmission and power quality control.
Santiago Andrés Verne, Ph.D., has been with the Industrial Electronics, Control and Instrumentation Laboratory (LEICI) at the National University of La Plata (UNLP) since 2003 studying multilevel converters and drives. He is also currently a head teaching assistant in the Electrical Engineering Department at UNLP.
María Inés Valla, Ph.D., is a full professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at the National University of La Plata (UNLP). She is also a member of the National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET). Dr. Valla joined the Industrial Electronics, Control and Instrumentation Laboratory (LEICI) at UNLP in 1980, and since 1998 she has been the head of the power electronics group within LEICI. Her research interests are in the field of power electronics and AC drives. Dr. Valla has been an IEEE fellow since 2010 and a member of the Buenos Aires Academy of Engineering in Argentina since 2007.
