Seven Level T-Type Switched Capacitor Inverter Topology for PV Applications
The conventional neutral point clamped (NPC) multilevel inverter topology needs voltage balancing circuits to balance the dc-link capacitor, the number of component count is high and output voltage is half of the input voltage which increase the size of the source side dc/dc converter in PV applicat...
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| author | Saeed Alyami Jagabar Sathik Mohamed Ali Dhafer Almakhles Abdulaziz Almutairi Mohammad Obeidat |
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| description | The conventional neutral point clamped (NPC) multilevel inverter topology needs voltage balancing circuits to balance the dc-link capacitor, the number of component count is high and output voltage is half of the input voltage which increase the size of the source side dc/dc converter in PV applications. In this paper, a new topology of seven level neutral point clamped inverter is developed. The proposed inverter has a self-voltage boosting capability using a floating capacitor to boost the output voltage one and half of the input voltage. In this proposed topology, no additional sensors are required for the floating capacitor voltage stability, which results in minimizing the complexity of designing the inverter. The direct link between the neutral point and the mid-point of the dc-link capacitors significantly reduces the leakage current and common mode voltage in this inverter. A thorough comparison between the developed topology and recent suggested topologies is carried out which set the benchmark for the proposed one due to its lower switch count and higher voltage gain. The proposed topology is verified in simulation and prototype hardware model and results are discussed with dynamic load variations. The efficiency of the inverter is 97.1% @200W and low as 88.1 % @ inductive load. The voltage THD is 17.01% for simulation and 19.3% I for experimental is results. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6548153b2e3f4b248317e1e409999c392023-09-08T23:01:49ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362021-01-019850498505910.1109/ACCESS.2021.30843189442726Seven Level T-Type Switched Capacitor Inverter Topology for PV ApplicationsSaeed Alyami0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0647-6993Jagabar Sathik Mohamed Ali1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4247-8972Dhafer Almakhles2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5165-0754Abdulaziz Almutairi3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2374-9754Mohammad Obeidat4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0288-962XDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Majmaah University, Al Majma’ah, Saudi ArabiaRenewable Energy Laboratory, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaRenewable Energy Laboratory, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Majmaah University, Al Majma’ah, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Power and Mechatronics, Tafila Technical University, Tafilah, JordanThe conventional neutral point clamped (NPC) multilevel inverter topology needs voltage balancing circuits to balance the dc-link capacitor, the number of component count is high and output voltage is half of the input voltage which increase the size of the source side dc/dc converter in PV applications. In this paper, a new topology of seven level neutral point clamped inverter is developed. The proposed inverter has a self-voltage boosting capability using a floating capacitor to boost the output voltage one and half of the input voltage. In this proposed topology, no additional sensors are required for the floating capacitor voltage stability, which results in minimizing the complexity of designing the inverter. The direct link between the neutral point and the mid-point of the dc-link capacitors significantly reduces the leakage current and common mode voltage in this inverter. A thorough comparison between the developed topology and recent suggested topologies is carried out which set the benchmark for the proposed one due to its lower switch count and higher voltage gain. The proposed topology is verified in simulation and prototype hardware model and results are discussed with dynamic load variations. The efficiency of the inverter is 97.1% @200W and low as 88.1 % @ inductive load. The voltage THD is 17.01% for simulation and 19.3% I for experimental is results.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9442726/Switched capacitor circuitsseven level inverterANPC typevoltage boostingself-voltage balancing |
| spellingShingle | Saeed Alyami Jagabar Sathik Mohamed Ali Dhafer Almakhles Abdulaziz Almutairi Mohammad Obeidat Seven Level T-Type Switched Capacitor Inverter Topology for PV Applications IEEE Access Switched capacitor circuits seven level inverter ANPC type voltage boosting self-voltage balancing |
| title | Seven Level T-Type Switched Capacitor Inverter Topology for PV Applications |
| title_full | Seven Level T-Type Switched Capacitor Inverter Topology for PV Applications |
| title_fullStr | Seven Level T-Type Switched Capacitor Inverter Topology for PV Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seven Level T-Type Switched Capacitor Inverter Topology for PV Applications |
| title_short | Seven Level T-Type Switched Capacitor Inverter Topology for PV Applications |
| title_sort | seven level t type switched capacitor inverter topology for pv applications |
| topic | Switched capacitor circuits seven level inverter ANPC type voltage boosting self-voltage balancing |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9442726/ |
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