Novel Single-Phase Grid-Tied NPC Five-Level Converter with an Inherent DC-Link Voltage Balancing Strategy for Power Quality Improvement

Novel Single-Phase Grid-Tied NPC Five-Level Converter with an Inherent DC-Link Voltage Balancing Strategy for Power Quality Improvement

This paper presents a novel single-phase grid-tied neutral-point-clamped (NPC) five-level converter (SPFLC). Unlike the literature on five-level NPC topologies, the proposed one is capable of inherently balancing the voltage of the DC-link split capacitors. For this purpose, a simple Multicarrier Ph...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jorge Lara, Lesedi Masisi, Concepcion Hernandez, Marco A. Arjona, Ambrish Chandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Energies
Subjects:
single-phase multilevel converter
NPC topology
grid-tied
capacitor voltage balancing
vector control
power quality
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/9/2644

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