Computationally Efficient Model Predictive Control with Fixed Switching Frequency of Five-Level ANPC Converters

Yong Yang; Jianyu Pan; Huiqing Wen; Xinan Zhang; Margarita Norambuena; Longya Xu; Jose Rodriguez

doi:10.1109/TIE.2021.3131797

Computationally Efficient Model Predictive Control with Fixed Switching Frequency of Five-Level ANPC Converters

Yong Yang, Jianyu Pan, Huiqing Wen, Xinan Zhang, Margarita Norambuena, Longya Xu, Jose Rodriguez

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Abstract

This paper proposes a fixed switching frequency (FSF) based improved model predictive control (MPC) for a five-level active neutral-point clamped converter (5L-ANPC). Compared to the conventional MPC for 5L-ANPC, the proposed MPC significantly reduces the computational burden while ensuring the balance of DC-link and flying capacitor voltages. The proposed MPC optimally selects the control voltage vectors to reduce the common mode voltage (CMV), leading to a small CMV of the converter. Using three-voltage-vectors actions per control cycle in MPC, FSF is achieved. The steady-state and dynamic performance of the proposed MPC has been evaluated by experiments. The results verify the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed MPC method.

Original language	English
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2021.3131797
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 2021

Keywords

5L-ANPC
Balance of capacitor voltages
Capacitors
Control systems
Fixed switching frequency
Model predictive control
Predictive control
Redundant switching states
Switches
Topology
Voltage
Voltage control

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Control and Systems Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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