TY - GEN
T1 - Finite Control Set Model Predictive Control applied to a Nested NPC to Increase the number of Output Levels
AU - Norambuena, Margarita
AU - Garcia, Cristian
AU - Rodriguez, Jose
N1 - Funding Information:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The authors acknowledge the support of FONDECYT under grant 1170167. The authors acknowledge the support of Humboldt Foundation of Germany.
PY - 2018/10/30
Y1 - 2018/10/30
N2 - This paper proposes a new 5-level voltage source converter for medium voltage (MV) and high power applications. The proposed converter can operate over a wide range of voltages with fewer number of power switches and components compared to the available 5-level power converters. Using a 4-level Nested Neutral Point Clamped and the Model Predictive Control strategy, it is possible to achieve a 5-level power converter without changes in the topology of the 4-level power converter. The performance of the proposed converter is verified by simulations.
AB - This paper proposes a new 5-level voltage source converter for medium voltage (MV) and high power applications. The proposed converter can operate over a wide range of voltages with fewer number of power switches and components compared to the available 5-level power converters. Using a 4-level Nested Neutral Point Clamped and the Model Predictive Control strategy, it is possible to achieve a 5-level power converter without changes in the topology of the 4-level power converter. The performance of the proposed converter is verified by simulations.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85057047034
T3 - 2018 20th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, EPE 2018 ECCE Europe
BT - 2018 20th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, EPE 2018 ECCE Europe
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 20th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, EPE 2018 ECCE Europe
Y2 - 17 September 2018 through 21 September 2018
ER -