Modular Multilevel Converter Based Topology for High-Speed, Low-Voltage Electric Drives

Luca Tarisciotti, Alessandro Costabeber, Francesco Tardelli, Roberto Cardenas

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The increasing demand for higher power density and more efficient electric drives, in particular, from the automotive industry, has pushed engineers investigating new solutions. Recently, wide bandgap devices have been proposed to improve performances of classical ac/dc converters, mainly in terms of power conversion efficiency. In this article, an alternative approach is proposed, aiming to obtain the desired improvements in the overall drive performances using a more complex power conversion system, based on standard silicon devices. In particular, a modification of the modular multilevel converter (MMC) is proposed in order to eliminate the submodule voltage ripple that would otherwise limit the MMC applicability in low voltage, variable frequency electric drives. This article introduces the design procedure and the analytical modeling of this novel topology together with the validation of the theoretical claims via simulations and experimental tests.

Idioma originalInglés
Número de artículo9130917
Páginas (desde-hasta)5202-5211
Número de páginas10
PublicaciónIEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
Volumen56
N.º5
DOI
EstadoPublicada - 1 sep. 2020

Áreas temáticas de ASJC Scopus

  • Ingeniería de control y sistemas
  • Ingeniería industrial y de fabricación
  • Ingeniería eléctrica y electrónica

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