Comparative Evaluation of Advanced Three-Phase Three-Level Inverter/Converter Topologies Against Two-Level Systems

被引:351
作者
Schweizer, Mario [1 ]
Friedli, Thomas [1 ]
Kolar, Johann W. [1 ]
机构
[1] Swiss Fed Inst Technol, Power Elect Syst Lab, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
关键词
Comparison; losses; three-level; volume; VECTOR PWM METHOD; INDUCTION-MOTORS; CONVERTER; INVERTER; LOSSES; TRACTION;
D O I
10.1109/TIE.2012.2233698
中图分类号
TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
Efficient energy conversion in low-voltage applications has gained more attention due to increasing energy costs and environmental issues. Accordingly, three-level converters have been discussed as an alternative to the standard two-level voltage-source converter because they offer an increased efficiency at higher switching frequencies. From a system perspective, the benefits of using three-level converters are not only limited to the converter itself, but there are additional positive impacts on the surrounding such as on the load machine losses or on the electromagnetic interference input filter volume. In this paper, a holistic comparison of advanced three-level topologies against the two-level topology is given. Simple analytical calculations and measurements show the benefits and the optimization potential concerning several aspects, such as the necessary semiconductor chip area, the harmonic losses in the load machine and in filter components, and the volume of passive components.
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页数:13
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