Multilevel Converters: Fundamental Circuits and Systems

被引:366
作者
Akagi, Hirofumi [1 ]
机构
[1] Tokyo Inst Technol, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, Tokyo 1528552, Japan
基金
日本学术振兴会;
关键词
Capacitor-clamped inverters; cascaded H-bridge converters; diode-clamped inverters; flying-capacitor (FLC) inverters; grid-tied applications; motor drives; multilevel converters; neutral-point-clamped (NPC) inverters; pulsewidth modulation (PWM); CASCADE CONVERTER; MULTICELL CONVERTERS; PWM CONVERTER; MOTOR DRIVEN; LOW-SPEED; START-UP; DC-LINK; VOLTAGE; STATCOM; PERFORMANCE;
D O I
10.1109/JPROC.2017.2682105
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
This paper provides a chronological overview of the topology for multilevel converters, and discusses their different terminology usages and characteristics. The multilevel converters include three-level neutral-point-clamped (NPC) and neutral-point-piloted (NPP) inverters, three-level and fourlevel flying-capacitor (FLC) inverters, and a family of modular multilevel cascade converters. Some have already been put into commercial use, some have been on a research and development stage, and others have been on an academic research stage. This paper pays much attention to six family members of the modular multilevel cascade converters, intended for grid-tied applications and medium-voltage high-power motor drives.
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页码:2048 / 2065
页数:18
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