• DocumentCode
    1783037
  • Title

    Model predictive control of a hybrid Si/SiC 3L-NPC converter

  • Author

    Barth, Tobias ; Filsecker, Felipe ; Bernet, Steffen

  • Author_Institution
    Power Electron., Tech. Univ. Dresden, Dresden, Germany
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    22-25 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    In this paper, the performance of a model predictive control algorithm for an 3L-NPC converter equipped with SiC neutral point diodes is investigated, regarding the overall converter power losses, the loss distribution and the output waveform quality. The control scheme takes into account the reduced switching losses in the commutations involving the SiC diodes to achieve lower overall losses without neglecting the output current waveform quality. Simulations show the tuning of the controller and the effectiveness of the proposed method.
  • Keywords
    predictive control; switching convertors; hybrid 3L-NPC converter; loss distribution; model predictive control; neutral point diodes; output waveform quality; overall converter power losses; reduced switching losses; Power electronics; Predictive control; Semiconductor diodes; Silicon carbide; Switches; Switching loss;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL), 2014 IEEE 15th Workshop on
  • Conference_Location
    Santander
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/COMPEL.2014.6877158
  • Filename
    6877158