New five-level active neutral point clamped converter

Author

Burguete, Eduardo ; Lopez, J. ; Zabaleta, Mikel

Author_Institution

Electr. & Electron. Dept., Public Univ. of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain

fYear

2013

fDate

15-19 Sept. 2013

Firstpage

1281

Lastpage

1287

Abstract

Multilevel converters are a proven solution for medium voltage and high power applications including renewable energy conversion. Developing 6.6 kV converters is a key goal for the wind turbines industry. Considering the voltage rating of commercially available semiconductors, five-level converters are necessary to reach 6.6 kV. The five-level active neutral point clamped converter (5L-ANPC) is one of the most advantageous topologies among five-level multilevel converters. This paper presents a new 5L-ANPC topology that overcomes the features of the previously employed 5L-ANPC topology. Along this paper, the working principle of this new 5L-ANPC is explained. Finally, the validity of the new converter is validated via simulation.

Keywords

power convertors; wind turbines; 5L-ANPC topology; five-level active neutral point clamped converter; five-level converters; five-level multilevel converters; multilevel converters; renewable energy conversion; semiconductors; wind turbines industry; Capacitors; Modulation; Switches; Time-frequency analysis; Topology; Vectors; Voltage control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2013 IEEE

Conference_Location

Denver, CO

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECCE.2013.6646852

Filename

6646852