Title :
Parameter design of a five-level inverter for PV systems
Author :
Kashihara, Yugo ; Itoh, Jun-Ichi
Author_Institution :
Nagaoka Univ. of Technol., Nagaoka, Japan
fDate :
May 30 2011-June 3 2011
Abstract :
This paper discusses the parameter design method for an active neutral-point-clamped (ANPC) multilevel inverter. The power losses of the ANPC inverter are calculated by mathematical expressions and the mathematical results are confirmed well agreed with the experimental results. Furthermore, this paper also discusses on the optimization of the switching frequency, in order to improve the efficiency and to downsizing the capacitor volume.
Keywords :
invertors; photovoltaic power systems; ANPC inverter; PV systems; active neutral-point-clamped multilevel inverter; capacitor volume; five-level inverter; mathematical expressions; parameter design method; power losses; switching frequency optimization; Asia; Decision support systems; Power electronics; Silicon; Active NPC; Multilevel converter; PV system; Parameter design;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics and ECCE Asia (ICPE & ECCE), 2011 IEEE 8th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Jeju
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-958-4
Electronic_ISBN :
2150-6078
DOI :
10.1109/ICPE.2011.5944405
