Title :
New multilevel converter topology with minimum number of gate driver circuits
Author :
Babaei, Ebrahim ; Hosseini, Seyed Hossein
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Tabriz, Tabriz
Abstract :
In this paper, a new topology of cascaded multilevel converter using a reduced number of insulated gate driver circuits and voltage standing on switches is proposed. The proposed topology results in reduction of installation area and cost and has simplicity of control system. This structure consists of series connected sub-multilevel converters blocks. Three algorithms for determination of dc voltage source magnitudes have been presented, too. The validity of the analysis results has been proved by experimental results.
Keywords :
driver circuits; network topology; switching convertors; cascaded multilevel converter topology; dc voltage source magnitudes; gate driver circuits; insulated gate driver circuits; voltage standing; Circuit topology; Driver circuits; Power conversion; Power electronics; Power semiconductor switches; Protection; Pulse width modulation converters; Switching circuits; Switching converters; Voltage; Multilevel converter; bi-directional switch; full-bridge topology; multilevel inverter;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion, 2008. SPEEDAM 2008. International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Ischia
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1663-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1664-6
DOI :
10.1109/SPEEDHAM.2008.4581263
