• DocumentCode
    2668243
  • Title

    Voltage Balance Control for a Multilevel Interface for Renewable Energy Systems

  • Author

    Christopher, Edward ; Sumner, Mark

  • Author_Institution
    University of Nottingham, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nottingham, England
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    Aug. 30 2006-Sept. 1 2006
  • Firstpage
    189
  • Lastpage
    193
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a new method to balance the DC link voltages in a 3 level Diode Clamped Rectifier, even in the presence of unbalanced loads which cause a non-zero neutral point current. The method employs an offset which is added to each of the inverter modulation waves. This offset causes a zero sequence voltage which can drive the desired neutral point current whilst maintaining balanced DC link voltages. Simulation and experimental results confirm the method.
  • Keywords
    Control systems; Diodes; Inverters; Medium voltage; Power electronics; Rectifiers; Renewable energy resources; Topology; Voltage control; Wind energy generation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, 2006. EPE-PEMC 2006. 12th International
  • Conference_Location
    Portoroz
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0121-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EPEPEMC.2006.4778397
  • Filename
    4778397