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A method for the suppression of fluctuations in the neutral-point potential of a three-level NPC inverter with a capacitor-voltage loop

Zhang, Yun; Li, Jing; Li, Xinmin; Cao, Yanfei; Sumner, Mark; Xia, Changliang

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Authors

Yun Zhang

Jing Li

Xinmin Li

Yanfei Cao

MARK SUMNER MARK.SUMNER@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Electrical Energy Systems

Changliang Xia



Abstract

This paper investigates the problem of fluctuation of the neutral-point potential (NPP) in a three-level NPC inverter with a capacitor-voltage loop. The phase pulse width duty cycle disturbance PWM method is proposed to suppress the NPP fluctuation efficiently. Based on the basic carrier-based Phase Disposition (PD) PWM method, the average pulse neutral-point current model is established. Then the frequency, amplitude and equivalent initial phase of the NPP fluctuation are analyzed based on the current model. According to the alternating error of the DC-link capacitor voltages, a capacitor-voltage loop with a quasi PR (proportional resonant) controller is presented. The control variable, which varies with the modulation index, phase current, load power factor, etc, can be obtained from the quasi PR controller. Finally, an experimental three-level NPC inverter is described and the validity and feasibility of the proposed method are verified by experimental results.

Citation

Zhang, Y., Li, J., Li, X., Cao, Y., Sumner, M., & Xia, C. (2017). A method for the suppression of fluctuations in the neutral-point potential of a three-level NPC inverter with a capacitor-voltage loop. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 32(1), 825-836. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2016.2536176

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 18, 2016
Online Publication Date Mar 1, 2016
Publication Date Jan 1, 2017
Deposit Date Dec 16, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
Print ISSN 0885-8993
Electronic ISSN 0885-8993
Publisher Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 32
Issue 1
Pages 825-836
DOI https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2016.2536176
Keywords Three-level NPC inverter, neutral-point potential, capacitor-voltage loop, fluctuation-suppression.
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Publisher URL http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7422833/
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