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Five-level cascade asymmetric multilevel converter

Five-level cascade asymmetric multilevel converter

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A five-level cascaded asymmetric multilevel converter is analysed and designed. This topology synthesises five voltage levels with a reduced number of components when compared to the most common symmetric topologies. It allows getting more voltage levels with less switching states. Its behaviour is similar to a hybrid converter with the advantage of working with only one DC bus. It does not present the usual drawbacks of symmetrical topologies. The cascaded asymmetric converter, presented here, appears as a very attractive alternative among the five-level converters with no voltage balancing problem. The performance of the proposed topology is evaluated with Pspice simulations in different applications.

Inspec keywords: power convertors; SPICE

Other keywords: DC bus; Pspice simulations; five-level cascade asymmetric multilevel converter; diode clamp multilevel converters; hybrid converter; cascade cell multilevel converters; flying capacitor multilevel converters; symmetrical topologies; power converters

Subjects: Power convertors and power supplies to apparatus

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