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access icon free Neutral-point voltage deviation control for three-level inverter-based shunt active power filter with fuzzy-based dwell time allocation

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Received 24/03/2016, Accepted 16/11/2016, Revised 17/10/2016, Published 22/11/2016

Three-level inverters have emerged as the main alternative to replace the use of standard two-level inverters in current harmonics mitigation. Neutral-point diode clamped (NPC) inverter is the most attractive candidate due to its robustness. However, the inherent neutral-point voltage deviation problems have always been the most troublesome features of NPC inverter. Hence, voltage balancing of DC-link capacitors is highly essential, where it is usually achieved through proper switching control. Space vector pulsewidth modulation is the most desirable switching scheme, where the voltage balancing control is mostly accomplished by decently allocating the dwell time for all the switching states. In this study, a fuzzy logic controller is incorporated to systematically control the dwell time allocation for all the switching states based on the instantaneous voltage of splitting DC-link capacitors. The proposed method is called the fuzzy-based dwell time allocation algorithm. To validate effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed algorithm, simulation work in MATLAB-Simulink and experimental implementation utilising TMS320F28335 digital signal processor (DSP) are performed. Both simulation and experimental results are presented, confirming effectiveness of the proposed algorithm in reducing the inherent voltage deviation problems of NPC inverter to a minimum level.

Inspec keywords: invertors; power filters; active filters; harmonics suppression; fuzzy control; digital signal processing chips; voltage control

Other keywords: fuzzy-based dwell time allocation; voltage deviation problem; MATLAB-Simulink; digital signal processor; neutral-point voltage deviation control; voltage balancing; TMS320F28335; current harmonics mitigation; NPC inverter; DC-link capacitor; DSP; three-level inverter-based shunt active power filter; neutral-point diode clamped inverter

Subjects: Fuzzy control; DC-AC power convertors (invertors); Voltage control; Other power apparatus and electric machines; Control of electric power systems; Power supply quality and harmonics

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