Abstract Finite control set ModelPredictive (FCS-MPC) with the principle of considering all voltage vectors to find optimal vector for multilevel inverter in a very small sampling cycle is hardly feasible because there no modulation part, implementation optimizing common-mode and switching number should be performed cost function. To solve above problem, this paper proposes an improved method m...

Multilevel static power conversion (MSPC) technology has ability to process high voltages and generate multitier voltage waveforms with high spectral quality. This technology is increasingly being used in acdc, dc-ac converters and power conditioning applications. In view of this, a comprehensive review of MSPC technology is presented in this paper, which includes configurations, control strate...

In this paper, various novel pulse width modulation techniques are proposed, which can minimize the total harmonic distortion and enhances the output voltages from five level inverter to multilevel topologies. Multilevel inverters are important for power electronics applications such as flexible ac transmission systems, renewable energy sources, uninterruptible power supplies and active power f...

Inverters with reduced number of switches have been proposed in the literature to improve the capability of cost reduction, total inverters size and switching losses of dc/ac inverter topologies. In addition, they have a lower probability of damaging the semi-conductor switches as well as lower commonmode currents. This paper proposes new designs for inverters with reduced number of switches. F...

A high efficiency and operating life of grid feeding solar photovoltaic (PV) inverters are demanded. Because of reduced dclink capacitor requirement, current source inverter (CSI) offers higher reliability than the voltage source based solar inverter. Nonetheless, conventional three-phase pulse width modulated (PWM) current source based solar inverter injects high earth leakage current into the...

Use of multilevel inverters has become popular in recent years for high-power applications. Various topologies and modulation strategies have been investigated for utility and drive applications in the literature. Trends in power semiconductor technology indicate a tradeoff in the selection of power devices in terms of switching frequency and voltage-sustaining capability. New power converter t...

A new general cascaded multilevel inverter using developed H-bridges is proposed. The proposed topology requires a lesser number of dc voltage sources and power switches and consists of lower blocking voltage on switches, which results in decreased complexity and total cost of the inverter. These abilities obtained within comparing the proposed topology with the conventional topologies from afo...

This research proposes a novel multilevel inverter based on new capacitor basic unit. Four capacitors are deployed in this unit to provide both even and odd voltage levels. Two-cell proposed cascaded inverters developed evaluated order improve the number of output levels generated. Calculations made for all associated equations after determining value necessary DC source. Additionally, inverter...

This paper presents a new space vector pulse width modulation (SVPWM) to eliminate common-mode voltage (CMV) for multilevel inverters. The proposed SVPWM is performed in a new coordinate system, in which the converter voltage vectors have only integer entries and the absolute coordinate increment between adjacent vectors is equal to 1. The location of the reference vector, detection of the near...

The Adjustable Speed Drives (ADS) are generally used in industry. In most drives AC motors are applied. The standard drives used are Induction Motors (IM) and recently Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSM) are also used. Developments in power electronics and semiconductor technology have lead to improvements in power electronic systems. Different circuit configurations namely multilevel in...