Multilevel converters offer advantages in terms of the output waveform quality due to the increased number of levels used in the output voltage modulation. This advantage is particularly true for cascade H-bridge (CHB) converters that can be built to produce a large number of levels owing to their modular structure. When increase the number of levels it requires more number of switches, it impl...

In this paper a transformerless Static Synchronous Series Compensator (SSSC) to increase the power capacity of a 230 kV transmission line is proposed. In order to eliminate the transformer, a 15-level cascade H Bridge (CHB) inverter is employed within the proposed compensator structure to inject reactive power to the transmission line. The theory of instantaneous p-q power using in the compensa...

A new control structure for sensorless induction machine dedicated to electrical drives using a three-level voltage source inverter VSI-NPC is completely analysed. The amplitude and the rotating velocity of the flux vector could be controlled freely. Both fast torque and optimal switching logic could be achieved; the selection is based on the value of the stator flux and the torque. A novel DTC...

Multilevel inverter have been attracting increasing interest recently due to the increased power rating, improving harmonic performance, and reduced electromagnetic inference (EMI) emission. In this project, a genetic algorithm (GA) optimization technique is applied to 7-level cascaded multilevel inverter which determines optimum switching angles to eliminate 5 and 7th order harmonics. Genetic ...

Multilevel inverter as compared to single level inverters have advantages like minimum harmonic distortion, reduced Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI/RFI) generation and can operate on several voltage levels. In this paper a new topology of cascaded multilevel inverter using reduced number of switches, resulting in higher output voltage levels is proposed. There are five series connected H-bri...

This paper describes a multilevel Z-source inverter for solar photovoltaic applications. The conventional power conversion topology performs either buck or boost the input voltage for non linear load depending upon duty ratio and modulation index in a multiple stage conversion with the help of impedance source passive network (L and C), which is usually known as Z-Source, which couples the n le...

In this paper, an optimization technique is proposed to compute switching angles at fundamental frequency switching scheme by solving non linear transcendental equations (known as selective harmonic elimination equations), thereby eliminating certain predominating lower order harmonics, and simultaneously, control over magnitude of output voltage of a multilevel inverter is achieved. As these e...

Multilevel inverter have been attracting increasing interest recently due to the increased power rating, improving harmonic performance, and reduced electromagnetic inference (EMI) emission. A voltage source inverter is commonly used to supply a variable frequency variable voltage to a three phase induction motor in a variable speed application. The output voltage contains harmonics the differe...