VHDL-AMS (IEEE 1076.1-1999), an extension to the VHDL, is considered to be a unified language for digital analog, mixed-signal modeling [1],[2]. Although traditionally AMS language is commonly used for behavioral modeling, in this paper special emphasis is given to modeling of mosfet based devices at switch level. We have analyzed VHDL-AMS for switch level modeling on basis of accuracy and resp...

Multilevel inverters in renewable applications usually require a high-voltage dc link fed by front-end dc--dc boost stage. Such two-stage power conversion, however, increases the switch count, leading to higher costs and losses. To lower number of switches, this letter proposes six-switch inverter, capable generating seven-level voltage triple-voltage boost. Both features are achieved with only...

A multilevel inverter is a power electronic device made to synthesize a desired AC voltage from several levels of DC voltages. Some industrial drives require medium voltage and megawatt power level. For a medium voltage grid, it is troublesome to connect only one power semiconductor switch directly. A multilevel power converter structure has been introduced as an alternative in high power and m...

This paper introduces a new dc–dc converter suitable for operation at very high frequencies (VHF) under on–off control. The converter power stage is based on a resonant inverter (the Φ2 inverter) providing low switch voltage stress and fast settling time compared to other resonant topologies. A new multistage resonant gate driver suited for driving large, high-voltage RF MOSFET at VHF frequenci...

Switching devices based on wide bandgap materials such as silicon carbide (SiC) offer a significant performance improvement on the switch level (specific on resistance, etc.) compared with Si devices. Well-known examples are SiC diodes employed, for example, in inverter drives with high switching frequencies. In this paper, the impact on the system-level performance, i.e., efficiency, power den...

A simple and reliable inverter is a prerequisite for realizing an efficient active power filter. This paper presents a reduced switch count (RSC) based asymmetrical switched dc sources inverterfor a threephase three-wire (3P3W)shunt active power filter (SAPF). The performance of considered RSCtopology is studied on seven-level asymmetrical configuration with simple level-shifted pulsewidth modu...

Multilevel inverters have been opted for high power applications due to reduced harmonic distortion, less device voltage stress and modular structure. This work proposes new modified hybrid Hbridge multilevel inverter using auxiliary switch. This proposed inverter produces five levels output with five power devices and clamping diodes as a phase voltage and nine levels as a line voltage.The lev...

A scheme for a three-level voltage space phasor generation with common-mode voltage elimination is proposed. An open-end-winding induction motor, fed from both ends by two threelevel inverters, which are realised by a cascading two two-level inverter, is used in this configuration. The voltage space vectors of individual three-level inverters, which generate the same commonmode voltage in the i...

The faulty performance of permanent-magnet (PM) brushless dc motor drives is studied under one and simultaneous two open-switches faults conditions. This DC motor is supplied with a three phase two level six IGBT voltage source inverter. The three phases currents mean values of the DC motor are used as diagnostic indices. A knowledge algorithm is based to get information on which IGBT is in ope...

Multilevel inverters have been opted for high power applications due to reduced harmonic distortion, less device voltage stress and modular structure. This work proposes new modified hybrid Hbridge multilevel inverter using auxiliary switch. This proposed inverter produces five levels output with five power devices and clamping diodes as a phase voltage and nine levels as a line voltage.The lev...