This paper presents the simulation of 3, 5, 7level inverters. The realization of these three different levels is done by cascading one, two, three H-bridges in series respectively in MATLAB. The use of simple control strategy which is applied for switching the switches at appropriate conducting angles with proper delays is presented in this paper. The reduction in harmonics is done with the hel...

Multilevel inverters are in favor of academia as well as industry in the recent decade for high-power and medium-voltage applications. In addition, they can synthesize switched waveforms with lower levels of harmonic distortion compared to a two-level converter. Multilevel converters have received increased interest recently as a result of their ability to generate high quality output waveforms...

Abstract – In this paper, a generalized power loss algorithm for multilevel neutral-point clamped (NPC) PWM inverters is presented, which is applicable to any level number of multilevel inverters. In the case of three-level inverters, the conduction loss depends on the MI (modulation index) and the PF (power factor), and the switching loss depends on a switching frequency, turn-on and turn-off ...

Multilevel inverters have been developed due to limitations of the conventional two-level voltage source inverters (VSIs). Most of the topologies of multilevel inverters that have been presented in the literature are based on the sharing of the rated voltage between the switches so that the switches with lower voltage ratings can be used. In these topologies, the current rating of all of the sw...

Harmonics measurement of an industrial unit is done to asset the power quality aspects in a typical factory. Then with using a lumped steady state and thermal model we analyzed the influences of different harmonics on motor temperature rise. The real issues are the harmonics generated by the inverters which affects the induction machine performance. Several inverters like Voltage Series Inverte...

Multilevel inverters have become more popular over the years in electric high power application with the promise of less disturbances and the possibility to function at lower switching frequencies than ordinary two-level inverters. Multilevel inverters has been introduced as static high-power inverters for medium to high voltage applications such as large electric drives, reactive power compens...

The submitted manuscript has been authored by a contractor of the U. S. Government under contract No. DE-AC05-96OR22464. Accordingly, the U.S. Government retains a nonexclusive, royalty-free license to publish or reproduce the published form of this contribution, or allow others to do so, for U.S. Government purposes Abstract-Multilevel power converters that provide more than two levels of volt...

Multilevel converter technology has emerged as a very important alternative in the area of high-power medium voltage energy control. The voltage source inverters produce a voltage or a current with levels either 0 or ±V dc they are known as two level inverters. To obtain a quality output voltage or a current waveform with a minimum amount of ripple content, they require high switching frequency...

The concept of multilevel inverters, introduced about 20 years ago entails performing power conversion in multiple voltage steps to obtain improved power quality, lower switching losses, better electromagnetic compatibility, and higher voltage capability. The benefits are especially clear for medium-voltage drives in industrial applications and are being considered for future naval ship propuls...

Abstract: This paper presents a clock phase-shifting (CPS) energy balance control (EBC) method for cascaded half-bridge multilevel inverters in standalone solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. It is based on the conservation of energy in each cascaded unit. By shifting the phase of the clock pulse of each cascaded unit, a staircase-like output voltage is obtained. The CPS EBC not only regulates the ...