Control of a 7-levels PUC based three phase inverter through vector current control and hybrid modulation

Marcela Yumi Vilalba Onizuka, Raymundo Cordeiro Garcia, Joäo Onofre Pereira Pinto, Luiz Eduardo Borges Da Silva

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Abstract

This paper describes the application of current vector control and hybrid modulation in the control of a three-phase multilevel inverter based on 7-level Packed-U-cell (PUC). The PUC in each phase has an isolated DC source and a capacitor which acts as a second voltage source. A closed-loop load current control is necessary to set the capacitor voltage. However, the control of the capacitor voltages is difficult due to the load currents are sinusoidal waveforms. The approach proposed in this paper is similar to the current vector control strategy used in three-phase motors. Park transformation is used to represent the currents in a dq reference system, making easier the control of the load currents. Additionally, it is proposed a multilevel modulation applied to PUC which is based on hybrid modulation (HPWM). This modulation strategy produces less harmonic distortion than a conventional multilevel sinusoidal modulation. Results show that the proposed vector control strategy applied to PUC allows a better control of the PUC capacitor voltages, while the load currents have less harmonic distortion.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the IECON 2016 - 42nd Annual Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages6488-6493
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781509034741
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 21 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event42nd Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2016 - Florence, Italy
Duration: Oct 24 2016Oct 27 2016

Publication series

NameIECON Proceedings (Industrial Electronics Conference)

Conference

Conference42nd Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2016
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityFlorence
Period10/24/1610/27/16

Keywords

  • Hybrid modulation
  • Multilevel inverter
  • PUC
  • Vector control

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