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Design and Evaluation of an Efficient Three-Phase Four-Leg Voltage Source Inverter with Reduced IGBTs

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  • Yixiao Luo

    (Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518057, China
    School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China)

  • Chunhua Liu

    (Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518057, China
    School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China)

  • Feng Yu

    (Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518057, China
    School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China)

  • Christopher H.T. Lee

    (Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA)

Abstract

This paper presents a new three-phase four-leg voltage source inverter (VSI), which achieves a high cost effectiveness for mega-watt level system applications. The proposed four-leg inverter adopts the integrated topology with thyristors and insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs), which aims to reduce the number of IGBTs. In order to handle the zero sequence current, a neutral leg via incorporating IGBTs is artfully integrated with the regular phase legs. Furthermore, the modelling principles are elaborated and analyzed, which emphasizes switching states and voltage vectors in six segments based on the states of thyristors. Finally, by using the carrier-based pulse width modulation (PWM) method, the closed-loop current control of the proposed inverter is verified by both simulation and experimentation.

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  • Yixiao Luo & Chunhua Liu & Feng Yu & Christopher H.T. Lee, 2017. "Design and Evaluation of an Efficient Three-Phase Four-Leg Voltage Source Inverter with Reduced IGBTs," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(4), pages 1-14, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:10:y:2017:i:4:p:530-:d:95684
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