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Switching Frequency Effects on the Efficiency and Harmonic Distortion in a Three-Phase Five-Level CHBMI Prototype with Multicarrier PWM Schemes: Experimental Analysis

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  • Alessandro Busacca

    (Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Parco d’Orleans, 90128 Palermo, Italy)

  • Antonino Oscar Di Tommaso

    (Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Parco d’Orleans, 90128 Palermo, Italy)

  • Rosario Miceli

    (Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Parco d’Orleans, 90128 Palermo, Italy)

  • Claudio Nevoloso

    (Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Parco d’Orleans, 90128 Palermo, Italy)

  • Giuseppe Schettino

    (Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Parco d’Orleans, 90128 Palermo, Italy)

  • Gioacchino Scaglione

    (Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Parco d’Orleans, 90128 Palermo, Italy)

  • Fabio Viola

    (Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Parco d’Orleans, 90128 Palermo, Italy)

  • Ilhami Colak

    (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Nisantasi University, Istanbul 34406, Turkey)

Abstract

The current climatic scenario requires the use of innovative solutions to increase the production of electricity from renewable energy sources. Multilevel Power Inverters are a promising solution to improve the penetration of renewable energy sources into the electrical grid. Moreover, the performance of MPIs is a function of the modulation strategy employed and of its features (modulation index and switching frequency). This paper presents an extended and experimental analysis of three-phase five-level Cascaded H-Bridges Multilevel Inverter performance in terms of efficiency and harmonic content considering several MC PWM modulation strategies. In detail, the CHBMI performance is analyzed by varying the modulation index and the switching frequency. For control purposes, the NI System On Module sbRIO-9651 control board, a dedicated FPGA-based control board for power electronics and drive applications programmable in the LabVIEW environment, is used. The paper describes the modulation strategies implementation, the test bench set-up, and the experimental investigations carried out. The results obtained in terms of Total Harmonic Distorsion (THD) and efficiency are analyzed, compared, and discussed.

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  • Alessandro Busacca & Antonino Oscar Di Tommaso & Rosario Miceli & Claudio Nevoloso & Giuseppe Schettino & Gioacchino Scaglione & Fabio Viola & Ilhami Colak, 2022. "Switching Frequency Effects on the Efficiency and Harmonic Distortion in a Three-Phase Five-Level CHBMI Prototype with Multicarrier PWM Schemes: Experimental Analysis," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-29, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:2:p:586-:d:724721
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