TY - GEN
T1 - Discontinuous Modulation for Improved Thermal Balance of Three-Level 1500-V Photovoltaic Inverters under Low-Voltage Ride-Through
AU - He, Jinkui
AU - Sangwongwanich, Ariya
AU - Yang, Yongheng
AU - Quan, Zhongyi
AU - Li, YunWei
AU - Iannuzzo, Francesco
PY - 2021/11/16
Y1 - 2021/11/16
N2 - This paper investigates the thermal behavior of a 90-kW/1500-V, three-level, neutral-point-clamped (3L-NPC), single-stage PV inverter during low-voltage ride-through (LVRT) operation. To improve thermal performance during LVRT operation, a modified discontinuous pulse-width modulation (DPWM) scheme is proposed in this paper. As a major outcome, we concluded that, with the proposed scheme, the thermal stress is distributed more equally among the power devices compared to that with the conventional strategy. Simulation and experimental results are presented to assess the effectiveness of the proposed DPWM.
AB - This paper investigates the thermal behavior of a 90-kW/1500-V, three-level, neutral-point-clamped (3L-NPC), single-stage PV inverter during low-voltage ride-through (LVRT) operation. To improve thermal performance during LVRT operation, a modified discontinuous pulse-width modulation (DPWM) scheme is proposed in this paper. As a major outcome, we concluded that, with the proposed scheme, the thermal stress is distributed more equally among the power devices compared to that with the conventional strategy. Simulation and experimental results are presented to assess the effectiveness of the proposed DPWM.
U2 - 10.1109/ECCE47101.2021.9595130
DO - 10.1109/ECCE47101.2021.9595130
M3 - Article in proceeding
SN - 978-1-7281-6128-0
T3 - IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition
SP - 103
EP - 108
BT - 2021 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE)
T2 - 2021 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE)
Y2 - 10 October 2021 through 14 October 2021
ER -