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Three-limb Coupled Inductor Operation for Paralleled Multi-level Three-Phase Voltage Sourced Inverters


Abstract:

In high current applications, paralleling three-phase voltage sourced inverters represents a modular solution for improving the system power conversion quality. Single-ph...Show More

Abstract:

In high current applications, paralleling three-phase voltage sourced inverters represents a modular solution for improving the system power conversion quality. Single-phase output reactors are often inserted between the output terminals of the two inverters that supply the same phase output. One function of these inductors is to limit circulating currents between the two inverters. These currents are produced by common-mode voltage differences between the three-phase output terminals of the two inverters. Since standard interleaved pulse width modulation (PWM) techniques naturally produce high-frequency common-mode voltage differences between parallel connected inverters, this paper describes a modified discontinuous PWM scheme that eliminates these voltage differences. As a result, a three-phase parallel inverter system can be operated using a single three-limb coupled inductor, significantly improving the system power conversion density as a result. An experimental 3 kW prototype system is used to compare the operation of the resultant inverter against one using separate single-phase coupled inductors.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics ( Volume: 60, Issue: 5, May 2013)
Page(s): 1979 - 1988
Date of Publication: 28 September 2012

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