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Simulation of Multilevel Inverter
Using PSIM
Darshan.S.Patel
M.Tech (Power Electronics & Drives)
Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering
Sankalchand Patel College of Engineerig-Visnagar
E-mail:[email protected]
URL:www.darshanspatel.weebly.com
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Why Multilevel Inverter?
The Voltage source Inverters Produce an output voltage or a
current with level either 0 or Vdc,known as two level inverter.
Two obtain a quality output voltage waveform with minimum
amount of ripple content, they require high switching frequency
along with various PWM Techniques.
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This two level inverters have some limitations
in operating at high frequency mainly due to
switching losses and constraints of device
ratings.
Multilevel inverter present a new set of
features that are well suited for use in reactive
power compensation.
It is east to produce high power, high voltage
with the multilevel structure.
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Two Level
Three Level
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Multilevel Inverter Topologies
Neutral point clamped or Diode clamped
topology.
Cascaded H-Bridge topology.
Flying capacitor or Capacitor clamped
topology.
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Diode Clamped Inverter
m-level inverter consists of
For Single Phase:
(m-1) capacitors
2(m-1) Switching devices
(m-1)(m-2) clamping diodes
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Three Phase Three Level Diode Clamped Inverter
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Simulation of Diode Clamped Inverter
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ComponentsTool Box /
Library browserBlock Parameters
Input Voltage Elements /Sources/Voltage DC voltage source Amplitude =100
Power Switch Elements Power/Switches IGBT Default
Sinusoidal Wave
1/2/3Elements /Sources/Voltage Sine
Peak Amplitude = 0.8
Frequency = 50
Phase angle = 0,-120,-240
DC offset = 1
Triangular Wave 1,3,5Elements /Sources/Voltage Triangular
V peak to peak = 1
Frequency = 2000
Duty cycle = 0.5
DC offset = 1
Phase Delay = 0
Triangular Wave 2,4,6Elements /Sources/Voltage Triangular
V peak to peak = 1
Frequency = 2000
Duty cycle = 0.5
DC offset = 0
Phase Delay = 0
Load Elements/ Power/RLC Branches Resistor Resistance(Ohm) =20k
Inverter Elements /Controls/Logic Elements NOT Gate Default
On controlElements/Others/ Switch
controllersON OFF Controller Default
Comparator Elements /Controls/Comparator Comp Default
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Full Bridge Inverter
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SPWM
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Cascaded H Bridge Inverter
Each H-bridge must have an isolated DC supply -usually derived from an
isolated AC supply via a diode bridge
Each bridge can produce +Vdc, 0, -Vdc independently
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Three Phase Three Level Inverter
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One phase of cascaded H bridge inverter consists of
3-1/2 = 2/2 = 1 Identical H Bridges
Phase-A
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Three-level inverter needs both a carrier and a reference. In
this case the number of triangular carriers is equal to m-1, where
m is the number of voltage levels.
For a three-phase three-level inverter this means that two
triangular carriers and one sinusoidal reference are needed.
Phase shifting on any two adjacent carrier waves is given by
Øcr = 360°/(m – 1)
= 360/(3-1)
= 360/2
= 180°
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Simulation of Three Phase Three Level CHB Inverter
Cascaded H bridge Inverter
PWM Controller
Load
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Components Tool Box /
Library browser
Block Parameters
Sinusoidal Wave
a/b/c
Elements /Sources/Voltage Sine Peak Amplitude = 0.8
Frequency = 50
Phase angle = 0/120/240
DC offset = 0
Triangular Wave 1/2 Elements /Sources/Voltage Triangular V peak to peak = 1
Frequency = 2000
Duty cycle = 0.5
DC offset = -1/0
Phase Delay = 0/180
Triangular Wave 3/4 Elements /Sources/Voltage Triangular V peak to peak = 1
Frequency = 2000
Duty cycle = 0.5
DC offset = -1/0
Phase Delay = 120/300
Triangular Wave 5/6 Elements /Sources/Voltage Triangular V peak to peak = 1
Frequency = 2000
Duty cycle = 0.5
DC offset = -1/0
Phase Delay = 240/60
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Gate Pulses
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Carrier Based PWM Schemes
It classified into two categories
1.Phase Shifted Carrier PWM method (PSPWM)
2. Level Shifted PWM methods
In Phase Disposition (IPD)
Alternative Phase Opposition Disposition
(APOD)
Phase Opposition Disposition (POD)
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Phase Shifted Modulation
Triangular carriers required
m-1=6
where m= voltage level
All the triangular carriers have
the same frequency and the same
peak to peak amplitude.
There is a phase shift between
any two adjacent carrier waves,
given by
Øcr = 360°/(m – 1)
Here Øcr = 360°/6
= 60°
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Gate Pulses for Upper Switches
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3E
2E
E
0
-E
-2E-3E
Line to neutral Voltage waveform(Van)
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Level Shifted Modulation
(A) In Phase Disposition (IPD)
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Line to neutral Voltage waveform(Van)
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(B) Phase Opposition Disposition (POD)
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Line to neutral Voltage waveform(Van)
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(C) Alternate Phase Opposition Disposition
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Line to neutral Voltage waveform(Van)
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1.José Rodríguez, Jih-Sheng Lai, and Fang Zheng Peng, “Multilevel Inverters: A Survey
of Topologies, Controls, and Applications”, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics,
Vol. 49, No. 4, August 2002, pp.724-738.
2.Darshan Patel ,Dr. R Saravanakumar, Dr K.K.Ray, R.Ramesh “A Review of Various
Carrier Based PWM Methods for Multilevel Inverter” , IICPE 2010,India International
conference on Power Electronics .January 28-30,2011,at Netaji Subhas Institute of
Technology-New Delhi by IEEE Power Electronics Society and this Paper Published in
IEEE Explore Digital Library INSPEC Accession Number: 11873778, Digital Object
Identifier: 10.1109/IICPE.2011.5728059
3.Darshan Patel, Dr. R Saravanakumar, Dr K.K.Ray, R.Ramesh “Design and
Implementation of three Level CHB inverter with phase shifted SPWM using
TMS320F24PQ”, IICPE 2010, India International conference on Power Electronics.
January 28-30,2011,at Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology-New Delhi by IEEE Power
Electronics Society and this Paper Published in IEEE Explore Digital Library INSPEC
Accession Number: 11873860, Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/IICPE.2011.5728
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