Three-Phase Multilevel Inverters for LV Systems: Comparison of Modular Multilevel Converter and Flying Capacitor Structures

T. Younis; P. Mattavelli

doi:10.1109/CPERE56564.2023.10119641

Three-Phase Multilevel Inverters for LV Systems: Comparison of Modular Multilevel Converter and Flying Capacitor Structures

T. Younis^*
, P. Mattavelli

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The rapid growth of the penetration level of renewable energy sources in low-voltage (LV) networks increases the research interest in more efficient, compact, reliable, and easily expandable energy conversion devices. Thus, multilevel converters, a promising concept for dc-ac conversion, are gaining increased interest due to their smaller size relative to the conventional two-level structure. However, several issues related to the number of components and the added complexity cannot be ignored. To enrich the literature review concerning this topic, this work reviews and provides a comparative assessment of three state-of-the-art multilevel topologies for LV applications. This review considered three structures: state-of-the-art five-level modified MMC (5L-M-MMC), five-level flying capacitor using two three-level flying capacitor converters connected in parallel (2x3L-FC), and five-level flying capacitor (5L-FC). This comparative study is supported by simulation results based on a 10 kW system.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IEEE Conference on Power Electronics and Renewable Energy, CPERE 2023
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665452335
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CPERE56564.2023.10119641
State	Published - 2023
Externally published	Yes
Event	2023 IEEE Conference on Power Electronics and Renewable Energy, CPERE 2023 - Luxor, Egypt Duration: 19 Feb 2023 → 21 Feb 2023

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Name	IEEE Conference on Power Electronics and Renewable Energy, CPERE 2023

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Conference	2023 IEEE Conference on Power Electronics and Renewable Energy, CPERE 2023
Country/Territory	Egypt
City	Luxor
Period	19/02/23 → 21/02/23

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 IEEE.

Keywords

Capacitor voltage ripple
Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC)
Multilevel inverters
flying capacitor (FC)
low voltage

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Control and Optimization
Transportation
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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Younis, T., & Mattavelli, P. (2023). Three-Phase Multilevel Inverters for LV Systems: Comparison of Modular Multilevel Converter and Flying Capacitor Structures. In IEEE Conference on Power Electronics and Renewable Energy, CPERE 2023 (IEEE Conference on Power Electronics and Renewable Energy, CPERE 2023). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/CPERE56564.2023.10119641

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Younis, T & Mattavelli, P 2023, Three-Phase Multilevel Inverters for LV Systems: Comparison of Modular Multilevel Converter and Flying Capacitor Structures. in IEEE Conference on Power Electronics and Renewable Energy, CPERE 2023. IEEE Conference on Power Electronics and Renewable Energy, CPERE 2023, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023 IEEE Conference on Power Electronics and Renewable Energy, CPERE 2023, Luxor, Egypt, 19/02/23. https://doi.org/10.1109/CPERE56564.2023.10119641

Three-Phase Multilevel Inverters for LV Systems: Comparison of Modular Multilevel Converter and Flying Capacitor Structures. / Younis, T.; Mattavelli, P.
IEEE Conference on Power Electronics and Renewable Energy, CPERE 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023. (IEEE Conference on Power Electronics and Renewable Energy, CPERE 2023).

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Three-Phase Multilevel Inverters for LV Systems: Comparison of Modular Multilevel Converter and Flying Capacitor Structures

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