Multilevel Converters

Salman Ahmad, PhD is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Islamic University of Science and Technology, India. He worked as a Lecturer with Debre Berhan University and Arba Minch University in Ethiopia from 2012 to 2015 and is an associate member of the Institutions of Engineers and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Additionally, he has published more than 20 technical papers in different journals and conference proceedings, contributed four chapters in edited books, and received four research grants from various government agencies. Farhad Ilahi Bakhsh, PhD is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He has developed five new systems, four of which have been officially published by patent offices, and has more than 50 published papers in reputed national and international journals and conferences. During his PhD, he developed a new method for grid integration for wind energy generation systems which has been recognized worldwide. P. Sanjeevikumar, PhD has been a faculty member in the Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Esbjerg, Denmark since 2018. He has authored over 300 scientific papers. Additionally, he is a fellow of the Institution of Engineers, India, the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, India, and the Institution of Engineering and Technology, U.K.

• List of Contributors xvPreface xx1 Analysis of Dual Two-Level Converters for Multilevel Performance 1Shailesh Kumar Gupta and Omveer Singh1.1 Introduction 11.2 Pros and Cons of Multilevel Converters 31.3 Applications of Multilevel Converters 51.4 Advantages of Dual Two-Level Converters 61.5 Problem Identification 71.6 Applications of Dual Two-Level Converters 81.7 Multilevel Performance of Dual 2-L 3-Phase Inverter Using ANN-Based PWM 101.8 Conclusion 192 Multilevel Inverters: Classification, Approaches, and Its Application in Photovoltaic System 27Akhlaque Ahmad Khan, Ahmad Faiz Minai, Qamar Alam and Farhad Ilahi Bakhsh2.1 Introduction 282.2 Multilevel Inverters (MLIs) 302.3 Topologies for Multilevel Inverters With Reduced Switches 362.4 MATLAB/Simulink MLI Configurations 392.5 Applications of MLIs in SPV Systems 412.6 Conclusion 453 Multilevel Inverter Topologies, Modulation, and Applications in Motor Drives 51Zahoor Ahmad Ganie, Abdul Hamid Bhat and Salman Ahmad3.1 Introduction 513.2 Conventional Multilevel Inverter Topologies 533.3 New Advent MLI Topologies 573.4 Pulse Width Modulation Techniques 613.5 Selective Harmonic Elimination Technique 653.6 Results and Discussion 673.7 Conclusion 714 Multilevel Inverter Operation With Reduced Capacitor Inrush Currents for Solar Photo-Voltaic Applications 75Mohammad Ali, Muhammad Khalid and Mohammad Ali Abido4.1 Introduction 764.2 Operation of 11-Level T-Type MLIs 784.3 Voltage Balance Algorithm of the Switched Capacitors 834.4 Structural and Cost Comparison 844.5 Components Analysis Under Steady State 864.6 HIL Results 894.7 Experimental Validation 924.8 Conclusion 945 Single Inverter Switched SVPWM Scheme for Four-Level Open-End Winding Induction Motor Drive 99Suresh Lakhimsetty, Hareesh Myneni and Obbu Chandra Sekhar5.1 Introduction 1005.2 Proposed Biasing SVPWM Scheme 1055.3 Experimental and Simulation Results 1095.4 Conclusion 1146 Field-Oriented Control (FOC) of Motor Drives With Multilevel Converter 117Arif Iqbal and S. P. Singh6.1 Introduction 1176.2 Mathematical Modeling 1196.3 Simulation Results 1226.4 Conclusions 1247 A Review on Self-Balanced Switched-Capacitor Multilevel Converter 127Dhananjay Kumar, Kasinath Jena, Jitendra Kumar Tandekar, Niraj Kumar Dewangan and Vishal Rathore7.1 Introduction 1287.2 Literature Review 1307.3 Description of Five-Level SCMLI 1347.4 Results 1397.5 Conclusion 1418 13 Level Switched-Capacitor Multilevel Converter with High Gain for Grid Connected Solar Photovoltaic Applications 147Hasan Iqbal, Mohammad Tayyab, Haroon Rehman, Adil Sarwar and Md Reyaz Hussan8.1 Introduction 1488.2 Switched-Capacitor Multilevel Inverters 1518.3 Switched Capacitor MLI Operation 1528.4 Grid-Connected Operation of SCMLIs 1568.5 Results and Discussion 1578.6 Summary 1609 Multilevel Inverter for Renewable Energy Source-Based Grid Integration 165Akhlaque Ahmad Khan, Ahmad Faiz Minai, Mohammed Aslam Husain and Mohammad Naseem9.1 Introduction 1669.2 Multilevel Inverters (MLI) 1679.3 Solar Photovoltaic Systems (SPVs) 1719.4 Applications of MLIs in RES 1749.5 Challenges and Future Work 1779.6 Conclusion 17810 Modeling and Analysis of Bidirectional Electric-Drive-Reconstructed On-Board Converter for Plug-In Electric Vehicles 185Faizan Fayaz Bhat, Zahid Ahmad Tantry, Md Ibrahim and Farhad Ilahi Bakhsh10.1 Introduction 18610.2 Proposed Electric-Drive-Reconstructed Converter Topology 18710.3 Operation of a Proposed System in Charging Mode 19310.4 Operation of a Proposed System in Driving Mode 19810.5 Conclusions 20011 Packed U-Cell Multilevel Inverter and Applications in Solar Photovoltaic System 203Salman Ahmad, Tajamal Hayat Parray and Farhad Ilahi Bakhsh11.1 Introduction 20311.2 Packed U-Cell Inverter 21211.3 Comparison of MLI Topologies 21411.4 Output Equation 21911.5 Simulation Model 22311.6 Hardware Development and Results 22611.7 Conclusion 22712 Unified Power Quality Conditioner (UPQC) Based on Multilevel Configurations 233Javeed Bashir, Salman Ahmad and Ahmed Sharique Anees12.1 Introduction 23312.2 Basic Principle of Operation 23512.3 Traditional Control Strategies 23612.4 UPQC’s P and Q Independent Control 24312.5 Multilevel Converter-Based UPQC 24612.6 Conclusion 24913 Efficiency Evaluation and Harmonic Investigation of a High-Efficiency FrSPWM-Controlled Infinite-Level Inverter 253Aishwarya V.13.1 Introduction 25513.2 Three-Phase Infinite-Level Inverter (TILI) 25813.3 Power Loss Evaluation and Efficiency Assessment of TILI 26313.4 Simulation Results 26913.5 Hardware Development and Results 27113.6 Results and Inference 27413.7 Conclusion 27614 Modeling and Analysis of Direct Torque Control Space-Vector Modulation of DFIG 281Vishal Rathore and Dhananjay Kumar14.1 Introduction 28114.2 Modeling of DFIG 28314.3 DTC Using SVPWM 28914.4 Results and Analysis 29014.5 Conclusion 29415 Observer-Based Sliding Mode Control of Static Var Compensator: A Voltage Control Application in a Hybrid Power System 297Zahid Afzal Thoker, and Shameem Ahmad Lone15.1 Introduction 29815.2 Mathematical Modeling of the System 29915.3 Sliding Mode Control Strategy for SVC 30315.4 Simulation Results 30815.5 Conclusion 31216 A Review of Modular Multilevel Converters and Its Applications 317Dhananjay Kumar, Kasinath Jena, Jitendra Kumar Tandekar, Niraj Kumar Dewangan and Vishal Rathore16.1 Introduction 31816.2 Literature Review 32216.3 Mathematical Modeling 32616.4 Simulation Results 32716.5 Performance Analysis 33316.6 Conclusion 33317 Application of CHB-MLI as a Three-Phase Star-Connected Nine-Level Shunt Active Power Filter 339Jitendra Kumar Tandekar, Amit Ojha and Shailendra Jain17.1 Introduction 34017.2 Operating Principle of the CHB-MLI-Based SAPF 34117.3 Modeling of CHB-MLI-Based Shunt Active Power Filter 34417.4 Nine-Level CHB-MLI-Based Shunt Active Power Filter 35017.5 Conclusion 358References 358Index 361