Design and Verification of Multiphase Multilevel Traction Inverter
The paper presents the practical design and implementation of a three-level neutral point clamped (TNPC) six-phase inverter rated at 100 kVA. The study initiates with prior work review, whereby most research work done earlier was mainly simulation-based. Based on the simulation results, this paper f...
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| description | The paper presents the practical design and implementation of a three-level neutral point clamped (TNPC) six-phase inverter rated at 100 kVA. The study initiates with prior work review, whereby most research work done earlier was mainly simulation-based. Based on the simulation results, this paper focuses on the practical aspects of inverter design, such as the development of a power board on an Insulated Metal Substrate, a gate driver board, an interconnect board, and the main control board. An inverter physical prototype has been built and tested at 500 V and 20 kW of output power. The SiC semiconductor technology is the base of the inverter, which represents the main merit of the work. Finally, high power density, compact design, and high efficiency are shown, which are major contributions of the paper. Tests performed proved that the designed converter was operating reliably and efficiently. While a simple Sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation (SPWM) control algorithm has been implemented, the overall performance of the inverter showed great promise for higher-power applications. Compact and high-efficiency TNPC converters are developed for meeting increasing demands of advanced energy, automotive, and industrial applications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d6a55b99dae346bda3c78db3b02c51352024-11-26T17:49:16ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172024-11-0114221056210.3390/app142210562Design and Verification of Multiphase Multilevel Traction InverterPatrik Resutík0Michal Praženica1Slavomír Kaščák2Department of Mechatronic and Electronic, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Zilina, 010 26 Žilina, SlovakiaDepartment of Mechatronic and Electronic, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Zilina, 010 26 Žilina, SlovakiaDepartment of Mechatronic and Electronic, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Zilina, 010 26 Žilina, SlovakiaThe paper presents the practical design and implementation of a three-level neutral point clamped (TNPC) six-phase inverter rated at 100 kVA. The study initiates with prior work review, whereby most research work done earlier was mainly simulation-based. Based on the simulation results, this paper focuses on the practical aspects of inverter design, such as the development of a power board on an Insulated Metal Substrate, a gate driver board, an interconnect board, and the main control board. An inverter physical prototype has been built and tested at 500 V and 20 kW of output power. The SiC semiconductor technology is the base of the inverter, which represents the main merit of the work. Finally, high power density, compact design, and high efficiency are shown, which are major contributions of the paper. Tests performed proved that the designed converter was operating reliably and efficiently. While a simple Sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation (SPWM) control algorithm has been implemented, the overall performance of the inverter showed great promise for higher-power applications. Compact and high-efficiency TNPC converters are developed for meeting increasing demands of advanced energy, automotive, and industrial applications.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/22/10562invertermulti-phasemultileveltraction |
| spellingShingle | Patrik Resutík Michal Praženica Slavomír Kaščák Design and Verification of Multiphase Multilevel Traction Inverter Applied Sciences inverter multi-phase multilevel traction |
| title | Design and Verification of Multiphase Multilevel Traction Inverter |
| title_full | Design and Verification of Multiphase Multilevel Traction Inverter |
| title_fullStr | Design and Verification of Multiphase Multilevel Traction Inverter |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design and Verification of Multiphase Multilevel Traction Inverter |
| title_short | Design and Verification of Multiphase Multilevel Traction Inverter |
| title_sort | design and verification of multiphase multilevel traction inverter |
| topic | inverter multi-phase multilevel traction |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/22/10562 |
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