Harmonic elimination at the fundamental frequency is very much appropriate for high and medium range of power generation and applications. This paper considers a new technique for selective harmonic elimination (SHE), in which the total harmonic distortion (THD) is minimized when compared with that of the conventional one. With this technique, the harmonics at lower order are eliminated, which are more predominant than the higher ones.Cascaded H-Bridge inverter fed by a single DC is considered which is simulated with the switching angles generated by both the conventional method of SHE and the new method of SHE. The simulated results of the load voltage and the waveforms of the harmonic analysis are shown. The THD values are compared for the two techniques. The experimental results are also shown for the new technique. The switching angles are generated with the help of field programmable gated array (FPGA) in the hardware. The value of experimental THD of voltage is compared with that of simulated THD and the comparison prove that the results are satisfactory.
Comparison of PWM Techniques and Selective Harmonic Elimination for 3-Level I...IJERA Editor
In this paper comparison of Selective Harmonic Elimination (SHE) method with different Pulse Width
Modulation (PWM) technique which are used as gate pulse for firing the IGBT‟s. Higher order harmonics are
easily eliminated by selecting a proper tuned value filters but lower order harmonics such as 3rd, 5th, 7th, and
9th are not easily eliminated. This paper includes Newton- Rapson method with random initial guess is used for
SHE reduction and shows where the solution can exit by solving transcendental non linear equations. With the
use of this method lower order harmonics as well as Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) will get reduce. In this
paper a cascaded H-bridge Multilevel Inverter using MATLAB/Simulink blocks is presented.
Fuzzy Logic Controlled Harmonic Suppressor in Cascaded Multilevel InverterIJPEDS-IAES
This paper presents an investigation of seven level cascaded H-bridge (CHB)
inverter in power system for compensation of harmonics. For power quality
control a Fuzzy Logic Control (FLC) giving comparatively better harmonic
reduction than the conventional controllers. Harmonic distortion is the most
important power quality problem stirring in multilevel inverter; the
harmonics can be eliminated by an optimal selection of switching angles. A
hybrid evaluation technique evaluates the obtained optimal switching angles
that are attained from the fuzzy inference system as well as neural network.
The proposed method will be implemented in MATLAB working platform
and the harmonic elimination performance will be evaluated.
This paper presents a MATLAB/Simulink model for a 9-level cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverter with mismatched DC voltage sources. The impact of mismatched DC voltage sources on the performance of the 9-level CHBMI is investigated. Due to the mismatched voltages among DC voltage sources, the output fundamental voltage is different from the input reference voltage. To address this problem, a switching-angle calculation technique that accounts for mismatched as well as varying DC voltage sources is demonstrated. The switching angles obtained using this technique is able to produce the desired output fundamental voltage for a wide range of input reference voltages. Since this switching-angle calculation technique does not require complex iterative computation, it has the potential for real-time implementation.
ANALYSIS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF FPGA CONTROL OF ASYMMETRIC MULTILEVEL INVERTER...IJAMSE Journal
This paper presents an Asymmetric Multilevel Inverter (AMLI) with reduced number of switches for fuel
cells and suitable for high voltage and high power applications. Among the several types of multilevel
inverter, AMLI is a suitable choice to generate the higher number of output voltage levels with fewer
switches and sources. A novel hybrid modulation strategy based on Variable Amplitude Phase Opposition
and Disposition (VAPOD) is implemented using FPGA for AMLI which is powered by Proton Exchange
Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC). The operation of the proposed AMLI is verified with simulation and
experimental results.
Two port network parameters, Z, Y, ABCD, h and g parameters, Characteristic impedance,
Image transfer constant, image and iterative impedance, network function, driving point and
transfer functions – using transformed (S) variables, Poles and Zeros.
Comparison of PWM Techniques and Selective Harmonic Elimination for 3-Level I...IJERA Editor
In this paper comparison of Selective Harmonic Elimination (SHE) method with different Pulse Width
Modulation (PWM) technique which are used as gate pulse for firing the IGBT‟s. Higher order harmonics are
easily eliminated by selecting a proper tuned value filters but lower order harmonics such as 3rd, 5th, 7th, and
9th are not easily eliminated. This paper includes Newton- Rapson method with random initial guess is used for
SHE reduction and shows where the solution can exit by solving transcendental non linear equations. With the
use of this method lower order harmonics as well as Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) will get reduce. In this
paper a cascaded H-bridge Multilevel Inverter using MATLAB/Simulink blocks is presented.
Fuzzy Logic Controlled Harmonic Suppressor in Cascaded Multilevel InverterIJPEDS-IAES
This paper presents an investigation of seven level cascaded H-bridge (CHB)
inverter in power system for compensation of harmonics. For power quality
control a Fuzzy Logic Control (FLC) giving comparatively better harmonic
reduction than the conventional controllers. Harmonic distortion is the most
important power quality problem stirring in multilevel inverter; the
harmonics can be eliminated by an optimal selection of switching angles. A
hybrid evaluation technique evaluates the obtained optimal switching angles
that are attained from the fuzzy inference system as well as neural network.
The proposed method will be implemented in MATLAB working platform
and the harmonic elimination performance will be evaluated.
This paper presents a MATLAB/Simulink model for a 9-level cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverter with mismatched DC voltage sources. The impact of mismatched DC voltage sources on the performance of the 9-level CHBMI is investigated. Due to the mismatched voltages among DC voltage sources, the output fundamental voltage is different from the input reference voltage. To address this problem, a switching-angle calculation technique that accounts for mismatched as well as varying DC voltage sources is demonstrated. The switching angles obtained using this technique is able to produce the desired output fundamental voltage for a wide range of input reference voltages. Since this switching-angle calculation technique does not require complex iterative computation, it has the potential for real-time implementation.
ANALYSIS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF FPGA CONTROL OF ASYMMETRIC MULTILEVEL INVERTER...IJAMSE Journal
This paper presents an Asymmetric Multilevel Inverter (AMLI) with reduced number of switches for fuel
cells and suitable for high voltage and high power applications. Among the several types of multilevel
inverter, AMLI is a suitable choice to generate the higher number of output voltage levels with fewer
switches and sources. A novel hybrid modulation strategy based on Variable Amplitude Phase Opposition
and Disposition (VAPOD) is implemented using FPGA for AMLI which is powered by Proton Exchange
Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC). The operation of the proposed AMLI is verified with simulation and
experimental results.
Two port network parameters, Z, Y, ABCD, h and g parameters, Characteristic impedance,
Image transfer constant, image and iterative impedance, network function, driving point and
transfer functions – using transformed (S) variables, Poles and Zeros.
Performance Evaluation of a Three Phase Nine Level Inverter with Reduced Swit...Scientific Review
This paper presents a three phase nine level cascaded H-bridge (CHB) multilevel inverter with RL load. A sinusoidal and trapezoidal PWM method is used to achieve minimum total harmonics distortion (THD) in the output current of multilevel inverters. The analysis of the output current harmonics is carried out and compared with the seven level conventional cascaded H-bridge inverters. The proposed inverter is verified through simulation and the simulation results are compared with the conventional multilevel inverter. From the result the proposed inverter offers much less total harmonic distortion.
This chapter provides complete description of two port network parameters. It also provides relationship between different parameters. Also it provides condition for symmetry and reciprocity.
Reduction of Total Harmonic Distortion in Cascaded H-Bridge Inverter by Patte...IJECEIAES
Pattern Search technique can be used to find the solution for the optimization problem. In this paper, pattern search algorithm has been utilized to calculate the switching angles for the cascaded H-bridge inverter with the consideration of minimizing total harmonic distortion. Mathematical equations for the optimization problem were formulated by fourier analysis technique. Lower order harmonics such as third, fifth, seventh, ninth and eleventh order harmonics were taken into account to mitigate the total harmonic distortion of the inverter. Simulations have been carried out for thirteen level, fifteen level and seventeen level cascaded H-bridge inverter using matlab software. Total harmonic distortion of voltage and current for resistive load, resistive-inductive load and motor load were analyzed.
PERFORMANCE INVESTIGATION OF ASYMMETRIC MULTILEVEL INVERTER WITH REDUCED SWIT...ecij
This paper investigates the performance of Asymmetric Multilevel Inverter (AMLI) with reduced number of switches for fuel cell applications. The proposed topology generates fifteen-level output with improved spectral quality of the output. Moreover, a novel hybrid modulation strategy based on Variable Amplitude Phase Opposition Disposition (VAPOD) technique is implemented. The proposed topology is powered by PEM fuel cell source which is modeled in MATLAB. The performance parameters such as Total Harmonic Distortion (THD), Weighted THD (WTHD), Harmonic Spread Factor (HSF) and Distortion Factor (DF) are computed to verify the performance of the proposed topology. Circuit simulation studies are carried out in MATLAB/SIMULINK software and the results are verified.
Multilevel inverters are emerging as the new breed of power converter options for high power applications. They typically synthesis the staircase voltage waveform (from several dc sources) which reduced harmonic content. This paper presents a simple selective harmonic elimination (SHE) modulation for single-phase cascaded H-bridge (CHB) multilevel inverter. The optimum switching angle of the transcendental equations describing the fundamental and harmonic components is solved by means of the Newton-Raphson (NR) method. The proposed SHE scheme is performed through simulation using MATLAB/Simulink. This simulation results are then verified through experiment using Altera DE0-Nano field-programmable gate array (FPGA). The proposed SHE is efficient in eliminating the lowest-order harmonics and producing a higher quality output waveform with a better harmonic profile.
Implementation of Full-Bridge Single-Stage Converter with Reduced Auxiliary C...IJERA Editor
The inclusion of a few additional diodes and passive elements in the high-frequency full-bridge ac–dc converter with galvanic isolation permits one to achieve sinusoidal input-current wave shaping and output-voltage regulation simultaneously without adding any auxiliary transistors. Recently, this procedure, together with an appropriate control process, has been used to obtain low-cost high-efficiency single-stage converters. In an attempt to improve the performance of such converters, this paper introduces three new single-stage full-bridge ac–dc topologies with some optimized characteristics and compares them with the ones of the existing full-bridge single-stage topologies. The approach used consists in the definition of the operating principles identifying the boost function for each topology, their operating limits, and the dependence between the two involved conversion processes. Experimental results for each topology were obtained in 500-W modular voltage disturbances that result from the input-current wave-shaping process.
A New Multilevel Inverter Structure For High-Power Applications using Multi-c...IJPEDS-IAES
In recent, several numbers of multilevel inverter structures have been
introduced that the numbers of circuit devices have been reduced. This paper
introduces a new structure for multilevel inverter which can be used in highpower
applications. The proposed topology is based on cascaded connection
of basic units. This topology consists of minimum number of circuit
components such as IGBT, gate driver circuit and antiparallel diode. For
proposed topology, two methods are presented for determination of dc
voltage sources values. Multi-carrier PWM method for 25-level proposed
topology is used. Verification of the analytical results is done using
MATLAB simulation.
SINGLE PHASE SYMMETRICAL MULTILEVEL INVERTER DESIGN FOR VARIOUS LOADSelelijjournal
This paper presents a single phase symmetrical multilevel inverter with various loads. This proposed
topology is connected with R-load, RL-load and induction motor drive with unipolar Phase disposition
PWM technique. Among the four modulation technique it gives reduced harmonic. This proposed topology
has less number of switches than the conventional one. In conventional cascaded multilevel inverter have
twelve switches and the proposed topology have eight switches. Totally the four switches have been
reduced from the conventional one. It is designed to produce a seven level output. The simulation analysis
has been done by a MATLAB/SIMULINK model.
A novel three phase bidirectional AC buck converter circuit using power
MOSFET is analyzed for input power factor, harmonic profile and efficiency of the
converter for power quality improvement. The equal PWM (EPWM) technique is a used to
increase number of pulses per half cycle (P) in order to vary these parameters. The rms
value of the fundamental component of the output voltage can be increased by varying the
duty ratio (K) of the pulses. It is observed from the simulation results obtained using
MATLAB/simulink that the proposed scheme using EPWM technique significantly reduces
low order harmonics, eliminates certain harmonics for certain values of P, improves input
power factor and hence significantly reduces the filter size of the converter.
In this paper a new, simple multilevel inverter topology is proposed. Multilevel inverter uses several dc sources and power switches to synthesize desired output voltage waveform. The single phase structure of proposed topology in this paper consists of two dc sources and eight power switches. When the magnitudes of dc sources are equal it operates in symmetric mode, however in order to increase output voltage levels unequal magnitudes of dc sources are selected, then it operates in asymmetric mode. So far, multilevel inverter topologies have been used in motor drive industry to run induction motors. Recently permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM) are replacing induction motors. Multilevel inverter is an attracting choice for driving high performance PMSM. However very few studies discuss the performance of multilevel inverter fed PMSM. In this paper simulation of novel symmetric and asymmetric multilevel inverter is carried out to analyze performance of PMSM. The topology is investigated through computer simulation using MATLAB/Simulink.
Harmonic Minimization In Multilevel Inverters By Using PSOIDES Editor
Harmonic Elimination in a multilevel inverters is
an optimization problem which is solved by applying particle
swarm optimization (PSO) technique. The derived equation
for the computation of total harmonic distortion (THD) of the
output voltage of the multilevel inverter is used as the objective
function in PSO algorithm. The objective function used is to
reduce the THD of the multilevel inverter and obtain the
corresponding switching angles with the elimination of
possible lower order harmonics. In this paper a pseudo code
based algorithm is proposed to deal with inequality constraints
which will helps in accelerating the optimization process. The
proposed method is applied for seven level cascade inverter to
eliminate the 5th and 7th order harmonics to reduce the total
harmonic distortion .This proposed PSO algorithm is effective
in reducing the total harmonic distortion corresponding the
range of modulation index. The simulation results shows that
the proposed PSO method is indeed capable of obtaining
higher quality of solutions to eliminate 5th and 7th order
harmonics and to reduce the total harmonic distortion of 7-
level cascade inverter
A Comparative Evaluation and Design of Input Current Waveshaping Methods for ...CSCJournals
This paper presents a comparative evaluation and design of hybrid current waveshaping methods for single-phase rectifier. The simulation results show that the hybrid method can further lower the input current components and THDi of a single-phase diode rectifier as compared with the three passive current waveshaping method by P. D. Ziogas, Ji Yanchao (improved method-1) and H. A. Kazem (improved method-2) . The relevant input current and voltage waveforms, the input current total harmonic distortion and the input power factor value are derived from the computer simulation or theoretical analysis. A design example is provided and simulation results have been verified on 500 mW experimental models.
APPLICATIONS OF FLOATING-GATE MOSFET IN THE DESIGN OF INVERTER AND RING OSCIL...elelijjournal
This paper presents the application of floating-gate MOSFET (FGMOS) in the design of low voltage and
high speed digital circuits wherein threshold voltage tunability of FGMOS has been exploited to enhance
the performance of inverter in terms of various parameters like switching threshold voltage, noise margins,
propagation delay and energy delay product. It has been observed that by varying the bias voltage in
FGMOS, the voltage transfer characteristics can be altered that result in lowering of switching threshold
voltage, increased noise margins, reduced propagation delay and less energy delay product as compared to
the standard CMOS inverter. This paper also demonstrates the design of ring oscillator using FGMOS and
it has been found that FGMOS based ring oscillator exhibits higher frequency of oscillation as compared to
its CMOS counterpart. The performance of these circuits has been verified through PSpice simulations
carried out using level 7 parameters in 0.13 µm CMOS technology with a supply voltage of 1 V.
Design of a Sample and Hold Circuit using Rail to Rail Low Voltage Compact Op...IJERA Editor
This paper presents a low power high performance and higher sampling speed sample and hold circuit. The
proposed circuit is designed at 180 nm technology and has high linearity. The circuit can be used for the ADC
frontend applications and supports double sampling architecture. The proposed sample and hold circuit has
common mode range beyond rail to rail and uses two differential pairs transistor stages connected in parallel as
its input stage.
A novel optimization harmonic elimination technique for cascaded multilevel i...journalBEEI
The main goal of utilizing Selective Harmonic Elimination (SHE) techniques in Multilevel Inverters (MLI) is to produce a high-quality output voltage signal with a minimum Total Harmonic Distortion (THD). By calculating N switching angles, SHE technique can eliminate (N-1) low order odd harmonics of the output voltage waveform. To optimized and obtained these switching angles, N of nonlinear equations should be solved using a numerical method. Modulation index (m) and duty cycle play a big role in selective harmonic elimination technique to obtain a minimum harmonic distortion and desired fundamental component voltage. In this paper, a novel Optimization Harmonic Elimination Technique (OHET) based on SHE scheme is proposed to re-mitigate Total Harmonic Distortion. The performance of seven-level H-bridge cascade inverter is evaluated using PSIM and validated experimentally by developing a purposely built microcontroller-based printed circuit board.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
Performance Evaluation of a Three Phase Nine Level Inverter with Reduced Swit...Scientific Review
This paper presents a three phase nine level cascaded H-bridge (CHB) multilevel inverter with RL load. A sinusoidal and trapezoidal PWM method is used to achieve minimum total harmonics distortion (THD) in the output current of multilevel inverters. The analysis of the output current harmonics is carried out and compared with the seven level conventional cascaded H-bridge inverters. The proposed inverter is verified through simulation and the simulation results are compared with the conventional multilevel inverter. From the result the proposed inverter offers much less total harmonic distortion.
This chapter provides complete description of two port network parameters. It also provides relationship between different parameters. Also it provides condition for symmetry and reciprocity.
Reduction of Total Harmonic Distortion in Cascaded H-Bridge Inverter by Patte...IJECEIAES
Pattern Search technique can be used to find the solution for the optimization problem. In this paper, pattern search algorithm has been utilized to calculate the switching angles for the cascaded H-bridge inverter with the consideration of minimizing total harmonic distortion. Mathematical equations for the optimization problem were formulated by fourier analysis technique. Lower order harmonics such as third, fifth, seventh, ninth and eleventh order harmonics were taken into account to mitigate the total harmonic distortion of the inverter. Simulations have been carried out for thirteen level, fifteen level and seventeen level cascaded H-bridge inverter using matlab software. Total harmonic distortion of voltage and current for resistive load, resistive-inductive load and motor load were analyzed.
PERFORMANCE INVESTIGATION OF ASYMMETRIC MULTILEVEL INVERTER WITH REDUCED SWIT...ecij
This paper investigates the performance of Asymmetric Multilevel Inverter (AMLI) with reduced number of switches for fuel cell applications. The proposed topology generates fifteen-level output with improved spectral quality of the output. Moreover, a novel hybrid modulation strategy based on Variable Amplitude Phase Opposition Disposition (VAPOD) technique is implemented. The proposed topology is powered by PEM fuel cell source which is modeled in MATLAB. The performance parameters such as Total Harmonic Distortion (THD), Weighted THD (WTHD), Harmonic Spread Factor (HSF) and Distortion Factor (DF) are computed to verify the performance of the proposed topology. Circuit simulation studies are carried out in MATLAB/SIMULINK software and the results are verified.
Multilevel inverters are emerging as the new breed of power converter options for high power applications. They typically synthesis the staircase voltage waveform (from several dc sources) which reduced harmonic content. This paper presents a simple selective harmonic elimination (SHE) modulation for single-phase cascaded H-bridge (CHB) multilevel inverter. The optimum switching angle of the transcendental equations describing the fundamental and harmonic components is solved by means of the Newton-Raphson (NR) method. The proposed SHE scheme is performed through simulation using MATLAB/Simulink. This simulation results are then verified through experiment using Altera DE0-Nano field-programmable gate array (FPGA). The proposed SHE is efficient in eliminating the lowest-order harmonics and producing a higher quality output waveform with a better harmonic profile.
Implementation of Full-Bridge Single-Stage Converter with Reduced Auxiliary C...IJERA Editor
The inclusion of a few additional diodes and passive elements in the high-frequency full-bridge ac–dc converter with galvanic isolation permits one to achieve sinusoidal input-current wave shaping and output-voltage regulation simultaneously without adding any auxiliary transistors. Recently, this procedure, together with an appropriate control process, has been used to obtain low-cost high-efficiency single-stage converters. In an attempt to improve the performance of such converters, this paper introduces three new single-stage full-bridge ac–dc topologies with some optimized characteristics and compares them with the ones of the existing full-bridge single-stage topologies. The approach used consists in the definition of the operating principles identifying the boost function for each topology, their operating limits, and the dependence between the two involved conversion processes. Experimental results for each topology were obtained in 500-W modular voltage disturbances that result from the input-current wave-shaping process.
A New Multilevel Inverter Structure For High-Power Applications using Multi-c...IJPEDS-IAES
In recent, several numbers of multilevel inverter structures have been
introduced that the numbers of circuit devices have been reduced. This paper
introduces a new structure for multilevel inverter which can be used in highpower
applications. The proposed topology is based on cascaded connection
of basic units. This topology consists of minimum number of circuit
components such as IGBT, gate driver circuit and antiparallel diode. For
proposed topology, two methods are presented for determination of dc
voltage sources values. Multi-carrier PWM method for 25-level proposed
topology is used. Verification of the analytical results is done using
MATLAB simulation.
SINGLE PHASE SYMMETRICAL MULTILEVEL INVERTER DESIGN FOR VARIOUS LOADSelelijjournal
This paper presents a single phase symmetrical multilevel inverter with various loads. This proposed
topology is connected with R-load, RL-load and induction motor drive with unipolar Phase disposition
PWM technique. Among the four modulation technique it gives reduced harmonic. This proposed topology
has less number of switches than the conventional one. In conventional cascaded multilevel inverter have
twelve switches and the proposed topology have eight switches. Totally the four switches have been
reduced from the conventional one. It is designed to produce a seven level output. The simulation analysis
has been done by a MATLAB/SIMULINK model.
A novel three phase bidirectional AC buck converter circuit using power
MOSFET is analyzed for input power factor, harmonic profile and efficiency of the
converter for power quality improvement. The equal PWM (EPWM) technique is a used to
increase number of pulses per half cycle (P) in order to vary these parameters. The rms
value of the fundamental component of the output voltage can be increased by varying the
duty ratio (K) of the pulses. It is observed from the simulation results obtained using
MATLAB/simulink that the proposed scheme using EPWM technique significantly reduces
low order harmonics, eliminates certain harmonics for certain values of P, improves input
power factor and hence significantly reduces the filter size of the converter.
In this paper a new, simple multilevel inverter topology is proposed. Multilevel inverter uses several dc sources and power switches to synthesize desired output voltage waveform. The single phase structure of proposed topology in this paper consists of two dc sources and eight power switches. When the magnitudes of dc sources are equal it operates in symmetric mode, however in order to increase output voltage levels unequal magnitudes of dc sources are selected, then it operates in asymmetric mode. So far, multilevel inverter topologies have been used in motor drive industry to run induction motors. Recently permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM) are replacing induction motors. Multilevel inverter is an attracting choice for driving high performance PMSM. However very few studies discuss the performance of multilevel inverter fed PMSM. In this paper simulation of novel symmetric and asymmetric multilevel inverter is carried out to analyze performance of PMSM. The topology is investigated through computer simulation using MATLAB/Simulink.
Harmonic Minimization In Multilevel Inverters By Using PSOIDES Editor
Harmonic Elimination in a multilevel inverters is
an optimization problem which is solved by applying particle
swarm optimization (PSO) technique. The derived equation
for the computation of total harmonic distortion (THD) of the
output voltage of the multilevel inverter is used as the objective
function in PSO algorithm. The objective function used is to
reduce the THD of the multilevel inverter and obtain the
corresponding switching angles with the elimination of
possible lower order harmonics. In this paper a pseudo code
based algorithm is proposed to deal with inequality constraints
which will helps in accelerating the optimization process. The
proposed method is applied for seven level cascade inverter to
eliminate the 5th and 7th order harmonics to reduce the total
harmonic distortion .This proposed PSO algorithm is effective
in reducing the total harmonic distortion corresponding the
range of modulation index. The simulation results shows that
the proposed PSO method is indeed capable of obtaining
higher quality of solutions to eliminate 5th and 7th order
harmonics and to reduce the total harmonic distortion of 7-
level cascade inverter
A Comparative Evaluation and Design of Input Current Waveshaping Methods for ...CSCJournals
This paper presents a comparative evaluation and design of hybrid current waveshaping methods for single-phase rectifier. The simulation results show that the hybrid method can further lower the input current components and THDi of a single-phase diode rectifier as compared with the three passive current waveshaping method by P. D. Ziogas, Ji Yanchao (improved method-1) and H. A. Kazem (improved method-2) . The relevant input current and voltage waveforms, the input current total harmonic distortion and the input power factor value are derived from the computer simulation or theoretical analysis. A design example is provided and simulation results have been verified on 500 mW experimental models.
APPLICATIONS OF FLOATING-GATE MOSFET IN THE DESIGN OF INVERTER AND RING OSCIL...elelijjournal
This paper presents the application of floating-gate MOSFET (FGMOS) in the design of low voltage and
high speed digital circuits wherein threshold voltage tunability of FGMOS has been exploited to enhance
the performance of inverter in terms of various parameters like switching threshold voltage, noise margins,
propagation delay and energy delay product. It has been observed that by varying the bias voltage in
FGMOS, the voltage transfer characteristics can be altered that result in lowering of switching threshold
voltage, increased noise margins, reduced propagation delay and less energy delay product as compared to
the standard CMOS inverter. This paper also demonstrates the design of ring oscillator using FGMOS and
it has been found that FGMOS based ring oscillator exhibits higher frequency of oscillation as compared to
its CMOS counterpart. The performance of these circuits has been verified through PSpice simulations
carried out using level 7 parameters in 0.13 µm CMOS technology with a supply voltage of 1 V.
Design of a Sample and Hold Circuit using Rail to Rail Low Voltage Compact Op...IJERA Editor
This paper presents a low power high performance and higher sampling speed sample and hold circuit. The
proposed circuit is designed at 180 nm technology and has high linearity. The circuit can be used for the ADC
frontend applications and supports double sampling architecture. The proposed sample and hold circuit has
common mode range beyond rail to rail and uses two differential pairs transistor stages connected in parallel as
its input stage.
A novel optimization harmonic elimination technique for cascaded multilevel i...journalBEEI
The main goal of utilizing Selective Harmonic Elimination (SHE) techniques in Multilevel Inverters (MLI) is to produce a high-quality output voltage signal with a minimum Total Harmonic Distortion (THD). By calculating N switching angles, SHE technique can eliminate (N-1) low order odd harmonics of the output voltage waveform. To optimized and obtained these switching angles, N of nonlinear equations should be solved using a numerical method. Modulation index (m) and duty cycle play a big role in selective harmonic elimination technique to obtain a minimum harmonic distortion and desired fundamental component voltage. In this paper, a novel Optimization Harmonic Elimination Technique (OHET) based on SHE scheme is proposed to re-mitigate Total Harmonic Distortion. The performance of seven-level H-bridge cascade inverter is evaluated using PSIM and validated experimentally by developing a purposely built microcontroller-based printed circuit board.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
Closed Loop Analysis of Multilevel Inverter Fed Drives IJPEDS-IAES
This paper deals with the simulation and implementation of multilevel inverter for drives application. Here the focuses will be onimproving the efficiency of the multilevel inverter and quality of output voltage waveform. The circuit is developed towards high efficiency, high performance, and low cost, simple control scheme. Harmonics Elimination was implemented to reduce the Total Harmonics Distortion (THD) value which is achieved by selecting appropriate switching angles. In this paper to determine the performance of rectifier, steady state analysis is done. Furthermore, the merits of multilevel inverter topology are inherited.Closed loop control is done to analysis the stability of the system.
Improved hybrid algorithm based on GA and local search method for asymmetric...nooriasukmaningtyas
Selective harmonic elimination has emerged as an in-depth research method to replace traditional PWM technology. This study demonstrates the selective harmonic elimination by using a hybrid Genetic algorithm GA and local search (GA-LS) method of a uniform asymmetric multilevel inverter called USAMI That removes the higher-order harmonics defined while maintaining the fundamental voltage needed. This new technology can be implemented at any USAMI level. For example, in this article, we plan to use USAMI at 9 levels and find the optimal switching angle to remove the 5th, 7th, and 11th harmonics.
Two Level and Five Level Cascaded H-bridge Inverter Structure with Amplitude ...IJERA Editor
Inverters using pulse width modulation techniques generates common mode voltages in induction motor drives
which can cause shaft voltages and bearing currents resulting into failure of motor. A two level and five level
inverter topology with amplitude modulation technique is proposed in this paper which completely eliminates
the above problems. Also losses in switching devices and stress is reduced. Using proposed topology total
harmonic distortion (THD) is reduced and improved overall harmonic profile is achieved. The system is
modelled with the help of MATLAB Simulink software for two level and five level inverter with proposed AM
technique. Experimental results shown for the proposed topology which indicates lower total harmonic
distortion.
This paper provides a new approach to reducing high-order harmonics in 400 Hz inverter using a three-level neutral-point clamped (NPC) converter. A voltage control loop using the harmonic compensation combined with NPC clamping diode control technology. The capacitor voltage imbalance also causes harmonics in the output voltage. For 400 Hz inverter, maintain a balanced voltage between the two input (direct current) (DC) capacitors is difficult because the pulse width modulation (PWM) modulation frequency ratio is low compared to the frequency of the output voltage. A method of determining the current flowing into the capacitor to control the voltage on the two balanced capacitors to ensure fast response reversal is also given in this paper. The combination of a high-harmonic resonator controller and a neutral-point voltage controller working together on the 400 Hz NPC inverter structure is given in this paper.
A Novel Topology of Multilevel Inverter with Reduced Number of Switches and D...IAES-IJPEDS
This paper introduces new topology of cascaded multilevel inverter, with considerable reduction in the number of switches and DC voltage sources. The proposed topology is based on asymmetrical multilevel inverter which produces 21 levels of output with the use of 11 unidirectional switches, 3 diodes and 4 DC voltage sources. The advantages of this topology are reduction in the number of switches (2 nos.) and gate driver circuits (2 nos.), reduction in the number of DC sources (2 nos.) also cost, complexity, and space required for hardware is reduced without sacrificing the quality output of the inverter. To reduce the THD further Level shifting SPWM techniques such as PD, POD & APOD are used and comparison is shown on the basis of THDs obtained from the above SPWM techniques. Frequency of carrier waves is 1KHz, and modulation index is 1.0. To validate the proposed topology the circuit is simulated and verified by using MATLAB/Simulink.
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Multilevel inverters with more number of levels can produce high quality voltage waveforms. In this paper, a new single-phase structure for multilevel voltage source inverter is proposed which can generate a large number of levels with reduced number of IGBTs, gate driver circuits and diodes. Three algorithms for determination of dc voltage sources’ magnitudes are presented which provide odd and even levels at the output voltage waveform. A comparison is presented between proposed multilevel inverter and conventional cascade topology. The proposed topology is analyzed by the experimental and simulation results.
This paper presents a new topology for cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverter utilizing multicarrier modulation technique. The new five-level topology utilizes a capacitive divider network consisting of two capacitors for producing output voltage levels. The developed circuit has reduced number of switches and dc sources compared to conventional five level inverters. Five main power switches, a single additional diode apart from antiparallel diodes, two capacitors and a dc supply constitute a single five level unit. Simulations as well as experimental results are verified for the new topology utilising multicarrier modulation technique with reduced harmonic distortions in the output.
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Development of Improved Diode Clamped Multilevel Inverter Using Optimized Sel...eeiej_journal
In this paper the role of Selective Harmonic Elimination (SHE) is presented for diode clamped twelve-level multilevel inverter (DCMLI) based on dog leg optimization algorithm. Non-linear equations has been solved to eliminate specific low order harmonics, using the developed DOP algorithm, while at the same time the fundamental component is retained efficiently. The non-linear nature of transcendental equation provide multiple or even no solution for a particular modulation index. The proposed optimization method solving the nonlinear transcendental equations providing all possible solutions. The paper also showing the comparison between different modulation techniques including the proposed method. The entire system has been simulated using MATLAB/Simulink. Simulation results confirm the effectiveness with negligible
THD.
This paper deals with the design of cascaded 11 level H- bridge inverter. It includes a comparison between the 11 level H-bridge and T-bridge multilevel inverter. The cascaded inverter of higher level is a very effective and practical solution for reduction of total harmonic distortion (THD).These cascaded multilevel inverter can be used for higher voltage applications with more stability. As the level is increased the output waveform becomes more sinusoidal in nature. The inverter is designed using multicarrier sinusoidal pulse width modulation technique for generating triggering pulses for the semiconductor switches used in the device. Through this paper it will be proved that a cascaded multilevel H-bridge topology has higher efficiency than a T-bridge inverter, as whichever source input voltage is provided since input is equal to the output voltage. In T-bridge inverter, the output obtained is half of the applied input, so efficiency is just half as compared to H-bridge. The output waveform is distorted and has higher THD. The simulation is performed using MATLAB /Simulink 2013 software.
Investigation of THD for Cascaded Multi-Level Inverter Using Multicarrier Mod...IJERA Editor
A novelty kind of Multilevel converters are used in high voltage and high power application of industry field, can able to produce near sinusoidal voltage/currents with only operating at fundamental frequency switching. This paper presents a initial level of 5-level up to its giant level 13-level cascaded multilevel converter. In now a days multilevel inverters has become very popular for motor drive applications of industry. Multicarrier pulse width modulation techniques is an effective solution for increases the number of levels of the output wave form and thereby dramatically reduced the harmonics and total harmonic distortion(THD). The output waveform has 5,7,9,11 and 13 levels. In this paper three multicarrier pulse width modulation techniques such as phase shifted, level shifted and the wave level shifted Multi-carrier modulation PWM techniques are discussed. These methods are modeled for all level CMC by using the MATLAB/SIMULINK and the THD of the these methods are compared.
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The aim of this research is the speed tracking of the permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) using an intelligent Neural-Network based adapative backstepping control. First, the model of PMSM in the Park synchronous frame is derived. Then, the PMSM speed regulation is investigated using the classical method utilizing the field oriented control theory. Thereafter, a robust nonlinear controller employing an adaptive backstepping strategy is investigated in order to achieve a good performance tracking objective under motor parameters changing and external load torque application. In the final step, a neural network estimator is integrated with the adaptive controller to estimate the motor parameters values and the load disturbance value for enhancing the effectiveness of the adaptive backstepping controller. The robsutness of the presented control algorithm is demonstrated using simulation tests. The obtained results clearly demonstrate that the presented NN-adaptive control algorithm can provide good trackingperformances for the speed trackingin the presence of motor parameter variation and load application.
This paper presents a fast and accurate fault detection, classification and direction discrimination algorithm of transmission lines using one-dimensional convolutional neural networks (1D-CNNs) that have ingrained adaptive model to avoid the feature extraction difficulties and fault classification into one learning algorithm. A proposed algorithm is directly usable with raw data and this deletes the need of a discrete feature extraction method resulting in more effective protective system. The proposed approach based on the three-phase voltages and currents signals of one end at the relay location in the transmission line system are taken as input to the proposed 1D-CNN algorithm. A 132kV power transmission line is simulated by Matlab simulink to prepare the training and testing data for the proposed 1D- CNN algorithm. The testing accuracy of the proposed algorithm is compared with other two conventional methods which are neural network and fuzzy neural network. The results of test explain that the new proposed detection system is efficient and fast for classifying and direction discrimination of fault in transmission line with high accuracy as compared with other conventional methods under various conditions of faults.
Among the most widespread renewable energy sources is solar energy; Solar panels offer a green, clean, and environmentally friendly source of energy. In the presence of several advantages of the use of photovoltaic systems, the random operation of the photovoltaic generator presents a great challenge, in the presence of a critical load. Among the most used solutions to overcome this problem is the combination of solar panels with generators or with the public grid or both. In this paper, an energy management strategy is proposed with a safety aspect by using artificial neural networks (ANNs), in order to ensure a continuous supply of electricity to consumers with a maximum solicitation of renewable energy.
In this paper, the artificial neural network (ANN) has been utilized for rotating machinery faults detection and classification. First, experiments were performed to measure the lateral vibration signals of laboratory test rigs for rotor-disk-blade when the blades are defective. A rotor-disk-blade system with 6 regular blades and 5 blades with various defects was constructed. Second, the ANN was applied to classify the different x- and y-axis lateral vibrations due to different blade faults. The results based on training and testing with different data samples of the fault types indicate that the ANN is robust and can effectively identify and distinguish different blade faults caused by lateral vibrations in a rotor. As compared to the literature, the present paper presents a novel work of identifying and classifying various rotating blade faults commonly encountered in rotating machines using ANN. Experimental data of lateral vibrations of the rotor-disk-blade system in both x- and y-directions are used for the training and testing of the network.
This paper focuses on the artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm, which is a nonlinear optimization problem. is proposed to find the optimal power flow (OPF). To solve this problem, we will apply the ABC algorithm to a power system incorporating wind power. The proposed approach is applied on a standard IEEE-30 system with wind farms located on different buses and with different penetration levels to show the impact of wind farms on the system in order to obtain the optimal settings of control variables of the OPF problem. Based on technical results obtained, the ABC algorithm is shown to achieve a lower cost and losses than the other methods applied, while incorporating wind power into the system, high performance would be gained.
The significance of the solar energy is to intensify the effectiveness of the Solar Panel with the use of a primordial solar tracking system. Here we propounded a solar positioning system with the use of the global positioning system (GPS) , artificial neural network (ANN) and image processing (IP) . The azimuth angle of the sun is evaluated using GPS which provide latitude, date, longitude and time. The image processing used to find sun image through which centroid of sun is calculated and finally by comparing the centroid of sun with GPS quadrate to achieve optimum tracking point. Weather conditions and situation observed through AI decision making with the help of IP algorithms. The presented advance adaptation is analyzed and established via experimental effects which might be made available on the memory of the cloud carrier for systematization. The proposed system improve power gain by 59.21% and 10.32% compare to stable system (SS) and two-axis solar following system (TASF) respectively. The reduced tracking error of IoT based Two-axis solar following system (IoT-TASF) reduces their azimuth angle error by 0.20 degree.
Kosovo has limited renewable energy resources and its power generation sector is based on fossil fuels. Such a situation emphasizes the importance of active research and efficient use of renewable energy potential. According to the analysis of meteorological data for Kosovo, it can be concluded that among the most attractive potential wind power sites are the locations known as Kitka (42° 29' 41" N and 21° 36' 45" E) and Koznica (42° 39′ 32″ N, 21° 22′30″E). The two terrains in which the analysis was carried out are mountain areas, with altitudes of 1142 m (Kitka) and 1230 m (Koznica). the same measuring height, about 84 m above the ground, is obtained for these average wind speeds: Kitka 6,667 m/s and Koznica 6,16 m/s. Since the difference in wind speed is quite large versus a difference in altitude that is not being very large, analyses are made regarding the terrain characteristics including the terrain relief features. In this paper it will be studied how much the roughness of the terrain influences the output energy. Also, that the assumption to be taken the same as to how much they will affect the annual energy produced.
Large-scale grid-tied photovoltaic (PV) station are increasing rapidly. However, this large penetration of PV system creates frequency fluctuation in the grid due to the intermittency of solar irradiance. Therefore, in this paper, a robust droop control mechanism of the battery energy storage system (BESS) is developed in order to damp the frequency fluctuation of the multi-machine grid system due to variable active power injected from the PV panel. The proposed droop control strategy incorporates frequency error signal and dead-band for effective minimization of frequency fluctuation. The BESS system is used to consume/inject an effective amount of active power based upon the frequency oscillation of the grid system. The simulation analysis is carried out using PSCAD/EMTDC software to prove the effectiveness of the proposed droop control-based BESS system. The simulation result implies that the proposed scheme can efficiently curtail the frequency oscillation.
This study investigates experimentally the performance of two-dimensional solar tracking systems with reflector using commercial silicon based photovoltaic module, with open and closed loop control systems. Different reflector materials were also investigated. The experiments were performed at the Hashemite University campus in Zarqa at a latitude of 32⁰, in February and March. Photovoltaic output power and performance were analyzed. It was found that the modified photovoltaic module with mirror reflector generated the highest value of power, while the temperature reached a maximum value of 53 ̊ C. The modified module suggested in this study produced 5% more PV power than the two-dimensional solar tracking systems without reflector and produced 12.5% more PV power than the fixed PV module with 26⁰ tilt angle.
This paper focuses on the modeling and control of a wind energy conversion chain using a permanent magnet synchronous machine. This system behaves a turbine, a generator, DC/DC and DC/AC power converters. These are connected on both sides to the DC bus, where the inverter is followed by a filter which is connected to the grid. In this paper, we have been used two types of controllers. For the stator side converter, we consider the Takagi-Sugeno approach where the parameters of controller have been computed by the theory of linear matrix inequalities. The stability synthesis has been checked using the Lyapunov theory. According to the grid side converter, the proportional integral controller is exploited to keep a constant voltage on the DC bus and control both types of powers. The simulation results demonstrate the robustness of the approach used.
The development of modeling wind speed plays a very important in helping to obtain the actual wind speed data for the benefit of the power plant planning in the future. The wind speed in this paper is obtained from a PCE-FWS 20 type measuring instrument with a duration of 30 minutes which is accumulated into monthly data for one year (2019). Despite the many wind speed modeling that has been done by researchers. Modeling wind speeds proposed in this study were obtained from the modified Rayleigh distribution. In this study, the Rayleigh scale factor (Cr) and modified Rayleigh scale factor (Cm) were calculated. The observed wind speed is compared with the predicted wind characteristics. The data fit test used correlation coefficient (R2), root means square error (RMSE), and mean absolute percentage error (MAPE). The results of the proposed modified Rayleigh model provide very good results for users.
This paper deals with an advanced design for a pump powered by solar energyto supply agricultural lands with water and also the maximum power point is used to extract the maximum value of the energy available inside the solar panels and comparing between techniques MPPT such as Incremental conductance, perturb & observe, fractional short current circuit, and fractional open voltage circuit to find the best technique among these. The solar system is designed with main parts: photovoltaic (PV) panel, direct current/direct current (DC/DC) converter, inverter, filter, and in addition, the battery is used to save energy in the event that there is an increased demand for energy and not to provide solar radiation, as well as saving energy in the case of generation more than demand. This work was done using the matrix laboratory (MATLAB) simulink program.
The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of the current state of renewable energy resources in Bangladesh, as well as to examine various forms of renewable energies in order to gain a comprehensive understanding of how to address Bangladesh's power crisis issues in a sustainable manner. Electricity is currently the most useful kind of energy in Bangladesh. It has a substantial influence on a country's socioeconomic standing and living standards. Maintaining a stable source of energy at a cost that is affordable to everyone has been a constant battle for decades. Bangladesh is blessed with a wealth of natural resources. Bangladesh has a huge opportunity to accelerate its economic development while increasing energy access, livelihoods, and health for millions of people in a sustainable way due to the renewable energy system.
When the irradiance distribution over the photovoltaic panels is uniform, the pursuit of the maximum power point is not reached, which has allowed several researchers to use traditional MPPT techniques to solve this problem Among these techniques a PSO algorithm is used to have the maximum global power point (GMPPT) under partial shading. On the other hand, this one is not reliable vis-à-vis the pursuit of the MPPT. Therefore, in this paper we have treated another technique based on a new modified PSO algorithm so that the power can reach its maximum point. The PSO algorithm is based on the heuristic method which guarantees not only the obtaining of MPPT but also the simplicity of control and less expensive of the system. The results are obtained using MATLAB show that the proposed modified PSO algorithm performs better than conventional PSO and is robust to different partial shading models.
A stable operation of wind turbines connected to the grid is an essential requirement to ensure the reliability and stability of the power system. To achieve such operational objective, installing static synchronous compensator static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) as a main compensation device guarantees the voltage stability enhancement of the wind farm connected to distribution network at different operating scenarios. STATCOM either supplies or absorbs reactive power in order to ensure the voltage profile within the standard-margins and to avoid turbine tripping, accordingly. This paper present new study that investigates the most suitable-location to install STATCOM in a distribution system connected wind farm to maintain the voltage-levels within the stability margins. For a large-scale squirrel cage induction generator squirrel-cage induction generator (SCIG-based) wind turbine system, the impact of STATCOM installation was tested in different places and voltage-levels in the distribution system. The proposed method effectiveness in enhancing the voltage profile and balancing the reactive power is validated, the results were repeated for different scenarios of expected contingencies. The voltage profile, power flow, and reactive power balance of the distribution system are observed using MATLAB/Simulink software.
The electrical and environmental parameters of polymer solar cells (PSC) provide important information on their performance. In the present article we study the influence of temperature on the voltage-current (I-V) characteristic at different temperatures from 10 °C to 90 °C, and important parameters like bandgap energy Eg, and the energy conversion efficiency η. The one-diode electrical model, normally used for semiconductor cells, has been tested and validated for the polemeral junction. The PSC used in our study are formed by the poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and [6,6]-phenyl C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM). Our technique is based on the combination of two steps; the first use the Least Mean Squares (LMS) method while the second use the Newton-Raphson algorithm. The found results are compared to other recently published works, they show that the developed approach is very accurate. This precision is proved by the minimal values of statistical errors (RMSE) and the good agreement between both the experimental data and the I-V simulated curves. The obtained results show a clear and a monotonic dependence of the cell efficiency on the studied parameters.
The inverter is the principal part of the photovoltaic (PV) systems that assures the direct current/alternating current (DC/AC) conversion (PV array is connected directly to an inverter that converts the DC energy produced by the PV array into AC energy that is directly connected to the electric utility). In this paper, we present a simple method for detecting faults that occurred during the operation of the inverter. These types of faults or faults affect the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the photovoltaic system, especially the inverter, which is the main component responsible for the conversion. Hence, we have shown first the faults obtained in the case of the short circuit. Second, the open circuit failure is studied. The results demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed method. Good monitoring and detection of faults in the inverter can increase the system's reliability and decrease the undesirable faults that appeared in the PV system. The system behavior is tested under variable parameters and conditions using MATLAB/Simulink.
The electrical distribution network is undergoing tremendous modifications with the introduction of distributed generation technologies which have led to an increase in fault current levels in the distribution network. Fault current limiters have been developed as a promising technology to limit fault current levels in power systems. Though, quite a number of fault current limiters have been developed; the most common are the superconducting fault current limiters, solid-state fault current limiters, and saturated core fault current limiters. These fault current limiters present potential fault current limiting solutions in power systems. Nevertheless, they encounter various challenges hindering their deployment and commercialization. This research aimed at designing a bridge-type nonsuperconducting fault current limiter with a novel topology for distribution network applications. The proposed bridge-type nonsuperconducting fault current limiter was designed and simulated using PSCAD/EMTDC. Simulation results showed the effectiveness of the proposed design in fault current limiting, voltage sag compensation during fault conditions, and its ability not to affect the load voltage and current during normal conditions as well as in suppressing the source powers during fault conditions. Simulation results also showed very minimal power loss by the fault current limiter during normal conditions.
Direct current (DC) electronic load is a useful equipment for testing the electrical system. It can emulate various load at a high rating. The electronic load requires a power converter to operate and a linear regulator is a common option. Nonetheless, it is hard to control due to the temperature variation. This paper proposed a DC electronic load using the boost converter. The proposed electronic load operates in the continuous current mode and control using the integral controller. The electronic load using the boost converter is compared with the electronic load using the linear regulator. The results show that the boost converter able to operate as an electronic load with an error lower than 0.5% and response time lower than 13 ms.
This paper presents a new simplified cascade multiphase DC-DC buck power converter suitable for low voltage and large current applications. Cascade connection enables very low voltage ratio without using very small duty cycles nor transformers. Large current with very low ripple content is achieved by using the multiphase technique. The proposed converter needs smaller number of components compared to conventional cascade multiphase DC-DC buck power converters. This paper also presents useful analysis of the proposed DC-DC buck power converter with a method to optimize the phase and cascade number. Simulation and experimental results are included to verify the basic performance of the proposed DC-DC buck power converter.
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Indigenized remote control interface card suitable for MAFI system CCR equipment. Compatible for IDM8000 CCR. Backplane mounted serial and TCP/Ethernet communication module for CCR remote access. IDM 8000 CCR remote control on serial and TCP protocol.
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Indigenized remote control interface card suitable for MAFI system CCR equipment. Compatible for IDM8000 CCR. Backplane mounted serial and TCP/Ethernet communication module for CCR remote access. IDM 8000 CCR remote control on serial and TCP protocol.
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Indigenized remote control interface card suitable for MAFI system CCR equipment. Compatible for IDM8000 CCR. Backplane mounted serial and TCP/Ethernet communication module for CCR remote access. IDM 8000 CCR remote control on serial and TCP protocol.
• Remote control: Parallel or serial interface
• Compatible with MAFI CCR system
• Copatiable with IDM8000 CCR
• Compatible with Backplane mount serial communication.
• Compatible with commercial and Defence aviation CCR system.
• Remote control system for accessing CCR and allied system over serial or TCP.
• Indigenized local Support/presence in India.
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• Remote control: Parallel or serial interface.
• Compatible with MAFI CCR system.
• Compatible with IDM8000 CCR.
• Compatible with Backplane mount serial communication.
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multilevel inverter employing single source of DC, Section 3 deals with selective harmonic elimination
technique while section 4 brings out the new harmonic elimination, Section 5 brings out the simulation and
experimental results and Section 6 concludes the paper.
2. MULTILEVEL INVERTER EMPLOYING SINGLE SOURCE OF DC
The cascaded Inverters are usually preferred to other configurations of the inverters as they do not
require clamping diodes and capacitors. The only drawback of the cascaded inverter is that it uses separate
DC sources. An m-level inverter uses
2
1
m DC sources, resulting in increased cost. The configuration
proposed in this paper eliminates this disadvantage of the conventional cascaded multilevel
inverter [14] [25 – 29].
The configuration requires only one DC source irrespective of levels, resulting in reduced cost.
The proposed five-level cascaded inverter employing a single source of DC shown in Figure 1(a).
The inverter uses only one DC source irrespective of the number of levels. An m-level inverter of the
proposed inverter uses
2
1
m transformers. The output of the inverter is connected to the load through the
transformers. The primary of the transformers are connected to the DC source through the bridges. The
secondary transformer windings are connected in series aiding to the load [15-16].
(a)
(b)
Figure 1. Five-level cascaded multilevel inverter with a single DC source (a) Circuit diagram (b)
Waveform of voltage against the switching angles.
Modelling of five level inverter is done using the binary factors of each leg of the H bridges and are
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Where, H11 and H21 are the binary states of the first and second leg of the first H Bridge respectively. H12
and H22 are the binary factors of the first and second leg of the second H Bridge respectively. Possible
switching configurations of the CHB inverter are shown in the Table 1.
Table 1. Possible switching configurations of the CHB inverter
H11 H21 H12 H22 Vo
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 1 -VDC
0 0 1 0 VDC
0 0 1 1 0
0 1 0 0 -VDC
0 1 0 1 -2VDC
0 1 1 0 0
0 1 1 1 -VDC
1 0 0 0 VDC
1 0 0 1 0
1 0 1 0 2VDC
1 0 1 1 VDC
1 1 0 0 0
1 1 0 1 -VDC
1 1 1 0 VDC
1 1 1 1 0
3. SELECTIVE HARMONIC ELLIMINATION
Selective harmonic elimination (SHE) technique aims at switching ON and OFF the semiconductor
switches in such a way that the desired value of voltage or current fundamental is obtained with less
distortion. The angles for switching the devices at the fundamental frequency are calculated by solving the
transcendental equation set that characterize the harmonics [17]. For a five-level inverter, two switching
angles are to be generated by solving two equations. These equations are solved using the Newton-Raphson
(N-R) method that solves the nonlinear equations with initial approximate values is the one among the fastest
methods of iteration [18].
Figure 1(b) shows the waveform of voltage for the five-level inverter against the switching angles
for a half cycle. Expressing this waveform in Eqn. (1) with the help of Fourier series.
)
sin(
)
cos
(cos
4
)
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1
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,
1
t
n
n
V
t
v
n
DC
a
(1)
θ1 and θ2 are the switching angles, where 0< θ1< θ2< π/2. From Equation 1, fundamental voltage is given by
Equation 2 [19-21].
)
cos
(cos
4
2
1
1
DC
V
V (2)
The peak fundamental voltage is
DC
m
V
V
4
1 , i.e., it is the value of the fundamental voltage with all
the switching angles equated to zero. Modulation index (MI) is defined as the ratio between the voltage
fundamental and the peak voltage fundamental,
1
1
m
I
V
V
M . For eliminating the desired harmonic, say the
third harmonic, n=3 is substituted in Equation 1 and is equated to zero. The angles for the conventional SHE
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for a five-level inverter are calculated using the fundamental and the third harmonic equations given by
Equations (3-4).
DC
V
V
4
cos
cos 1
2
1
(3)
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)
3
cos(
)
3
(
cos 2
1
(4)
Solving (3) and (4) by Newton-Raphson method, the angles are calculated as θ1= 0.179 radians and
θ2=0.87 radians. Hence, the third harmonic is eliminated but the other harmonics like fifth, seventh, etc are
present.
4. NEW HARMONIC ELLIMINATION
A new SHE technique to minimize the fifth harmonic, along with the elimination of the third order
harmonic is considered in this paper. This is achieved by using the equation of fifth order harmonic along
with equation of the third order harmonic and leaving the fundamental equation. Fifth harmonic is not
completely eliminated but is reduced to a small value by equating the fifth harmonic equation to a minimum
value, say 0.0001, as given by Equation 5.
0001
.
0
)
5
(
cos
)
5
cos( 2
1
(5)
By solving Equations. (4 & 5) by N-R method [22], the θ1 and θ2 values are found to as θ1= 0.2094
rad and θ2= 0.8378 rad.
The new selective harmonic elimination reduces one more additional harmonic. For a five level
inverter, the technique mitigates the fifth order harmonics in addition to the third order harmonics. For a
seven-level inverter, the technique mitigates the seventh order harmonics alongwith the elimination of the
third and fifth order harmonics and so on. Hence, the THD value is further reduced. The THD is one among
the various performance parameters of inverter circuit and it can be found using Fourier series [23]. THD is
the ratio between the sum of all the harmonic components and the fundamental component of the voltage or
current.
5. RESULTS AND ANALYSIS
5.1. Simulation results
Simulation work of the five-level inverter is done using MATLAB/ Simulink with the conventional
SHE and the new SHE techniques. Waveforms of the simulated output voltage, harmonic analysis and the
PWM pattern for both the techniques are obtained.
Figure 2(a-c) respectively shows the simulated output voltage of the MLI, the harmonic analysis and the
PWM pattern for the conventional SHE. Figure 3(a- c) respectively shows the wave forms of output voltage
of the MLI, harmonic analysis and PWM pattern for the new SHE. From the Figures. 2(b) and 3(b), it is
evident that the THD value of the voltage output is 18.46 % with the conventional SHE technique while it is
17.4 % with the new SHE method. Hence, it is clear that the proposed SHE method results in the lesser value
of voltage THD as compared to that of the conventional SHE method. The Table 2 compares the THDs of the
voltages of the MLI for the two SHE techniques.
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(a) (b)
(c)
Figure 2. (a) Output voltage of the MLI, (b) Harmonic Analysis, and (c) PWM pattern for the conventional
SHE.
(a) (b)
(c)
Figure 3. (a) Output voltage waveform of MLI, (b) waveform of Harmonic Analysis, (c) waveform of PWM
Pattern for new SHE
Table 2. Voltage THD comparison
Voltage THD with the conventional SHE technique Voltage THD with the new SHE technique
18.46% 17.40%
0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.1
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
Time (Seconds)
Output
Voltage
of
MLI
(Volts)
0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.1
0
1
2
(a)
0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.1
0
1
2
(b)
0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.1
0
1
2
(c)
0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.1
0
1
2
(d)
0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.1
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
Time (Seconds)
Output
Voltage
of
MLI
(Volts)
0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.1
0
1
2
(a)
0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.1
0
1
2
(b)
0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.1
0
1
2
(c)
0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.1
0
1
2
(d)
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5.2. Experimental results
The proposed five-level CHB inverter is developed in hardware and is experimentally verified. In
the hardware, MOSFET switches are used. The switches are fired with the switching angles obtained with the
new SHE technique. The switching angles are produced with the FPGA SPARTAN 3E board. Spartan-3
FPGAs are perfectly suited to all type of electronics applications due to its low cost. FPGA realizes high
speed switching and attains a high over sampling rate [24]. Figure 4(a) and 4(b) show the snapshot of
hardware setup and the output voltage respectively.
(a) (b)
Figure 4. (a) Snapshot of the hardware setup, (b) Snapshot of the output voltage waveform
(a) (b)
Figur 5. (a) Output voltage, (b) Harmonic analysis.
It is seen from the Figure 5(b), that the third harmonic is removed and the fifth harmonic is reduced to a low
value. It is also seen from the same figure that the voltage THD for experimental output voltage with new
SHE is 17.58% considering the maximum of fifty harmonic order. Table 3 shows the comparison of voltage
THDs
Table 3. Comparison of the Voltage THDs of the simulated and experimental values
Voltage THD with the new SHE
technique for simulated voltage
Voltage THD with the new SHE
technique for experimental voltage
17.40% 17.58%
6. CONCLUSION
A new SHE method is proposed and implemented for the five-level inverter. The new method has
the advantage of eliminating one more harmonic when compared to the conventional one. Simulation has
been carried out for the inverter with the conventional and the new SHE techniques. The simulated
waveforms of output voltage, THD analysis and the PWM pattern are obtained. It is found from the
simulated harmonic analysis waveform that the voltage THD is 18.46% for conventional SHE while it is
17.40% for the new SHE. Hence, the proposed SHE method has lesser THD value when compared to that of
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the conventional SHE method. The five level inverter with single source of DC is developed and verified
with the new SHE experimentally. The experimental results of output voltage and harmonic analysis are
obtained. The THD value for the new SHE is verified experimentally verified. The THD for the hardware
output voltage is 17.58 %, which almost close to the simulated value.
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BIOGRAPHIES OF AUTHORS
Dr. T. Porselvi, Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
has 19 years of teaching experience. She received her B.E. degree in Electrical and Electronics
Engineering from Madras University, M.E. degree in Power Electronics and Drives from Anna
University and Ph.D degree from Anna University. She is a life member of IETE and ISTE. Her
areas of interest include Power Electronics, Wind Energy Systems, Electrical Machines, Control
Systems, and Network Theory. She has authored 2 textbooks on “Electrical Machines” and
“Control Systems”. She has published 15 international journal papers, 9 papers in international
conference and 9 papers in national conference
Dr. K.Deepa graduated from Alagappa chettiar college of engineering and Technoilogy, T.N,
India in 1998. She obtained M.Tech degree from Anna University, Guindy campus, T.N, India in
2005. She received Doctoral degree from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University,
Anantapur, A.P, India in 2017. Currently she is working as Assistant professor in Electrical and
Electronics Engineering Department, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa
Vidyapeetham University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. She has 19 years of teaching experience.
She is a life Member of IETE and ISTE, India and a professional member of IEEE. She has
authored 2 textbooks on “Electrical Machines” and “Control Systems”. She has published 17
international journal paper, 2 national journal papers, 25 papers in international conference and 6
papers in national conference. 15 M.Tech Degrees were awarded under her guidance. Her areas
of interests include Power electronics, Renewable energy technologies and Control Engineering.
Dr. Ranganath Muthu, Professor in the Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
has 27 years of teaching and 2 years of industrial experience in the field of Instrumentation,
Control and Power Electronics. He has been awarded the Young Scientist Fellowship for the
year 1994-1995 by the Tamil Nadu State Council for Science & Technology. He has published
40 papers in International Journals and 53 papers in the proceedings of International/ National
Conferences.