A Comparative Analysis of Hysteresis Current Control SVM and 3D-SVM for 3-Level NPC Inverter

Abstract

This paper elucidates a comparative analysis of hysteresis current control space vector modulation (HCC-SVM) and 3-dimensional space vector modulation (3D-SVM) for control of 3-level neutral point clamped (NPC) inverter. The NPC inverter topology is much suitable for single input applications and medium and high power applications. The detailed comparative analysis of total harmonic distortion (THD) for both modulation control strategies is analyzed. Among various modulation strategies, these two control strategies increased more attention due to the improved output compared to the other conventional methods. The simulation and hardware results are evident that 3D-SVM is the most efficient controller for capacitor balancing, common mode voltage minimization, THD minimization and attain low voltage stress across switch, but in terms of system design and complexity in switching time calculation is simple in the HCC-SVM method. The simulation and hardware results are verified using simulink and FPGA processor, respectively.