Abstract
This paper proposes and investigates a new three-phase ac–dc–ac multilevel conversion system obtained from cascaded three-leg converters. Such configuration presents advantages in terms of reduced switch blocking voltages and consequently lower dc-link voltage rating. Operating principles, a pulse-width modulation (PWM) technique based on vector approach, and a control strategy are presented. The operation with different dc-link voltage values and a balancing method are discussed, and is supported by simulation and experimental results. The PWM technique is able to generate multilevel voltage waveforms, which permits reducing the switching frequency stress leading to reduced semiconductor losses. Simulation results are used to compare the proposed configuration with a conventional solution in terms of harmonic distortion and semiconductor losses. Experimental results demonstrate the feasibility of the studied converter, and were obtained by using a downscaled prototype with insulated gate bipolar transistors with dedicated drives and a digital signal processor with appropriated plug-in boards and sensors.
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