A New PWM Technique With Single Phase Switched-Capacitor High-Gain Multilevel Inverter for Photovoltaic Applications

The modulation strategies employed in the Single-Phase Switched-Capacitor Multilevel (SC MLI) Inverter must produce waveform of superior quality while minimizing losses from switching. Offering an appealing substitute, Flat Pulse Width Modulation (FPWM) technique provide reduced device switching fre...

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Main Authors: Oorappan G. Murugan, Sivaraman Pandarinathan, S. A. Lakshmanan, C. Dhanamjayulu, S. M. Muyeen
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Published: IEEE 2024-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10786979/
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S. A. Lakshmanan
C. Dhanamjayulu
S. M. Muyeen
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description The modulation strategies employed in the Single-Phase Switched-Capacitor Multilevel (SC MLI) Inverter must produce waveform of superior quality while minimizing losses from switching. Offering an appealing substitute, Flat Pulse Width Modulation (FPWM) technique provide reduced device switching frequencies compared to traditional continuous PWM approaches. This feature generates more voltage and helps to reduce the switching losses in the converter. The paper introduces proposed FPWM techniques alongside a novel structure for a SC MLI. The proposed topology demonstrates its advantages over cutting-edge MLIs through a comparative evaluation encompassing component count, voltage stress, gain factor and cost function considerations. Moreover, experimental results confirm the efficacy of the MLI across diverse scenarios, linear and nonlinear loads, as well as dynamic testing conditions for harnessing Photovoltaic (PV) power. Furthermore, the article introduces a harmonic minimization technique for FPWM methods by adjusting the sinusoidal modulating reference to restrict harmonic amplitude while maintaining the same effective switching frequency, thereby reducing switching losses.
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spelling doaj-art-1e8a5958ca98406295ce225906f21d532025-08-20T01:56:57ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362024-01-011219157319158510.1109/ACCESS.2024.351429510786979A New PWM Technique With Single Phase Switched-Capacitor High-Gain Multilevel Inverter for Photovoltaic ApplicationsOorappan G. Murugan0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1264-7771Sivaraman Pandarinathan1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0577-8420S. A. Lakshmanan2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4705-8088C. Dhanamjayulu3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0054-0149S. M. Muyeen4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4955-6889Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, IndiaDepartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, IndiaDepartment of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Chennai, IndiaSchool of Electrical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, IndiaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Qatar University, Doha, QatarThe modulation strategies employed in the Single-Phase Switched-Capacitor Multilevel (SC MLI) Inverter must produce waveform of superior quality while minimizing losses from switching. Offering an appealing substitute, Flat Pulse Width Modulation (FPWM) technique provide reduced device switching frequencies compared to traditional continuous PWM approaches. This feature generates more voltage and helps to reduce the switching losses in the converter. The paper introduces proposed FPWM techniques alongside a novel structure for a SC MLI. The proposed topology demonstrates its advantages over cutting-edge MLIs through a comparative evaluation encompassing component count, voltage stress, gain factor and cost function considerations. Moreover, experimental results confirm the efficacy of the MLI across diverse scenarios, linear and nonlinear loads, as well as dynamic testing conditions for harnessing Photovoltaic (PV) power. Furthermore, the article introduces a harmonic minimization technique for FPWM methods by adjusting the sinusoidal modulating reference to restrict harmonic amplitude while maintaining the same effective switching frequency, thereby reducing switching losses.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10786979/Flat-PWMreduction in switching lossesminimizing THDvoltage boostinglow voltage stressPV source
spellingShingle Oorappan G. Murugan
Sivaraman Pandarinathan
S. A. Lakshmanan
C. Dhanamjayulu
S. M. Muyeen
A New PWM Technique With Single Phase Switched-Capacitor High-Gain Multilevel Inverter for Photovoltaic Applications
IEEE Access
Flat-PWM
reduction in switching losses
minimizing THD
voltage boosting
low voltage stress
PV source
title A New PWM Technique With Single Phase Switched-Capacitor High-Gain Multilevel Inverter for Photovoltaic Applications
title_full A New PWM Technique With Single Phase Switched-Capacitor High-Gain Multilevel Inverter for Photovoltaic Applications
title_fullStr A New PWM Technique With Single Phase Switched-Capacitor High-Gain Multilevel Inverter for Photovoltaic Applications
title_full_unstemmed A New PWM Technique With Single Phase Switched-Capacitor High-Gain Multilevel Inverter for Photovoltaic Applications
title_short A New PWM Technique With Single Phase Switched-Capacitor High-Gain Multilevel Inverter for Photovoltaic Applications
title_sort new pwm technique with single phase switched capacitor high gain multilevel inverter for photovoltaic applications
topic Flat-PWM
reduction in switching losses
minimizing THD
voltage boosting
low voltage stress
PV source
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10786979/
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