An Efficiency Analysis of 27 Level Single-Phase Asymmetric Inverter without Regeneration †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology
3. Topology
4. Semiconductors Losses
4.1. Switching Losses
4.2. Conduction Losses
5. Switching Frequency
6. Simulated Results
6.1. Steady-State Analysis
6.2. Analysis before Disturbances
7. Experimental Results
8. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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m | VDC1 | VDC2 | VDC3 | va,1 | va1,1 | va2,1 | va3,1 | ia,1 | va,rms | ia,rms | RL | LL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.0 | 900[V] | 300[V] | 100[V] | 1318[V] | 1077[V] | 206.9[V] | 34.75[V] | 9.265[A] | 1319[V] | 9.268[A] | 114.1[Ω] | 27.23[mH] |
0.7 | 923.1[V] | 923.1[V] | 0.000[V] | 0.000[V] | 6.484[A] | 924.4[V] | 6.484[A] |
m | α1 | α2 | α3 | α4 | α5 | α6 | α7 | α8 | α9 | α10 | α11 | α12 | α13 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.0 | 2.13° | 6.48° | 10.9° | 15.2° | 19.9° | 24.8° | 29.6° | 34.7° | 40.2° | 46.1° | 52.7° | 60.6° | 71.1° |
0.7 | 3.00° | 8.92° | 15.4° | 21.7° | 36.3° | 36.3° | 44.1° | 51.4° | 65.3° | 90.0° | 90.0° | 90.0° | 90.0° |
m | VDC1 | VDC2 | VDC3 | va,1 | va1,1 | va2,1 | va3,1 | ia,1 | va,rms | ia,rms | RL | LL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.0 | 90[V] | 30[V] | 10[V] | 132.1[V] | 109.1[V] | 20.58[V] | 6.769[V] | 1.750[A] | 132.1[V] | 1.792[A] | 58[Ω] | 138[mH] |
0.7 | 92.88[V] | 93.33[V] | 1.476[V] | 1.223[V] | 1.279[A] | 93.07[V] | 1.285[A] |
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Espinosa, E.; Melín, P.; Baier, C.; Espinoza, J.; Garcés, H. An Efficiency Analysis of 27 Level Single-Phase Asymmetric Inverter without Regeneration. Energies 2021, 14, 1459. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14051459
Espinosa E, Melín P, Baier C, Espinoza J, Garcés H. An Efficiency Analysis of 27 Level Single-Phase Asymmetric Inverter without Regeneration. Energies. 2021; 14(5):1459. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14051459
Chicago/Turabian StyleEspinosa, Eduardo, Pedro Melín, Carlos Baier, José Espinoza, and Hugo Garcés. 2021. "An Efficiency Analysis of 27 Level Single-Phase Asymmetric Inverter without Regeneration" Energies 14, no. 5: 1459. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14051459