Article
Voltage balancing in three-level neutral-point-clamped converters via Luenberger observer
Author/s | Umbría Jiménez, Francisco
Gordillo Álvarez, Francisco Gómez‐Estern Aguilar, Fabio Salas Gómez, Francisco Portillo Guisado, Ramón Carlos Vázquez Pérez, Sergio |
Department | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ingeniería de Sistemas y Automática Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ingeniería Electrónica |
Publication Date | 2014 |
Deposit Date | 2015-03-05 |
Abstract | This paper addresses the problems associated with the dc-link capacitor voltages of the three-level neutral-point-clamped power converter: the imbalance of the capacitor voltages as well as the presence of an ac-voltage ... This paper addresses the problems associated with the dc-link capacitor voltages of the three-level neutral-point-clamped power converter: the imbalance of the capacitor voltages as well as the presence of an ac-voltage low-frequency oscillation in the dc link of the converter. In order to cope with them, a mathematical analysis of the capacitor voltage difference dynamics, based on a direct average continuous model, is carried out, considering a singular perturbation approach. The analysis leads to a final expression where a sinusoidal disturbance appears explicitly. Consequently, the two problems can be handled together using the ordinary formulation of a problem of regulating the output of a system subject to sinusoidal disturbances, applying classical control theory to design the controller. In this way, the controller is designed including the disturbance estimate provided by a Luenberger observer to asymptotically cancel the disturbance, while keeping also balanced the capacitor voltages. Experiments for a synchronous three-level neutral-point-clamped converter prototype are carried out to evaluate the performance and usefulness of the converter working as a grid-connected inverter under the proposed control law. |
Funding agencies | Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICIN). España Junta de Andalucía |
Citation | Umbría Jiménez, F., Gordillo Álvarez, F., Gómez‐Estern Aguilar, F., Salas Gómez, F., Portillo Guisado, R.C. y Vázquez Pérez, S. (2014). Voltage balancing in three-level neutral-point-clamped converters via Luenberger observer. |
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