Control of cascaded H-bridge inverters using an FPGA-based platform

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2011

Authors

Emanuel Meireles (Author) FEUP; António Martins (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: International Conference on Power Engineering, Energy and Electrical Drives

Pages: 1-5

3rd IEEE International Conference on Power Engineering, Energy and Electrical Drives, PowerEng2011

Torremolinos, Malaga, 11 May 2011 through 13 May 2011

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Information engineering

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Engineering > Electrical engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-008-1DV

DOI: 10.1109/powereng.2011.6036546

Abstract (EN): Cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverters are highly modular converters particularly suitable for generating high output voltages and connecting independent dc sources like solar arrays or fuel cells. Three-phase multilevel inverters based on cascaded H-bridge inverters require a large number of control signals, particularly if the number of levels is high. In this case, Field-Programmable Gate Array appears as the right solution to generate the control signals for the multilevel inverter. This paper presents the analysis and design of a FPGA-based multi-carrier PWM control method for a five-level three-phase inverter suitable for photovoltaic applications and shows simulation and experimental data demonstrating the expected theoretical results. © 2011 IEEE.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific