New junction temperature balancing method for a three level active NPC converter

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Abstract

The Active NPC VSC (3L-ANPC-VSC) features a higher degree of controllability than standard NPC converters, allowing a better temperature distribution among the semiconductors. With the aid of a Predictive Control strategy, a new temperature balancing method for the 3L-ANPC-VSC is introduced. The algorithm is implemented in Matlab and compared with the 3L-NPC-VSC using experimental data of 4.5kV Press-pack IGBT and Diode for the calculation of the losses. The comparison shows a potential for increasing the output power of the 3L-ANPC-VSC topology.

Details

Original languageGerman
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2011 14th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications
PublisherWiley-IEEE Press
Pages1-9
Number of pages9
ISBN (print)978-90-75815-15-3
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2011
Peer-reviewedYes

Conference

Title2011 14th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, EPE 2011
Conference number14
Duration30 August - 1 September 2011
CityBirmingham
CountryUnited Kingdom

External IDs

Scopus 80053476411

Keywords

Keywords

  • Junctions, Semiconductor diodes, Switches, Insulated gate bipolar transistors, Temperature measurement, Logic gates, Temperature control