Applications and Modulation Methods for Modular Converters Enabling Unequal Cell Power Sharing

Modular converters based on the connection of multiple power cells have become a competitive solution for many applications achieving high performance with reduced production and maintenance cost. However, their performance is degraded if the power modules present an unbalanced operation which is a...

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Autores: Giuseppe Monopoli, Vito, Márquez, Abraham, León Galván, José Ignacio, Liserre, Marco, Buticchi, Giampaolo, García Franquelo, Leopoldo, Vázquez Pérez, Sergio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/116325
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/116325
https://doi.org/10.1109/MIE.2021.3080232
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Modular Converters
Phase-Displacement Modulation Methods
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Sumario:Modular converters based on the connection of multiple power cells have become a competitive solution for many applications achieving high performance with reduced production and maintenance cost. However, their performance is degraded if the power modules present an unbalanced operation which is a common case in some applications and/or when they implement active thermal control methods. Variable-angle carrier-based PWM strategies face this challenge minimizing the negative impact of unequal power sharing among the cells by improving the output waveforms harmonic quality what has a direct impact on the output filters and/or components’ lifetime.