Simulation and analysis of three-level converter topology for high power applications

This report outlines the research and work that has been done as part of the Final Year Project that focuses on Three-Level Converters, particularly that of the Neutral Point Clamped (NPC) topology. The other available topologies such as Active Neutral Point Clamped (ANPC) and Mixed Voltage Neutral...

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Main Author: Kuek, Zen Yee
Other Authors: Josep Pou
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-781062023-07-07T16:18:54Z Simulation and analysis of three-level converter topology for high power applications Kuek, Zen Yee Josep Pou School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Rolls-Royce@NTU Corporate Lab Suvajit Mukherjee DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering This report outlines the research and work that has been done as part of the Final Year Project that focuses on Three-Level Converters, particularly that of the Neutral Point Clamped (NPC) topology. The other available topologies such as Active Neutral Point Clamped (ANPC) and Mixed Voltage Neutral Point Clamped (MNPC), along with the advantages and disadvantages of each topology would be studied in this report as well. The 2 other topologies such as a Flying Capacitor Converter (FCC) and Cascaded H-Bridge (CHB) would be briefly touched on upon as well. Research has also been done regarding the commercially available IGBT modules to be used in the testing phase, and simulations of the NPC topology has also been done to allow for more in-depth analysis of the converter. Various Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) techniques would be included in this report as well, with their differences stated. With this project being a large-scale project by nature, the focus on Three-Level Converters would be narrowed down to determining the turn-on and turn-off characteristics of Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFETs using a double pulse test. The methodology of generating the aforementioned double pulse would be included as well, along with the expected results from the testing. The equipment that are used for this project would be elaborated upon as well, with details of their internal workings and how it fits into this project being touched on. Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 2019-06-12T04:08:14Z 2019-06-12T04:08:14Z 2019 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/78106 en Nanyang Technological University 70 p. application/pdf
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Simulation and analysis of three-level converter topology for high power applications
description This report outlines the research and work that has been done as part of the Final Year Project that focuses on Three-Level Converters, particularly that of the Neutral Point Clamped (NPC) topology. The other available topologies such as Active Neutral Point Clamped (ANPC) and Mixed Voltage Neutral Point Clamped (MNPC), along with the advantages and disadvantages of each topology would be studied in this report as well. The 2 other topologies such as a Flying Capacitor Converter (FCC) and Cascaded H-Bridge (CHB) would be briefly touched on upon as well. Research has also been done regarding the commercially available IGBT modules to be used in the testing phase, and simulations of the NPC topology has also been done to allow for more in-depth analysis of the converter. Various Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) techniques would be included in this report as well, with their differences stated. With this project being a large-scale project by nature, the focus on Three-Level Converters would be narrowed down to determining the turn-on and turn-off characteristics of Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFETs using a double pulse test. The methodology of generating the aforementioned double pulse would be included as well, along with the expected results from the testing. The equipment that are used for this project would be elaborated upon as well, with details of their internal workings and how it fits into this project being touched on.
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title Simulation and analysis of three-level converter topology for high power applications
title_short Simulation and analysis of three-level converter topology for high power applications
title_full Simulation and analysis of three-level converter topology for high power applications
title_fullStr Simulation and analysis of three-level converter topology for high power applications
title_full_unstemmed Simulation and analysis of three-level converter topology for high power applications
title_sort simulation and analysis of three-level converter topology for high power applications
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