A Novel ZVS 3-Level Resonant Pole Inverter

새로운 ZVS 3-레벨 공진폴 인버터

  • 백주원 (한국전기연구소 전력전자연구부) ;
  • 조정구 (한국전기연구소 전력전자연구부) ;
  • 유동욱 (한국전기연구소 전력전자연구부) ;
  • 송두익 (한국전기연구소 전력전자연구부) ;
  • 원충언 (성균관대학교 전기공학과)
  • Published : 1995.07.20

Abstract

A zero voltage switching (ZVS) three level resonant pole inverter is presented for high power GTO inverters. The concept of auxiliary resonant commutated pole(ARCP) for two level inverter is extended to the three level inverter. The proposed auxiliary commutation circuit consists of one resonant inductor and two bi-directional switches, which provides ZVS condition to the main devices without increasing device voltage or current stresses. The auxiliary device operates with zero current switching(ZCS) which enables use of the low cost thyristors. The proposed circuit can handle higher voltage and higher power(1-10MVA) comparing to the two level one. Operation and analysis of the proposed circuit are illustrated. Experimental results with 10 KW, 4 kHz prototype are presented to verify the principle of operation.

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