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http://dx.doi.org/10.6113/TKPE.2021.26.2.120

DC-Link Voltage Ripple Analysis of Minimum Loss Discontinuous PWM Strategy in Two-Level Three-Phase Voltage Source Inverters  

Lee, Junhyuk (School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University)
Park, Jung-Wook (School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University)
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The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics / v.26, no.2, 2021 , pp. 120-126 More about this Journal
Abstract
DC-link capacitors are one of the main components in two-level three-phase voltage source inverters (VSIs); they provide the pulsating input current and stabilize the vacillating DC-link voltage. Ideally, the larger the capacitance of DC-link capacitors, the better the DC-link voltage stabilizes. However, high capacitance increases the cost and decreases the power density of VSI systems. Therefore, the capacitance should be chosen carefully on the basis of the DC-link voltage ripple requirement. However, the DC-link voltage ripple is dependent on the pulse-width modulation (PWM) strategy. This study especially presents a DC-link voltage ripple analysis when the minimum loss discontinuous PWM strategy is applied. Furthermore, an equation for the selection of the minimum capacitance of DC-link capacitors is proposed. Experimental results with R-L loads are also provided to verify the effectiveness of the presented analysis.
Keywords
DC-link voltage ripple; DC-link capacitor; Two-level three-phase VSI (Voltage Source Inverter); PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation);
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