• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.07a
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• pp.900-901
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• 2008

본 논문은 NPC 인버터(Neutral-point-clamped Inverter) 시스템을 구성하는 스위칭 소자에 개방성 고장이 발생하였을 경우 인버터 시스템의 고장 검출을 위한 새로운 고장 검출 방법을 제안하였다. 이 방법은 CPWM(continuous-PWM) 고유의 특성을 이용하기 때문에 간단한 알고리즘으로서 구현이 용이할 뿐만 아니라 기존의 방법보다 빠른 고장 검출 능력을 가진다. 빠른 고장 검출 능력은 고장 검출 시간의 지연에서 올 수 있는 직류-링크 커패시터의 전압 불평형 문제 및 이로 인한 다른 스위치로의 전압 스트레스 증가에 의한 소자 파괴와 같은 악영향을 개선시킬 수 있다. 제안된 방법의 타당성을 입증하기 위하여 실험을 수행하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2013.07a
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• pp.421-422
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 3-레벨의 NPC(Neutral Point Clamped) VSC와 T-type VSC를 시뮬레이션용 열 모델링 기법을 이용하여 스위칭과 도통 손실을 비교 분석하였다. 두 가지 토폴로지의 인버터동작과 회생동작에서의 주파수에 따른 효율을 시뮬레이션을 통하여 고찰 하였다.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.291-296
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• 2022

Capacitor is one of the reliability-critical components in power converters. The lifetime of the capacitor decreases as the operating temperature increases, and power losses caused by capacitor current are the main cause of the capacitor temperature increase. Therefore, various studies are being conducted to improve the lifetime of the capacitor by reducing the current of DC-link capacitors. In this study, pulse width modulation methods proposed for improving the lifetime of DC-link capacitors of the three-level NPC inverter are comparatively analyzed. The lifetime evaluation of the DC-link capacitor under different modulation methods is performed at component level first and then system level by considering all capacitors by applying Monte Carlo simulation. Furthermore, their effects on the efficiency and THD of the output current are also considered.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.29 no.9
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• pp.71-80
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• 2015

This paper proposes a convenient thermal modeling method for loss distribution control method of 3-level Active NPC(Neutral Point Clamped) inverter. In the drawback of conventional 3-level NPC, the generated losses can occur unbalance in each switching device, as a result, thermal utilization of designed system has been decreased. In order to compensate unbalanced losses, Active NPC inverter performed loss balancing control with thermal modeling during operation of each switching device. Therefore, this paper deals with a convenient thermal modeling method based on newton's law of cooling rather than conventional thermal modeling method. Both simulation and experimental results based on 10kW 3-level Active NPC inverter confirm the validity of the analysis performed in the study.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.66 no.5
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• pp.778-785
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• 2017

This paper presents a control method for reducing the distortion of the grid current at a grid-connected three-level neutral point clamped (NPC) inverter. The grid current is distorted from the 5th and 7th harmonic components in the stationary frame current also the 6th harmonic component in the synchronous frame current. In this paper, the 6th harmonic component on synchronous frame is controlled by using all-pass filters (APFs) and proportional integral (PI) controllers for distortion of the grid side. When transformed the 6th harmonic component is controlled, the 5th and 7th harmonic components are reduced. The validity of the proposed control method is verified by simulation and experiment results using a 25kW three-level NPC inverter.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.376-382
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• 2014

This paper proposes the pulse width modulation (PWM) control strategy for low-speed operation in the three-level neutral-point-clamped (NPC) inverters based on the bootstrap gate drive circuit. As a purpose of the cost reduction, several papers have paid attention to the bootstrap circuit applied to the three-level NPC inverter. However, the bootstrap gate driver IC cannot generate the gate signal to the IGBT for low-speed operation, because the bootstrap capacitor voltage decreases under the threshold level. For low-speed operation, the dipolar and partial-dipolar modulations can be the effective solution. However, these modulations have drawbacks in terms of the switching loss and THD. Therefore, this paper proposes the PWM control strategy to operate the inverter at low-speed and to minimize the switching loss and harmonics. The experimental results are presented to verify the validity on the proposed method.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2018.11a
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• pp.215-216
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• 2018

본 논문에서는 Carrier-Based Pulse Width Modulation(CBPWM)을 사용한 Active Neutral Point Clamped (ANPC) 인버터의 안정적인 고장 허용 운전을 위한 중성점 전압 균형 제어 기법을 제안한다. 제안된 기법은 ANPC 인버터를 구성하고 있는 전력 반도체 스위치의 고장으로 인한 고장 허용 운전 시, 출력 특성이 저하되는 문제점을 해결하기 위해 스위칭 조합의 재구성과 기준 출력전압의 변조를 통한 중성점 전압 균형을 유지한다. 제안된 기법의 타당성은 RT-BOX를 통한 HIL 시뮬레이터를 이용하여 확인하였다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.432-444
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• 2018

This paper presents a capacitor voltage balancing topology using a three-level boost converter (TLBC) for a neutral point clamped (NPC) three-level inverter fed surface permanent magnet synchronous motor drive (SPMSM). It enhanced the performance of the drive in terms of its voltage THD and torque pulsation. The main attracting feature of the proposed control is the boosting of the input voltage and at the same time the balancing of the capacitor voltages. This control also reduces the computational complexity. For the purpose of close loop vector control, a software based cost effective resolver to digital converter RDC-less estimation is implemented to calculate the speed and position. The proposed drive is simulated in the MATLAB/SIMULINK environment and an experimental investigation using dSPACE DS1104 validates the proposed drive system at different operating condition.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2013.11a
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• pp.107-108
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 3-레벨 NPC(Neutral Point Clamped) 인버터에서 사용되는 SVPWM(Space Vector Pluse Width Modulation)기법들 중 옵셋전압을 이용한 대칭 SVPWM과 효율을 높이기 위한 전압 지령 벡터를 계산한 $120^{\circ}$ DPWM(Discontinuous PWM)과 $60^{\circ}(+30^{\circ})$ DPWM을 비교 분석하였다. 각 SVPWM간의 효율 및 THD를 비교 분석 하였고 이를 통해 시뮬레이션으로 스위칭 방식에 따라 비교하여 효율 및 THD 결과를 도출하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.44-45
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• 2011

분산발전 시스템에서 계통연계 인버터는 계통에 전력을 주입할 뿐만 중요부하에도 안정된 전력을 공급하는 역할을 한다. 하지만 기존의 계통연계시 전류제어모드로 동작하고 계통이상 발생시 전압제어로 전환되는 제어방법으로는 모드 전환시 과도상태가 발생하여 중요부하에 심각한 영향을 줄 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 모드 전환에 따른 과도상태를 최소화하기 위해 끊김없는 모드 전환을 위한 계통연계형 3-레벨 NPC 인버터의 제어기법을 제안한다.