• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.2099-2108
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• 2016

The cascaded multilevel converter is widely adopted to medium/high voltage and high power electronic applications due to the small harmonic components of the output voltage and the facilitation of modularity. In this paper, the operation principle of a T-type H-bridge topology is investigated in detail, and a carrier phase shifted pulse width modulation (CPS-PWM) based control method is proposed for this topology. Taking a virtual five-level waveform achieved by a unipolar double frequency CPS-PWM as the output object, PWM signals of the T-type H-bridge can be obtained by reverse derivation according to its switching modes. In addition, a control method for the T-type H-bridge based cascaded multilevel converter is introduced. Then a single-phase T-type H-bridge cascaded multilevel static var generator (SVG) prototype is built, and a repetitive controller based compound current control strategy is designed with the DC-link voltage balancing control scheme analyzed. Finally, simulation and experimental results validate the correctness and feasibility of the proposed modulation method and control strategy for T-type H-bridge based cascaded multilevel converters.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.685-688
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• 2015

A phase-shift full-bridge converter is widely used conventional converter. If the input power change in the variation of the output voltage, there is a time interval freewheeling according to a duty change. This is a factor of reducing the efficiency. In this paper, we propose a method for improving the efficiency of the converter/inverter systems that require high efficiency in the ESS. The proposed method was used for the duty control for solving the fail problem ZVS(Zero Voltage Switching) in Freewheeling interval. The proposed method was verified by experiments.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 1997.07a
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• pp.276-279
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• 1997

본 논문은 통신용전원장치와 같은 대용량의 DC 전원 장치에 적용하기 위하여 3상용 6 Switch로 구성된 Bridge로써 대용량 DC-DC converter에 적합한 Topology에 관한 것이다. 기본 동작은 기존의 Phase shifted ZVS PWM 방식을 사용하며, Bridge의 바깥쪽 양쪽암의 펄스폭을 제어하는데, 같은 펄스를 동시에 주는 방식과 각각 별도로 제어하는 방식, 두암의 위상을 지연시키는 방식에 관하여 연구하였다. 제안된 Topology들은 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션을 수행하여 그 동작특성을 확인하였고, 대용량에 적용할 수 있음을 확인하였다. 장치의 용량은 출력 500[A]/30[V] 회로를 구성하여 각각의 경우에 대하여 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션 결과를 제시하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2013.07a
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• pp.532-533
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 다단 멀티레벨 컨버터(Cascaded Multilevel Converter) 방식으로 개발된 STATCOM에서 Phase-Shifted PWM 시 발생할 수 있는 개별 Cell 인버터의 출력 전압 위상 지연을 보상하여 시스템의 성능을 개선하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 1998.10a
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• pp.442-446
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• 1998

With the advent of the high-speed microprocessor and DSP, the possibility of executing a control strategy in digital domain has become a reality. By the use of the DSP and microprocessor controller, many high power converters such as especially inverter and motor drive system may be enhanced resulting in the improved robustness to EMI, the ability to communicate the operating conditions and the ease of adjusting the control parameters. But, the digital controller using DSP or microprocessor is not applied in the high frequency switching power supplies, especially full bridge dc/dc converter. So, this paper presents the method and realization of designing a digital-to-phase shift PWM circuit for full digital controlled phase-shifted full bridge dc/dc converter with zero voltage switching. The operating principles, simulation and experimental results will be presented.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2019.07a
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• pp.293-294
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• 2019

본 논문은 입출력 전력품질이 우수하고 전압별 시리즈화가 용이한 고전압 대용량 전동기 구동용 H-브릿지 멀티레벨 컨버터의 직류 전압 변동 억제를 위한 전압변조 방법에 관하여 기술하였다. H-브릿지 멀티레벨 컨버터의 Phase-shifted PWM에 의해서 전동기 무부하 구동 조건에서 유효전력이 Negative로 전이해서 전력이 전동기에서 컨버터로 유입되어 특정 파워 셀 직류 전압이 상승하는 현상이 발생한다. 따라서, 개발 파워 셀 위상 전이량을 일정 주기마다 변경하여 회생된 에너지를 H-브릿지 멀티레벨 컨버터의 모든 파워 셀에 분산시켜 파워 셀 직류 전압 상승을 억제하였다. 제안된 방법의 타당성과 실용성은 실용량 제품의 현장 적용 시험을 통하여 입증하였다.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.65-73
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• 2002

This paper proposes a new carrier-based PWM method to solve the most serious problem of flying capacitor multi-level inverter that is the unbalance of capacitor voltages. The voltage unbalance occurs due to the difference of each capacitor's charging and discharging time applied to Flying Capacitor Inverter. New solution controls the variation of capacitor voltages into the mean '0'during some period by means of new carriers using the leg voltage redundancy in the flying capacitor inverter. The solution can be easily expanded to the multi-level inverter. The leg voltage redundancy in the new method makes the switching loss of device equals to the conduction loss of device. This paper will examine the unbalance of capacitor voltage and the conventional theory of self-balance using Phase-shifted carrier. And then the new method that is suitable to the flying capacitor inverter will be explained.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.739-747
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• 2012

This paper applies carrier phase shifted pulse-width modulation (CPS-PWM) to transformerless modular multilevel converters (MMC) to improve the output spectrum. Because the MMC topology is characterized by the double-star connection of six legs consisting of cascaded modular chopper cells with floating capacitors, the balance control of the DC-link capacitor voltage is essential for safe operation. This paper presents a leg-balancing control strategy to achieve DC-link voltage balance under all operating conditions. This strategy based on circulating current decoupling control focused on DC-link balancing between the upper and lower legs in each phase pair by considering the six legs as three independent phase-pairs. Experiments are implemented on a 100-V 3-kVA downscaled prototype. The experimental results show that the proposed leg-balancing control is both effective and practical.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2001.10a
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• pp.217-221
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• 2001

This paper presents a new prototype of soft-switching DC-DC power converter with a high frequency transformer link which has two active power controlled switches in full bridge rectifier with capacitor input type smoothing filter. In this DC-DC converter, ZVS of the inverter in transformer primary side and ZCS of active rectifier area in secondary side can be completely achieved by taking advantage of parasitic inductor component of high-frequency transformer and loss less snubbing capacitors. Its operation principle and salient features are described. The steady-state operating characteristics of the proposed DC-DC power converter are illustrated and discussed on the basis of the simulation results in addition to the experimental ones obtained by 2kw-40kHz power converter breadboard set up.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.56-61
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• 2007

In this paper, a circulating current reduction approach for the parallel operation of fuelcell systems with Z-source inverters is investigated. The carrier phase shifted SPWM(Sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation) is used as a modulation method since it has an advantage in reducing output current harmonics. However, when this technique is applied to the parallel operation of Z-source inverters, it additionally produces circulating currents. A coupled circulating current reactor is used to reduce circulating current generated by the parallel operation of Z-source inverters and to reduce output current harmonics. The proposed circulating current reduction approach using coupled circulating current reactors is verified through simulation and experiment.