• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2017.07a
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• pp.212-213
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• 2017

In this paper is presented a pre-charging sequence for single-phase cascaded neutal-point-clamped(NPC) converters for capacitors voltage balancing. capacitor imbalance problem in pre-charge sequence is caused in cascaded NPC converter by its topology. the DC link voltage at each NPC converter module can be balanced by the proposed switching method. the design and performance of the proposed sequence are verified by simulation and experimental results using prototype.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2015.07a
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• pp.59-60
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 3-Level NPC(Neutral Point Clamped) 인버터에서 ZDPWM(Zero Dead Time Pulse Width Modulation) 기법에 대해서 제안한다. 3-Level NPC 인버터에서 기존 PWM 기법은 각 스위치는 서로 상보적인 동작을 수행하고, 반도체 스위칭 소자 특성상 Rise Time과 Fall Time의 시간차이로 인하여 단락사고를 방지하기 위해 스위칭 신호의 Rising Edge에 데드타임을 인가하여 단락을 방지한다. 그러나 이러한 데드타임은 지령 스위칭 신호와 실제 스위칭 신호의 오차로 인하여 출력 전압 및 전류에 왜곡이 발생하고, 이러한 왜곡으로 인하여 시스템의 오작동 및 직류링크단 전압의 불평형의 원인이 된다. 제안하는 PWM기법은 지령전압과 출력전류의 위상에 따라 영역을 나눈 후 전류의 방향에 따라 옵셋 전압을 생성하여 새로운 지령전압을 만들어 각 스위치에 스위칭 신호를 인가한다. 제안한 기법에 타당성을 증명하기 위해 시뮬레이션을 통해 검증하였다.

• 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 IKEEE
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.170-177
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• 2020

This paper presents an open-fault tolerance control method for active neutral point clamped (ANPC) inverter with high frequency/low frequency (HF/LF) modulation. By applying the ANPC inverter with SiC MOSFETs and Si IGBTs, the system efficiency and performance can be improved compared to a Si-based inverter. HF/LF modulation is used for a megawatt-scale inverter to minimize the commutation loop. The open-switch failure in megawatt-scale inverter causes severe damage to load and huge expenses when the inverter has been shut-down. The proposed tolerance control of open-switch failure provides continuous operation and improved reliability to the ANPC inverter. The effectiveness of the proposed fault tolerance control is verified by simulation results.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.11-16
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• 2003

The 3-level converter/inverter system is very efficient in the ac motor drives of high voltage and high power application. This paper proposed a simple method to diagnose faults using change of current vector pattern in space vector diagram when the faults occurrence in the 3-level inverter and a control method that can protect system from unbalance of the neutral point voltage according to faults. The validity of the proposed method is demonstrated by the simulation results.

• 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.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.315-323
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• 2014

An optimized space vector pulse width modulation (SVPWM) method with common mode voltage elimination and neutral point potential balancing is proposed for an open-end winding induction motor. The motor is fed from both of the ends with two neutral point clamped (NPC) three-level inverters. In order to eliminate the common mode voltage of the motor ends and balance the neutral point potential of the DC link, only zero common mode voltage vectors are used and a balancing control factor is gained from calculation in the strategy. In order to improve the harmonic characteristics of the output voltages and currents, the balancing control factor is regulated properly and the theoretical analysis is provided. Simulation and experimental results show that by adopting the proposed method, the common mode voltage can be completely eliminated, the neutral point potential can be accurately balanced and the harmonic performance for the output voltages and currents can be effectively improved.

• 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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• 2014.11a
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• pp.143-144
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 NPC(Neutral Point Clamped) 및 T-type IGBT 모듈을 이용하여 3상 3-레벨 인버터를 구성하고, 인버터에서 발생되어지는 도통손실과 스위칭 손실을 PSIM의 Thermal Module을 사용하여 확인한다. 또한 토폴로지 상의 차이에 의해 발생되어지는 스위치 손실을 비교 하며, 시뮬레이션에 적용한 파라미터 값들을 수식에 직접 적용하여 손실에 영향을 미치는 파라미터를 확인하고, 각 파라미터의 값의 변화가 주어진 조건에서 전체 손실에 미치는 영향을 확인한다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2014.11a
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• pp.187-188
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 3-레벨 NPC(Neutral Point Clamped) 인버터에서 상단 커패시터 전압과 하단 커패시터의 전압의 불균형 시 나타나는 출력 상전류 왜곡에 대한 보상기법에 대하여 제안한다. 스위칭 기법은 SVPWM(Space Vector Pulse Width Modulation)을 사용하였고 상단 커패시터 전압과 하단 커패시터 전압의 불균형이 DC-Link 전압의 0% 15% 35%일 때의 보상 전과 보상 후를 비교 분석 하여 시뮬레이션으로 출력 상전류 보상기법을 검증하였다.