The active NPC converter and its loss-balancing control

By Thomas Brückner, Steffen Bernet, Henry Güldner. IEEE transactions on industrial electronics (1982. Print), 2005

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A Comprehensive Review of Power Converter Topologies and Control Methods for Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Applications (2022, background): “The losses in the most stressed device may limit converter switching frequency and maximum phase current [118].”
Design and Implementation of a Highly Efficient Three-Level T-Type Converter for Low-Voltage Applications (2013, background): “an alternative to more complex three-level topologies such as active neutral point clamped converters [9]–[11] or split-inductor converters [12], [13].”
Multilevel Converters: An Enabling Technology for High-Power Applications (2009, background): “Some of these variations include the Active NPC (ANPC) [52], which produces a more equal semiconductor junction temperature distribution, enabling a substantial increase of the converter output current and power at nominal operation, compared to the regular NPC.”
Survey on Fault Operation on Multilevel Inverters (2010, methodology): “This solution takes advantage of the additional IGBTs included in the topology and described in [17].”
A Survey on Neutral-Point-Clamped Inverters (2010, background): “6) Predictive Control [19], [20], [59], [63]: In recent years, increasing attention is being paid to the application of predictive control in the field of power electronics and electrical drives [38], [39].”
Topology Review and Derivation Methodology of Single-Phase Transformerless Photovoltaic Inverters for Leakage Current Suppression (2015, methodology): “As a result, the power loss distribution can be balanced, and the reactive power can be easily provided due to the fully controllable topology, which improve the adaptability and flexibility in the balanced and unbalanced grid fault operation [55], [56].”
A General Review of Multilevel Inverters Based on Main Submodules: Structural Point of View (2019, methodology): “metric based on equal sources [81], [87]–[90], [103]–[109], [127]–[138], [151], [154]–[195], asymmetric based on unequal sources (binary, trinary, etc.”
Comparative Evaluation of Advanced Three-Phase Three-Level Inverter/Converter Topologies Against Two-Level Systems (2013, background): “This property was the main reason for the introduction of the active-neutral-point-clamped topology [12] where two additional IGBTs allow a more equal distribution of the losses among the semiconductors [22].”
Comparison of 2.3-kV Medium-Voltage Multilevel Converters for Industrial Medium-Voltage Drives (2007, background): “The reason for this is the lower ideal current rating of the semiconductors in the 3L-FLC VSC, which is caused by a symmetrical loss distribution in the 3L-FLC VSC in contrast to the unsymmetrical loss distribution in the 3L-NPC VSC [3], [23], [25].”
Predictive Control of a Three-Phase Neutral-Point-Clamped Inverter (2007, background): “Topics related to power losses due to commutations and quality of the output current are relevant issues at this power range [3]–[5].”
Multilevel Voltage-Source-Converter Topologies for Industrial Medium-Voltage Drives (2007, background): “the unequal loss distribution and the resulting unsymmetrical semiconductor-junction temperature distribution [56].”
Recent Advances and Industrial Applications of Multilevel Converters (2010, background): “Currently at least one mayor manufacturer offers 3LNPC based commercial STATCOM systems [11], from 6 to 32MVAR, capable to connect from 10kV up to a 132kV grid with the aid of a transformer, featuring IGCT devices and water cooled (plus water/air heat exchanger) system.”
The Benefits of SiC mosfets in a T-Type Inverter for Grid-Tie Applications (2017, background): “However, while this reduces switching losses [4], the topology suffers from higher conduction losses and an uneven device loss distribution because current must always flow through two semiconductor devices [7], [8].”