LAPSE:2023.30094
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LAPSE:2023.30094
Prediction of DC-Link Voltage Switching Ripple in Three-Phase Four-Leg PWM Inverters
April 14, 2023
This paper presents a thorough prediction of DC-link voltage switching ripples in the three-phase four-leg inverters operating in balanced and unbalanced working conditions. The unbalanced modes examined here employ the highest degree of AC current imbalance while still preserving three-phase operation. This behavior can be found in many grid-connected or standalone grid-forming three-phase converters that supply “heavy” single-phase loads, comprising a recent trend in smart-grid, smart electric vehicle (EV)-charging applications. In this sense, for instance, the smart EV chargers might be employed in conditions when different power is drawn/injected from/to the grid, providing power conditioning services to the latter. The analysis of three-phase four-leg inverters is then extended to single-phase operations typical of home-charging or vehicle-to-home (V2H) applications. Their performances in terms of DC-link voltage switching ripple are demonstrated. Two of the most common carrier-based PWM modulation techniques are employed to drive the three-phase inverter—namely, sinusoidal PWM and centered PWM (carrier-based analogy of the space vector modulation). The derived mathematical expressions of peak-to-peak and RMS values of DC-link voltage switching ripple for balanced and unbalanced conditions are handy for designing the associated DC-link capacitor and estimating the overall efficiency of the converter. Extensive numerical simulations and experimental tests have been performed to validate the presented analytical developments.
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DC-link switching ripple, EV charging, four-wire four-leg inverter, harmonic pollution, on-board charger, pulse-width modulation, voltage ripple, voltage source inverter
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Mandrioli R, Viatkin A, Hammami M, Ricco M, Grandi G. Prediction of DC-Link Voltage Switching Ripple in Three-Phase Four-Leg PWM Inverters. (2023). LAPSE:2023.30094
Author Affiliations
Mandrioli R: Department of Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy [ORCID]
Viatkin A: Department of Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy [ORCID]
Hammami M: Department of Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy [ORCID]
Ricco M: Department of Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy [ORCID]
Grandi G: Department of Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy [ORCID]
Journal Name
Energies
Volume
14
Issue
5
First Page
1434
Year
2021
Publication Date
2021-03-05
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1996-1073
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PII: en14051434, Publication Type: Journal Article
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