Design and Control of a Three-Phase T-Type Inverter using Reverse-Blocking IGBTs

Authors

  • D. A. Tuan Hanoi University of Industry | Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam
  • P. Vu School of Electrical Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam
  • N. V. Lien School of Electrical Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam
Volume: 11 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 6614-6619 | February 2021 | https://doi.org/10.48084/etasr.3954

Received: 17 November 2020 | Revised: 2 December 2020 | Accepted: 7 December 2020 | Online: 6 February 2021


Corresponding author: P. Vu

Abstract

This paper proposes the design and implementation of a 15kW three-phase T-type inverter. Fuji Electric's new generation IGBT module (V series) using RB-IGBT technology is applied for the converter, due to its higher efficiency from conventional IGBTs to reduce switching losses on the semiconductors. Under full load conditions, the overall efficiency of the converter can reach over 98%. The control design and sine PWM modulation are implemented on a DSP kit named TMS320F3F28379D. In addition, the PWM is generated with the fundamental and third harmonics of a sin wave, allowing a modulation factor up to 1,154 compared to traditional PWM. The output voltage of 220V/50Hz with less than 2% of THD can be achieved at the minimum input DC voltage of 550V.

Keywords:

three-phase T-type inverter, Pulse Width Modulation (PWM), digital signal processor

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

M. Rezki and I. Griche, "Simulation and Modeling of a Five -Level (NPC) Inverter Fed by a Photovoltaic Generator and Integrated in a Hybrid Wind-PV Power System," Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 1759-1764, Aug. 2017. https://doi.org/10.48084/etasr.1271

Y. Gopal, K. P. Panda, D. Birla, and M. Lalwani, "Swarm Optimization-Based Modified Selective Harmonic Elimination PWM Technique Application in Symmetrical H-Bridge Type Multilevel Inverters," Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 3836-3845, Feb. 2019. https://doi.org/10.48084/etasr.2397

R. A. Rana, S. A. Patel, A. Muthusamy, C. woo Lee, and H.-J. Kim, "Review of Multilevel Voltage Source Inverter Topologies and Analysis of Harmonics Distortions in FC-MLI," Electronics, vol. 8, no. 11, Nov. 2019, Art. no. 1329. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics8111329

C. L. Solanki, M. H. Ayalani, and S. N. Gohil, "Performance of Three Phase T-Type Multilevel Inverter with Reduced Switch Count," in 2018 International Conference on Current Trends towards Converging Technologies (ICCTCT), Mar. 2018, pp. 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCTCT.2018.8550937

A. Salem and M. A. Abido, "T-Type Multilevel Converter Topologies: A Comprehensive Review," Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 1713-1735, Mar. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-018-3506-6

C. Klumpner and F. Blaabjerg, "Using reverse-blocking IGBTs in power converters for adjustable-speed drives," IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 807-816, May 2006. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2006.872956

T. Naito, M. Takei, M. Nemoto, T. Hayashi, and K. Ueno, "1200V reverse blocking IGBT with low loss for matrix converter," in 2004 Proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs, Kitakyushu, Japan, May 2004, pp. 125-128. https://doi.org/10.1109/WCT.2004.239842

P. J. Grbovic, F. Gruson, N. Idir, and P. L. Moigne, "Turn-on Performance of Reverse Blocking IGBT (RB IGBT) and Optimization Using Advanced Gate Driver," IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 970-980, Apr. 2010. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2009.2031805

M. Sajitha, J. Sandeep, and R. Ramchand, "Comparative Analysis of Different Modulation Techniques for Three Level Three Phase T-type NPC Inverter," in TENCON 2019 - 2019 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON), Kochi, India, Oct. 2019, pp. 1529-1534. https://doi.org/10.1109/TENCON.2019.8929574

J. Huang, Q. Liu, X. Wang, and K. Li, "A Carrier-Based Modulation Scheme to Reduce the Third Harmonic Component of Common-Mode Voltage in a Three-Phase Inverter Under High DC Voltage Utilization," IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 65, no. 3, pp. 1931-1940, Mar. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2017.2745439

A. Yang, L. Pamungkas, Y. Chang, J. Lin, and H. Chiu, "Design and Implementation of 6 kW Three-Phase T-Type Inverter for Microgrid Application," in 2018 International Conference on Applied Engineering (ICAE), Batam, Indonesia, Oct. 2018, pp. 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1109/INCAE.2018.8579417

J. Jose, G. N. Goyal, and M. V. Aware, "Improved inverter utilisation using third harmonic injection," in 2010 Joint International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems 2010 Power India, Dec. 2010, pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDES.2010.5712490

L. Chaturvedi, D. K. Yadav, and G. Pancholi, "Comparison of SPWM,THIPWM and PDPWM Technique Based Voltage Source Inverters for Application in Renewable Energy," Journal of Green Engineering, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 83-98, Jan. 2017. https://doi.org/10.13052/jge1904-4720.7125

W. Subsingha, "A Comparative Study of Sinusoidal PWM and Third Harmonic Injected PWM Reference Signal on Five Level Diode Clamp Inverter," Energy Procedia, vol. 89, pp. 137-148, Jun. 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2016.05.020

N. Dong, H. Yang, J. Han, and R. Zhao, "Modeling and Parameter Design of Voltage-Controlled Inverters Based on Discrete Control," Energies, vol. 11, no. 8, Aug. 2018, Art. no. 2154. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11082154

M. Kawasaki, K. Funaki, and A. Morita, "CW140 Clamp-on Power Meter," Yokogawa Technical Report Enghlish Edition 31, 2001.

"Corporation - 2001 - CW140 Clamp-on Power Meter.pdf." Accessed: Dec. 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: http://web-material3.yokogawa.com/rd-tr-r00031-009.pdf.

Downloads

How to Cite

[1]
Tuan, D.A., Vu, P. and Lien, N.V. 2021. Design and Control of a Three-Phase T-Type Inverter using Reverse-Blocking IGBTs. Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research. 11, 1 (Feb. 2021), 6614–6619. DOI:https://doi.org/10.48084/etasr.3954.

Metrics

Abstract Views: 1555
PDF Downloads: 855

Metrics Information

License

Copyright (c) 2020 Authors

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

- Authors retain the copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) after its publication in ETASR with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

Crossref
Scopus
Google Scholar
Europe PMC

Most read articles by the same author(s)