| Title | Multilevel Single Phase Isolated Inverter with Reduced Number of Switches |
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| Authors | Verdugo C. , Candela J.I. , Elsaharty M.A. , RODRÍGUEZ CORTÉS, PEDRO |
| External publication | No |
| Means | 2018 7th International Conference On Renewable Energy Research And Applications (icrera) |
| Scope | Capítulo de un Libro |
| Nature | Científica |
| Web | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85060614966&doi=10.1109%2fICRERA.2018.8566932&partnerID=40&md5=c6309fc2903aac23fd034d6d73514314 |
| Publication date | 01/01/2018 |
| Scopus Id | 2-s2.0-85060614966 |
| DOI | 10.1109/ICRERA.2018.8566932 |
| Abstract | This paper proposes a cascaded single phase multilevel inverter using an off-the-shelf three-phase inverter and transformer. The concept is based on a cascaded connection of two inverter legs using a typical three phase inverter in such a way that the third leg is shared between the other two phases. The cascaded connection is achieved through an integrated series transformer with a typical three-phase transformer core. Utilization of a special transformer design has been previously proposed in the Custom Power Active Transformer. However, cascaded connection of inverter legs has not been previously investigated with such a concept. In this way, a three-leg inverter and a three-phase transformer are converted into an isolated multilevel single-phase inverter based on an unique configuration and modulation technique. © 2018 IEEE. |
| Keywords | Mathematical models; Renewable energy resources; Custom power; Modulation techniques; Multilevel inverter; Number of switches; Single-phase inverters; Three-phase inverter; Three-phase transformers; Transformer design; Electric inverters |
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