High voltage DC/DC multilevel converter in ladder topology
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May 23, 2012
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Andrés Mauricio López-Cañón, BSc
Rafael Fernando Diez-Medina, PhD
Gabriel Perilla-Galindo, MSc
Diego Alejandro Patiño-Guevara, PhD
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6181-6175
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6181-6175
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Abstract
This article analyzes and designs a ladder multilevel converter topology for a high voltage application (3000 V). This converter is compared to other well-known structures called Flying Capacitors showing its simplicity for implementation and control. In addition, an analysis of the voltaje drop of the ladder topology is carried out as a function of the number of cells and of the load current. Furthermore, the converter is implemented and successfully achieves 3000 V, 100 mA. The theoretical analysis is validated by the results. The converter is tested with two different types of capacitors in order to determine which one offers a better performance.
Keywords
Power electronics, semiconductors, DC/DC converter, electric current convertersElectrónica de potencia, semiconductores, conversores DC/DC, convertidores de corriente eléctrica
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ESCALANTE, M. F.; VANNIER, J.-C. y ARZANDE, A. Flying capacitor multilevel inverters and dtc motor drive applications. IEEE Transactions. 2001, vol. 49, pp. 809-815.
GITAU, M. N.; KONGA, C. K. y WESTHUIZEN, J. G. Loss reduction in generalised multilevel converters. s. l.: Africon, 2009.
GUERRA MUTIS, M. H.; PELÁEZ URIBE, C. V. y CABANZO HERNÁNDEZ, R. Obtención de un plasma jet a partir de una descarga de barrera a presión atmosférica. Revista Colombiana de Física. 2001, vol. 33, núm. 2, pp. 213-216.
HENRY, J. y KIMBALL, J. W. Practical performance analysis of complex switched-capacitor converters. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronic. 2011, vol. 26, núm. 1, pp. 127-136.
HSIEH Y.-P., CHEN, J.-F.; LIANG, T.-J. y YANG, L.-S. Novel high step-up DC-DC converter with coupled-inductor and switched-capacitor techniques. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 2011, vol. 59, núm. 2, pp. 998-1007.
IOINOVICI, A. Switched-capacitor power electronics circuits. IEEE Circuits and Systems Magazine. 2001, vol. 1, pp. 37-42.
LAI, J.-S. y PENG, F. Z. Multilevel converters-a new breed of power converters. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 1996, vol. 32, núm. 3, pp. 509-517.
LEE, K.-Y. y LAI, Y.-S. A novel magnetic-less bi-directional DC-DC converter. IECON 30th Annual Conference of IEEE, 2004, pp. 1014-1017.
MARCHESONI, M. y VACCA, C. A new DC-DC converter structure for power flow management in fuel-cell electric vehicles with energy storage systems. Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 2004. PESC 04. 2004 IEEE 35th Annual, 2004. pp. 683-689.
MEYNARD, T. A. y FOCH, H. Multi-level conversion: high voltage choppers and voltagesource inverters. Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 1992. PESC ‘92 Record., 23rd Annual IEEE, 1992, pp. 397-403.
MEYNARD, T. A. et ál. Multicell converters: basic concepts and industry applications. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 2002, vol. 49, núm. 5, pp. 955-964.
MOHAN, N.; UNDELAND, T. y ROBINS, N. Y. Power electronics converters, aplications and designs. New York: Jhon Wley & Sons, 1995.
NGO, K. D. T. y WEBSTER, R. Steady-state analysis and design of a switched-capacitor DCDC converter. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 1994, vol. 30, núm. 1, pp. 92-101.
PENG, F. Z. A generalized multilevel inverter topology with self voltage balancing. Industry Applications Conference. Conference Record of the 2000 IEEE, 2000, pp. 2024-2031.
PENG, F. Z.; ZHANG, F. y QIAN, Z. A magnetic-less DC-DC converter for dual-voltage automotive systems. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 2003, vol. 39, núm. 2, pp. 511-518.
RODRÍGUEZ, J.; LAI, J.-S. y PENG, F. Z. Multilevel inverters: a survey of topologies, controls, and applications. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 2002, vol. 49, núm. 4, pp. 724-738.
YEUNG, Y. P. B. et ál. Unified analysis of switched-capacitor resonant converters. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 2004, vol. 51, pp. 864-873.
ZHANG, F. et ál. A new design method for high-power high-efficiency switched-capacitor DC–DC converters. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. 2008, vol. 23, pp. 832-840.
ZHANG, F.; PENG, F. Z. y QIAN, Z. Study of the multilevel converters in DC-DC applications. Power Electronics Specialists Conference. PESC 04. 2004 IEEE 35th Annual, 2004, pp. 1702-1706.
How to Cite
López-Cañón, A. M., Diez-Medina, R. F., Perilla-Galindo, G., & Patiño-Guevara, D. A. (2012). High voltage DC/DC multilevel converter in ladder topology. Ingenieria Y Universidad, 16(1), 117. https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.iyu16-1.cmda
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