Novel T-type Dual-Buck Inverter with Minimum Number of Inductors

Tien The Nguyen, Honnyong Cha, Bang Le Huy Nguyen, Heung Geun Kim

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Abstract

It is well-known that the benefits of the dual-buck structure are no-reverse recovery problem of the body diodes, no shoot-through worry, and high efficiency. However, the conventional dual-buck structure requires two inductors for one-phase leg. This paper proposes a novel T-type dual-buck inverter with minimum number of inductors The proposed inverter contains only one inductor in each T-type dual-buck phase leg, thus, the total number of inductors is reduced by half. Therefore, the volume and the weight of inverter can be reduced. The operating principle and pulse width modulation method (PWM) is presented. A single-phase prototype hardware is built and tested, experimental results are provided to verify the theoretical analysis.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2018 International Power Electronics Conference, IPEC-Niigata - ECCE Asia 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1046-1050
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9784886864055
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Oct 2018
Event8th International Power Electronics Conference, IPEC-Niigata - ECCE Asia 2018 - Niigata, Japan
Duration: 20 May 201824 May 2018

Publication series

Name2018 International Power Electronics Conference, IPEC-Niigata - ECCE Asia 2018

Conference

Conference8th International Power Electronics Conference, IPEC-Niigata - ECCE Asia 2018
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityNiigata
Period20/05/1824/05/18

Keywords

  • Dual-buck structure
  • five-level inverter
  • high reliability
  • single-stage
  • T-type NPC

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