Browsing by Author "Busquets Monge, Sergio"
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2 transistors + 2 diodes-based PEBB designed for general applications in power electronics
(2009)
Conference lecture
Open AccessThis paper presents a new Power Electronic Building Block (PEBB) designed to facilitate the implementation of different power converter topologies. The proposed PEBB consists of two diodes and two transistors and it can ... -
A carrier based approach for overmodulation of three-level neutral point clamped inverter with zero neutral-point current
(2012)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyIn a voltage source inverter, overmodulation is required to extend the range of operation and enhance the dclink voltage utilization. A carrier-based implementation of a modulation strategy for the three-level ... -
A modulation strategy to operate multilevel multiphase diode-clamped and active-clamped DC-AC converters at low frequency modulation indices with DC-link capacitor voltage balance
(2017-10-01)
Article
Open AccessThis paper proposes a modulation strategy for multilevel multiphase diode-clamped dc–ac converters (also applicable to other functionally equivalent topologies) able to keep the dc-link capacitor voltages balanced under ... -
A multilevel active-clamped converter topology—Operating principle
(IEEE Press. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2011-09)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyThis paper presents a novel multilevel activeclamped converter topology, which is an extension to m levels of the three-level active neutral-point-clamped topology. The operating principle is established through the ... -
A Novel approach to generate effective carrier-based pulsewidth modulation strategies for diode-clamped multilevel dc-ac converters
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2016-11-01)
Article
Open AccessSeveral pulsewidth modulation (PWM) strategies have been proposed for three-phase multilevel converters. Typically, these PWM methods can be either space-vector or carrier-based implemented, where the carrier-based ... -
A novel bidirectional multilevel boost-buck dc-dc converter
(2009-09)
Conference lecture
Open AccessA novel noninverting boost-buck dc-dc converter topology is presented, applicable when both sides of the converter need to have the same grounding. It is based on the back-to-back connection of two n-level diode-clamped ... -
A Novel commutation sequence for the three-level active neutral-point-clamped inverter to aid in splitting switching and conduction losses among the semiconductor devices
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2016)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe three-level neutral-point-clamped (3L-NPC) topology is competitive in the large wind energy conversion systems (WECS) thanks to its simple implementation and proper performance compared to other topologies. However, ... -
A novel pulsewidth modulation for the comprehensive neutral-point voltage control in the three-level three-phase neutral-point-clamped dc-ac converte
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2006-02-08)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessLas topologías de convertidores multinivel han recibido una atención especial durante las dos últimas décadas debido a sus notables ventajas en aplicaciones de alta potencia y media/alta tensión. En estas topologías, y ... -
A Simple Virtual-Vector-Based PWM Formulation for Multilevel Three-Phase Neutral-Point-Clamped DC–AC Converters including the Overmodulation Region
(2022-02-01)
Article
Open AccessNeutral-point-clamped (NPC) power conversion topologies are among the most popular multilevel topologies in current industrial products and in industrial and academic research. The proper operation of multilevel three-phase ... -
A survey on capacitor voltage control in neutral-point-clamped multilevel converters
(2022-02-10)
Article
Open AccessNeutral-point-clamped multilevel converters are currently a suitable solution for a wide range of applications. It is well known that the capacitor voltage balance is a major issue for this topology. In this paper, a brief ... -
An intelligent electronic fuse for selective isolation of faulty switching cells in power electronic converter legs to guarantee continuous operation
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2022-06-15)
Article
Open AccessThis article proposes a novel device designated as an intelligent electronic fuse (iFuse) intended to be connected in series with any current-bidirectional voltage-unidirectional active switch present in a power converter. ... -
An m-level active-clamped converter topology - Operating principle
(IEEE Press. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2010)
Conference report
Open AccessThis paper presents a novel multilevel active-clamped converter topology, which is an extension to m levels of the three-level active neutral-point-clamped topology. The operating principle is established through the ... -
Analysis of the fault-tolerance capacity of the multilevel active-clamped converter
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2013)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyThanks to the inherent redundancy to generate the different output voltage levels, the multilevel active-clamped (MAC) topology presents an important fault-tolerance ability which makes it interesting for several ... -
Apunts Electrònica ETSEIB
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-09-06)
Lecture notes
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Asymptotic time domain evaluation of a multilevel multiphase PWM converter voltage quality
(IEEE Press. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2012-10-24)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyVoltage total harmonic distortion and quadratic voltage ripple criteria are accepted figures of merit of a multilevel pulse width modulation (PWM) converter voltage quality. The dominating frequency domain approach does ... -
Benefits of finer semiconductor device granularity on power converter thermal stress and MTTF
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2021)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyThis article explores the thermal and reliability benefits of configuring the power semiconductor block of power converters with several small standard power semiconductor devices instead of a few larger ones at a fixed ... -
Carrier-based PWM strategies for the comprehensive capacitor voltage balance of multilevel multileg diode-clamped converters
(IEEE Press. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2010)
Conference report
Open AccessThis paper presents four carrier-based PWM strategies for diode-clamped converters of any number of levels and any number of legs (phases). These carrier-based PWM strategies guarantee the dc-link capacitor voltage balance ... -
Comparison of modulations and dc-link balance control strategies for a multibattery charger system based on a three-level dual-active-bridge power converter,
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2022)
Conference report
Open AccessThis paper focuses on the study of a charger for two batteries connected in series. From the three-phase grid, the batteries are charged through a three-level neutral-point-clamped (NPC) ac-dc converter in cascade with a ... -
Conceptes i eines matemàtiques fonamentals en tecnologia electrònica
(2019-03-21)
Audiovisual
Open Access
