A novel five-level single phase grid connected converter for renewable distributed systems

Giampaolo Buticchi; Giovanni Franceschini; Emilio Lorenzani

doi:10.1109/ECCE.2010.5617701

A novel five-level single phase grid connected converter for renewable distributed systems

Giampaolo Buticchi^*
, Giovanni Franceschini
, Emilio Lorenzani

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In low-power grid connected systems (renewable or traditional energy sources) a single phase converter is usually adopted. In order to reduce losses, costs and size the keyword is removing any kind of transformer. This paper deals with a novel five level converter topology that follows this trend. The proposed converter architecture is based on a full bridge topology with two more power switches and two diodes connected to the midpoint of the DC link. Since the two added levels are obtained by the discharge of two capacitors, the balancing of the midpoint voltage is taken into account.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2010 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2010 - Proceedings
Pages	3535-3540
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2010.5617701
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes
Event	2010 2nd IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2010 - Atlanta, GA, United States Duration: 12 Sept 2010 → 16 Sept 2010

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Name	2010 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2010 - Proceedings

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Conference	2010 2nd IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2010
Country/Territory	United States
City	Atlanta, GA
Period	12/09/10 → 16/09/10

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Free Keywords

DC-AC power conversion
Multilevel systems
Pulse width modulated inverters
Pulse width modulation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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Buticchi, G., Franceschini, G., & Lorenzani, E. (2010). A novel five-level single phase grid connected converter for renewable distributed systems. In 2010 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2010 - Proceedings (pp. 3535-3540). Article 5617701 (2010 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2010 - Proceedings). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2010.5617701

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Buticchi, G, Franceschini, G & Lorenzani, E 2010, A novel five-level single phase grid connected converter for renewable distributed systems. in 2010 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2010 - Proceedings., 5617701, 2010 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2010 - Proceedings, pp. 3535-3540, 2010 2nd IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2010, Atlanta, GA, United States, 12/09/10. https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2010.5617701

A novel five-level single phase grid connected converter for renewable distributed systems. / Buticchi, Giampaolo; Franceschini, Giovanni; Lorenzani, Emilio.
2010 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2010 - Proceedings. 2010. p. 3535-3540 5617701 (2010 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2010 - Proceedings).

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A novel five-level single phase grid connected converter for renewable distributed systems

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