Interleaved Pulse Width Modulation Based on Modified Carrier in Parallel Operation

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Abstract

An interleaved pulse width modulation (PWM) can be employed in a parallel operation of three-phase converters because the interleaved PWM increases the equivalent switching frequency and significantly enhances the output current harmonics. However, interleaved voltage pulse patterns provoke a huge circulating current, and a coupled inductor is employed to suppress the circulating current. Therefore, this study aims to improve the harmonics of voltage and current in parallel operation with a coupled inductor. For the aim, the harmonics of the interleaved PWM have been analyzed. Based on the analysis, a new PWM strategy has been devised by modifying the interleaved carrier. The proposed PWM improves the harmonics of voltage and current. However, unintended additional device switching occurs in the proposed method. Accordingly, a cost index (CI) is defined to show the improvement in the harmonics considering the additional device switching. The validity, feasibility, and effectiveness of the proposed method have been demonstrated by using CI. As a result, the computer simulation and experimental results show that the proposed PWM has efficiently improved the harmonics in various modulation indices.

Original languageEnglish
Article number9499091
Pages (from-to)1-10
Number of pages10
JournalIEEE Access
Volume9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

Keywords

  • DC-AC power converters
  • interleaved carrier
  • parallel operation
  • pulse width modulation converters

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