Suppression of circulating current in paralleled inverters with isolated DC-link

Hyun Sam Jung, Jeong Mock Yoo, Seung Ki Sul, Hak Jun Lee, Chanook Hong

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Abstract

In this paper, it is described how the circulating current flows between inverters which have isolated DC-link such as Cascaded H Bridge (CHB) topology, when they operating in parallel. In this case, Zero Sequence Circulating Current (ZSCC) flowing through shared DC-link cannot flow between inverters in parallel. However, circulating current is provoked by asynchronous switching instant of devices and difference of DC-link voltages of parallel inverters. The circulating current should be suppressed by sharing inductor which is inserted between inverters. Generally, all of the inverters should synthesize the same output voltage reference for load current control, to minimize the size of this sharing reactor. However, this conventional method cannot guarantee to diminish circulating current in the transient state and even in the steady state. In this paper, to reduce circulating current, after deriving circulating current model, circulating current control method is devised based on the model. This proposed algorithm is applied to Active Front End 5Level-CHB inverter system for medium voltage drive. Simulation and experimental results are provided to verify the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationECCE 2016 - IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781509007370
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Event2016 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2016 - Milwaukee, United States
Duration: 18 Sep 201622 Sep 2016

Publication series

NameECCE 2016 - IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, Proceedings

Conference

Conference2016 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMilwaukee
Period18/09/1622/09/16

Keywords

  • Cascaded H-bridge
  • Circulating current
  • Parallel operation

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