TY - GEN
T1 - A novel active T-type three-level converter with open-circuit fault-tolerant control
AU - Choi, Ui Min
AU - Blaabjerg, Frede
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.
PY - 2015/10/27
Y1 - 2015/10/27
N2 - This paper proposes a novel active T-type three-level converter concept with fault-tolerant control. With the proposed topology, the converter can be operated continuously under open-circuit faults. It is shown that the proposed topology not only can keep its outputs under open-circuit fault condition without degradation of performance but can also reduce the thermal stresses in neutral-point power devices by redundant current path. The junction temperature reduction in the neutral-point devices could improve the lifetime of the system under some operating conditions especially when the neutral-point devices have the highest thermal stresses. The feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed topology concept are verified by the simulation results.
AB - This paper proposes a novel active T-type three-level converter concept with fault-tolerant control. With the proposed topology, the converter can be operated continuously under open-circuit faults. It is shown that the proposed topology not only can keep its outputs under open-circuit fault condition without degradation of performance but can also reduce the thermal stresses in neutral-point power devices by redundant current path. The junction temperature reduction in the neutral-point devices could improve the lifetime of the system under some operating conditions especially when the neutral-point devices have the highest thermal stresses. The feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed topology concept are verified by the simulation results.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84963516361
U2 - 10.1109/ECCE.2015.7310333
DO - 10.1109/ECCE.2015.7310333
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84963516361
T3 - 2015 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2015
SP - 4765
EP - 4772
BT - 2015 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2015
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 7th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2015
Y2 - 20 September 2015 through 24 September 2015
ER -