• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.319-327
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• 2008

The demand of a three phase PWM inverter for the purpose of power control or grid-connecting is increasing. This inverter is connected to a grid through an L-filter or LCL-filter to reduce the harmonics caused by switching. An LCL-filter can reduce the harmonic of a low switching frequency and generate a satisfactory level of grid side current with a relatively low-inductance than an L-filter. But the additional poles caused by the LC part affects a stability problem due to induced resonance of the system. This paper presents a compensation method using a power theory to improve performance, the designed LCL-filter system and to reduce the stability problems caused by resonance. The effectiveness of the proposed algorithm is verified by simulations and experiments.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 1996.06a
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• pp.71-75
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• 1996

As the Three-level ZVS PWM DC-DC converter operates likewise full-bridge ZVS PWM DC-DC converter and the blocking voltage of each switching device is a half of the DC-link voltage, it is suitable for the high imput voltage applications. However, it has some problems as follows; The blocking voltage of each devices is unbalanced and it causes the power losses of the inner switching devices to be increased. Also, it has narrow load range so that the switching losses and the efficiency are reduced as it goes to the light load. This paper presents an nove Three-level ZVS PWM DC-DC converter, which can reduce the overvoltage of the outer switches, eliminate the unbalance of the voltage sharing between the switches at turn-off due to the stray inductances, and operate from no load to full load. The characteristics and the performances of the proposed Three-level ZVS PWM DC-DC converter are verified by simulation and experimental results

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1998.07f
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• pp.1954-1956
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• 1998

The three-level voltage source inverter (VSI) is good topology for high voltage and high power applications where no semiconductor devices are available. However, it has an inherent problem of switching loss and midpoint charge balance. Therefore, this paper presents two ways. The one is to adopt ZCT soft-switching method to the conventional three-level VSI. The another is to be proposed the method of the midpoint charge balance in three-level VSI. To prove the proposed topology, the paper presents a comprehensive evaluation with theoretical analysis, simulation and experimental results.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2008.06a
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• pp.256-258
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• 2008

현재 멀티레벨 인버터는 고압 대용량 시스템에 많이 사용되고 있으며, 연구 또한 지속되고 있다. 현재 일반적으로 사용되는 멀티레벨 방법으로는 Neutral Point Clamp(NPC), H-Bridge 케스캐이드, 플라잉 커패시터가 멀티레벨이 있다. 본 논문에서는 Neutral Point Clamp 토포로지 중 다이오드 클램프 멀티레벨을 이용하여 3상 유도전동기용 하이브리드 다이오드 클램프 멀티레벨 인버터를 구성 하였다. 그리고 신호 발생 방법으로는 Subhamonic PWM 방식을 사용하였으며, 유도 전동기 제어는 간접벡터제어로 제어를 함으로써 유도 전동기 구동용 하이브리드 다이오드 클램프 멀티레벨 인버터의 적합함을 검증 하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2015.11a
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• pp.81-82
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• 2015

본 논문은 3-level NPC 인버터의 중성점 전압의 불균형 시 나타나는 공간 벡터 왜곡 현상을 보상하는 기법에 대해 제안하였다. NPC 인버터의 중성점 전압은 부하에 인가되는 상전압에 영향을 미치며, 이러한 출력 상전압의 변화에 의해 NPC의 공간벡터는 중성점 전압에 영향을 받게 된다. 이러한 중성점 불균형에 따른 공간 벡터 전압 왜곡 현상을 보상하기 위해 캐리어 전압 크기 및 옵셋 전압 인가 기법을 제안한다. 본 논문에서는 시뮬레이션을 통해 NPC 인버터의 중성점 전압 불균형에 대한 영향 및 제안한 기법의 타당성을 입증하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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• v.37 no.6
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• pp.1-12
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• 2017

The DC link of Grid-Connected 3-Phase 3-Level T-type Photovoltaic PCS (PV-PCS) consists of two series connected capacitors for using their neutral voltage. The mismatch between two capacitor characteristics and transient states happened in load change cause the imbalance of neutral voltage. As a result, PV-PCS performance is degraded and the system becomes unstable. In this paper, a mathematical model for analyzing the imbalance of neutral voltage is derived and a compensation method using offset voltage is proposed, where offset voltage adjusts the applying time of P-type and N-type small vectors. The validity of the proposed methods is verified by simulation and experiment.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2015.11a
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• pp.135-136
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• 2015

대용량 분산 발전원이 증가하면서 이러한 대용량 분산 발전을 효율적으로 운전하기 위한 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 멀티레벨 인버터 토폴로지 중 NPC와 T-type 인버터의 중성점 전압제어를 통해 두 개의 멀티레벨 인버터에서 발생하는 효율과 제어방식의 차이를 시뮬레이션하고 비교 분석하였다.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.267-274
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• 2016

In this study, a fast charger for electric vehicle with wide charging voltage range is proposed. To achieve high efficiency, three-level topologies are employed for the AC-DC and DC-DC converters. Given that the output range of the DC-DC converter in fast chargers is quite wide, the circulating current of conventional three-level converter will increase under low voltage condition. The proposed hybrid switching method mitigates this issue. When a coupled inductor is used on the output side, the circulating current is further reduced, and the switches $S_2$, $S_3$, $S_6$, and $S_7$ achieve turning-off under the ZCS condition. Experimental results from a 50 kW prototype are provided to validate the proposed charger, and a rated efficiency of 95.9% is obtained.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.12-19
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• 2006

Micro-source units having power ratings in thousands of watts can provide power quality with higher reliability and efficiency than the conventional large scale units. This paper develops switching level model of micro-source and studies the characteristics of the micro-grid consisting of multiple micro-sources and interfaced with electric power system. The developed model adopts the space vector PWM to fully utilize the capacity of inverter. The interaction of the grid connected micro-sources and the characteristics of the control system parameters are investigated. Micro-sources and micro-grid are implemented using PSCAD/EMTDC. Simulation results show that the proposed model is efficient for studying micro-grid system.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.641-652
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• 2017

This paper proposes a cost-effective topology to drive a three-phase open-end load based on a five-leg indirect matrix converter (IMC) and a space vector modulation (SVM) method. By sharing an inverter leg with two load terminals, the proposed topology can reduce the number of power switches when compared to topologies based on a direct matrix converter or a six-leg IMC. The new SVM method uses only the active vectors that do not produce common-mode voltage (CMV), which results in zero CMV across the load phase and significantly reduces the peak value of the CMV at the load terminal. Furthermore, the proposed drive system can increase the voltage transfer ratio up to 1.5 and provide a superior performance in terms of an output line-to-line voltage with a three-level pulse-width modulation waveform. Simulation and experimental results are given to verify the effectiveness of the proposed topology and the new SVM method.