Modeling and Simulation of a Novel Active Three-Phase Multilevel Power Factor Correction Front End-The 'Negev' Rectifier

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Abstract

This paper presents a modification of the Vienna rectifier (VR) to obtain more than three voltage levels at the DC line connection, while preserving the unity power factor at the AC grid side. The proposed unidirectional multilevel there-phase rectifier, called the 'Negev rectifier', has a reduced device count and utilizes a unique novel Time Division Multiplexed based control scheme, which makes the challenging N-level VR expansion possible. The Negev rectifier can serve as a grid interface for supplying dc voltage to multilevel inverters with 4 up to 7 voltage levels, eliminating the burden of inverter-side voltage balancing control. The Negev hardware can be constructed by two complementary topologies, making it suitable for either high current or high voltage applications.

Original languageEnglish
Article number8867933
Pages (from-to)462-473
Number of pages12
JournalIEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion
Volume35
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2020

Keywords

  • Vienna rectifier (VR)
  • average model
  • multilevel rectifier
  • on-off control
  • self-oscillating modulation
  • time division multiplexing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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