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Pulse-Amplitude-Modulation Full-Bridge Diode-Clamped Multilevel LLC Resonant Converter Using Multi-Neighboring Reference Vector Discontinuous PWM

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  • Min-Sup Song

    (Railroad Safety Division, Korea Railroad Research Institute, Uiwang-si 16105, Korea)

  • Jae-Bum Lee

    (Department of Railroad Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation, Uiwang-si 16106, Korea)

Abstract

A full-bridge diode-clamped multilevel LLC resonant converter suitable for power conversion systems that use high input voltage, such as railway vehicles, is proposed in this paper. In order to eliminate the voltage deviations of the capacitors connected in series to the high voltage input DC link, a novel modulation strategy referred to as multi-neighboring reference vector discontinuous pulse-width modulation (MNRV DPWM) is proposed. Unlike the existing two-level resonant converter that varies the operating frequency to hold the output voltage constant, the proposed multilevel resonant converter modulates the amplitude of the fundamental wave input to a resonance tank while fixing the operating frequency at the resonance point. Therefore, the design of passive elements becomes easier, and stable operation is possible over a wide operating range with only one power conversion stage. In this paper, the control algorithm and operation characteristics of the newly proposed full-bridge diode-clamped four-level LLC resonant converter are analyzed in detail and design guidelines are presented. The feasibility of the proposed converter is verified through a simulation and an experiment with a prototype converter.

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  • Min-Sup Song & Jae-Bum Lee, 2022. "Pulse-Amplitude-Modulation Full-Bridge Diode-Clamped Multilevel LLC Resonant Converter Using Multi-Neighboring Reference Vector Discontinuous PWM," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-26, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:11:p:4045-:d:828838
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