Publication Type
Conference Paper
Book Title
Proceedings of the IEEE Control and Modeling of Power Electronics Workshop
Publication Date
Page Numbers
1 to 6
Conference Name
IEEE Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL 2019)
Conference Location
Toronto, Canada
Conference Sponsor
IEEE
Conference Date
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Abstract
An analytical model for the device drain-source turn-on overvoltage in three-level active neutral point clamped (3L-ANPC) converters is established in this paper. Considering the two commutation loops in the converter, the relationship between the turn-on overvoltage and the loop inductances is evaluated. The line switching frequency device usually exhibits higher overvoltage, while the high switching frequency device is not strongly influenced by the multiple loops. A 500 kVA 3L-ANPC converter using SiC MOSFETs is tested, and the model is verified with the experimental results.
