KR20160117675A - H-bridge multi-level inverter - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to an H-bridge multi-level inverter, and more particularly, to an H-bridge multilevel inverter capable of generating a multi-level AC output voltage.
A multilevel inverter can have multiple levels of output voltage to achieve an output voltage close to a sine wave. Such multilevel inverters can increase the number of voltage levels, thereby reducing the total harmonic distortion (THD) and reducing the loss of the switch, resulting in a high efficiency output voltage.
In general, multilevel inverters are divided into diode-clamp, flying-capacitors, and H-bridge multilevel inverters. Among them, the H-bridge multi-level inverter has a structure in which a plurality of H-bridge inverters are connected in series, and a clamping diode and a plurality of capacitors are unnecessary, and grouping is possible in units of H-bridges, .
However, such an H-bridge multilevel inverter requires a plurality of power supplies corresponding to the number of H-bridges. In order to solve this problem, there is a method of supplying power from the single power supply source to the H-bridge of each stage via a power conversion device such as a transformer, but in this case, the power to be processed by the power conversion device and the H- .
The technology of the background of the present invention is disclosed in Korean Patent No. 1230862 (published on Mar. 02, 2013).
The present invention provides an H-bridge multilevel inverter capable of generating multi-level AC output with high efficiency from a single input power supply and reducing the power throughput of the auxiliary H-bridge inverter connected to the main H-bridge inverter There is a purpose.
The present invention provides a power supply circuit comprising a first capacitor connected to first and second ends of an input power source, the first and second ends being respectively connected to a first capacitor and a second capacitor, Bridge inverter in which a DC terminal is connected to the first and second ends of the first capacitor respectively and a first alternating-current terminal is connected to a first end of the load, and a first alternating-current terminal is connected to the first H- Bridge inverter in series with a second alternating-current terminal of the second H-bridge inverter and having a second direct-current power supply formed between the first and second direct-current ends, and a second H- And a second capacitor connected to the second direct current terminal and removing ripple of the second direct current power supply; first and second input terminals respectively connected to the first and second terminals of the second capacitor; A voltage converter for down-converting the two direct-current power sources to a third direct-current power source and outputting the same between the first and second output terminals, A third capacitor connected to the first and second output terminals of the voltage converter, respectively, for removing ripple of the third DC power supply, and first and second DC stages connected to the first and second ends of the third capacitor, Bridge inverter including a first H-bridge inverter, a second H-bridge inverter, and a second H-bridge inverter, each of which is connected in series with a second AC terminal of the second H-bridge inverter and a second AC terminal is connected to a second terminal of the load, Provides multi-level inverter.
Here, the voltage converter may be a transformer type insulated converter or a buck converter.
The voltage converter may include a first switch having a first end connected to a first end thereof and a second end connected to the first end of the second capacitor, and a second switch connected to the first end of the second capacitor, A second diode connected to the second end of the second switch, a second diode connected to the second end of the second capacitor, an anode connected to the third end of the first switch, a second diode connected to the second end of the second switch, A third diode connected to the anode of the second diode and having a cathode connected to the cathode of the first diode, and a third diode connected to the cathode of the first diode and having a second end connected to the anode of the third capacitor And a second inductor having a first end connected to the anode of the second diode and a second end connected to the second end of the third capacitor.
Also, the first H-bridge inverter may output an AC voltage having the same switching frequency as the operation frequency of the load.
According to the H-bridge multi-level inverter according to the present invention, it is possible to generate multi-level AC output with high efficiency from a single input power supply and to reduce the power throughput of the auxiliary H-bridge inverter connected to the main H- Thereby reducing the price and volume and improving the efficiency and reliability of the system.
1 is a block diagram of an H-bridge multilevel inverter according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing the voltage converter of FIG. 1 in detail.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing individual DC voltages input to the plurality of H-bridge inverters shown in FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing individual AC voltages output from the plurality of H-bridge inverters shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a final output waveform formed by superimposing three waveforms shown in FIG.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention.
1 is a block diagram of an H-bridge multilevel inverter according to an embodiment of the present invention. The H-
The
The first H-
The first H-bridge inverter (130) and the second H-bridge inverter (140) are connected in series with each other. The first H-
The first H-
Generally, the operating frequency of the
Of course, the auxiliary H-bridge inverters at the next stage of the first H-
The second H-
The
The
The
The
The third H-
The third H-
1, an asymmetric voltage Vmain, Vaux1, and Vaux2 is generated at each stage, and an AC output having a stepwise voltage waveform is generated by synthesizing the asymmetric voltages Vmain, Vaux1, and Vaux2 through the H- . The asymmetric voltage generally has a multiple form of each other.
1, the first H-
In the embodiment of the present invention, the AC output finally output through a plurality of H-bridge inverters is a concept including an alternating current output for motor control or a grid-connected renewable energy generation power. In the embodiment of the present invention as described above, the plurality of H-bridge inverters have a structure in which the AC stages are connected in series, and the unit of the H-bridge inverter used is a basic configuration of three stages as shown in FIG.
The overall power flow in the multi-level inverter according to the embodiment of the present invention as shown in FIG. 1 can be found by referring to arrows. The embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that a power flow is applied to the first H-
In the conventional multi-level inverter, if the auxiliary power is supplied to the auxiliary H-bridge inverter by directly receiving the voltage from the single input power (main power), the embodiment of the present invention controls the power supplied from the input power to the first H- That is, the
1, since the H-bridge inverter 140 at the middle stage among the two H-
In this structure, the first H-
2 is a block diagram showing the voltage converter of FIG. 1 in detail. The
Hereinafter, the
The
The first switch S1 is formed of a transistor or the like and is supplied with a control signal at a first terminal (gate terminal), a second terminal connected to a first terminal of the
The second switch S2 is formed of a transistor or the like, and a control signal is applied to the first terminal (gate terminal), a third terminal connected to the second terminal of the
The first diode D1 has an anode connected to the third end of the first switch S1 and a cathode connected to the first end of the first inductor L1. The second diode D2 has a cathode connected to the second end of the second switch S2 and an anode connected to the first end of the second inductor L2. And the third diode D3 has its anode connected to the anode of the second diode D2 and its cathode connected to the cathode of the first diode D1.
The first inductor L1 has a first end connected to the cathode of the first diode D1 and a second end connected to the first end of the
In this structure, when each switch is turned on, the first switch S1, the first diode D1, the first inductor L1, the
When the switch is turned on, the inductor current increases and when the switch is turned off, the inductor current decreases until the switch is turned on again. When the switch is periodically turned on and off, the voltage is smoothed by L and C and output as a DC voltage. . This principle is almost the same as the operation mode of the conventional buck converter, so a detailed description will be omitted.
Hereinafter, simulation results of the performance of the multi-level inverter according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the simulation, the
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing individual DC voltages input to the plurality of H-bridge inverters shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 3 shows an example using three times asymmetric voltage.
3, the DC power source Vmain_DC input to the first H-
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing individual AC voltages output from the plurality of H-bridge inverters shown in FIG. 1. FIG. The AC outputs of the first to third H-
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a final output waveform formed by superimposing three waveforms shown in FIG. The final output waveform of Fig. 5 is a waveform actually applied to the load, and can output an AC voltage form having 21 levels in total through the circuit configuration of Fig. And the final output frequency has a 60 Hz component that is equal to the operating frequency of the load.
According to the H-bridge multi-level inverter according to the present invention, a multi-level AC output having a high efficiency can be generated from a single input power source, and the power throughput of the auxiliary H-bridge inverter connected to the main H- The cost and volume can be reduced, and the efficiency and reliability of the system can be improved.
While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.
100: Multi-level inverter 110: Input power
120: first capacitor 130: first H-bridge inverter
140: second H-bridge inverter 150: second capacitor
160: voltage converter 170: third capacitor
180: Third H-bridge inverter
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A first H-bridge inverter in which first and second dc ends are connected to first and second ends of the first capacitor, respectively, and a first alternating current end is connected to a first end of the load;
A second H-bridge inverter in which a first AC terminal is serially connected to a second AC terminal of the first H-bridge inverter, and a second DC power is formed between the first and second DC terminals;
A second capacitor connected to the first and second ends of the second H-bridge inverter, respectively, and for removing ripple of the second DC power supply;
A voltage converter connected to the first and second ends of the second capacitor, respectively, the first and second input terminals being respectively connected to the first and second output terminals;
A third capacitor connected to the first and second output terminals of the voltage converter, respectively, and removing ripple of the third DC power supply; And
Wherein the first AC terminal is connected to the first and second ends of the third capacitor, the first AC terminal is connected in series with the second AC terminal of the second H-bridge inverter, and the second AC terminal is connected to the load And a third H-bridge inverter coupled to the second end of the H-bridge inverter.
The voltage converter includes:
H-bridge multilevel inverter consisting of transformer isolated converter or buck converter.
The voltage converter includes:
A first switch having a first terminal coupled to a control signal and a second terminal coupled to a first terminal of the second capacitor;
A second switch to which the control signal is applied in a first stage and a third stage is connected to a second stage of the second capacitor;
A first diode having an anode connected to a third end of the first switch;
A second diode having a cathode connected to a second end of the second switch;
A third diode having an anode connected to the anode of the second diode and a cathode connected to the cathode of the first diode;
A first inductor having a first end connected to the cathode of the first diode and a second end connected to the first end of the third capacitor; And
And a second inductor whose first end is connected to the anode of the second diode and whose second end is connected to the second end of the third capacitor.
Wherein the first H-bridge inverter outputs an AC voltage having the same switching frequency as the operating frequency of the load.
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