Experimental Investigation on the Performances of a Multilevel Inverter Using a Field Programmable Gate Array-Based Control System
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Cascaded H-Bridge Multilevel Inverter
3. Overview of Multicarrier Modulation Techniques
4. FPGA Design of the Control Software
4.1. Features of the Control Software
4.2. Digital System Design
4.3. FPGA and Software Environment
4.4. Gate Level Simulation
5. Comparison between Simulation and Experimental Results
- A prototype of FPGA-based control board (Cyclone III–ALTERA®, DigiPowers.r.l);
- Six power MOSFET-based H-bridge prototypes (model IRFB4115PbF, DigiPowers.r.l, city, country), whose technical features are summarized in Table 1;
- A LeCroy WaveRunner 6Zi scope (Teledyne, city, state abbrev if USA, country) used for the real-time monitoring and acquisition of the related waveforms;
- Six DC sources with 12 V of rated voltage;
- A balanced RL three-phase electric load.
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Magnitude (unit) | Symbol | Value |
---|---|---|
Voltage (V) | Vdss | 150 |
Resistance (mΩ) | Rds(on) | 9.3 |
Current (A) | Id (siliconlimited) | 104 |
Turn on delay (ns) | TD(ON) | 18 |
Rise time (ns) | tR, rise time | 73 |
Turn off delay (ns) | TD(OFF), | 41 |
Fall time (ns) | tF | 39 |
Reversal recovery (ns) | tRR | 86 |
Modulation Technique | THD% m = 0.5 | THD% m = 0.9 |
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SPD | 35.38% | 17.19% |
SPOD | 39.88% | 29.95% |
SAPOD | 39.87% | 28.64% |
SPS | 40.77% | 28.83% |
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Ala, G.; Caruso, M.; Miceli, R.; Pellitteri, F.; Schettino, G.; Trapanese, M.; Viola, F. Experimental Investigation on the Performances of a Multilevel Inverter Using a Field Programmable Gate Array-Based Control System. Energies 2019, 12, 1016. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12061016
Ala G, Caruso M, Miceli R, Pellitteri F, Schettino G, Trapanese M, Viola F. Experimental Investigation on the Performances of a Multilevel Inverter Using a Field Programmable Gate Array-Based Control System. Energies. 2019; 12(6):1016. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12061016
Chicago/Turabian StyleAla, Guido, Massimo Caruso, Rosario Miceli, Filippo Pellitteri, Giuseppe Schettino, Marco Trapanese, and Fabio Viola. 2019. "Experimental Investigation on the Performances of a Multilevel Inverter Using a Field Programmable Gate Array-Based Control System" Energies 12, no. 6: 1016. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12061016