Simultaneous Selective Harmonic Elimination and Total Harmonic Distortion minimization for a single-phase multilevel inverter with staircase modulation

Author(s):  
Aidar Zhetessov ◽  
Alex Ruderman
Author(s):  
Mohammed Rasheed ◽  
Rosli Omar ◽  
Marizan Sulaiman ◽  
Wahidah Abd Halim

<span>In this paper, modified multilevel inverter, via addition of an auxiliary bidirectional switch, based on Newton Raphson (NR) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) techniques is presented. The NR and PSO techniques were employed for selective harmonics elimination (SHE) solution in a modified Cascaded H Bridge Multilevel inverter (CHB-MLI). The Selective Harmonic Elimination Pulse-Width Modulation (SHE-PWM) is a powerful technique for harmonic minimization in multilevel inverter. The NR and PSO techniques were used to determine the switching angles by solving the non-linear equations of the output voltage waveform of the modified CHB-MLI in order to control the fundamental component and eliminate some low order harmonics. The proposed NR and PSO techniques are capable to minimize the Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) of the output voltage of the modified inverter within allowable limits. This paper aims to modeling and simulation by MATLAB of the modified topology of the CHB-MLI for a single-phase prototype for 13-levels. The inverter offers less THD and greater efficiency using PSO control algorithm compared with the NR algorithm. <br https://server9.kproxy.com/servlet/redirect.srv/sruj/snbzofspy/skvyzff/p1/> The performance of the proposed controllers based on NR and PSO techniques is verified through simulation.</span>


2014 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-196
Author(s):  
R. Kavitha ◽  
Rani Thottungal

Abstract Harmonic minimisation in hybrid cascaded multilevel inverter involves complex nonlinear transcendental equation with multiple solutions. Hybrid cascaded multilevel can be implemented using reduced switch count when compared to traditional cascaded multilevel inverter topology. In this paper Biogeographical Based Optimisation (BBO) technique is applied to Hybrid multilevel inverter to determine the optimum switching angles with weighted total harmonic distortion (WTHD) as the objective function. Optimisation based on WTHD combines the advantage of both OMTHD (Optimal Minimisation of Total Harmonic Distortion) and SHE (Selective Harmonic Elimination) PWM. WTHD optimisation has the benefit of eliminating the specific lower order harmonics as in SHEPWM and minimisation of THD as in OMTHD. The simulation and experimental results for a 7 level multilevel inverter were presented. The results indicate that WTHD optimization provides both elimination of lower order harmonics and minimisation of Total Harmonic Distortion when compared to conventional OMTHD and SHE PWM. Experimental prototype of a seven level hybrid cascaded multilevel inverter is implemented to verify the simulation results.


Author(s):  
T. Porselvi ◽  
K. Deepa ◽  
R. Muthu

Harmonic elimination at the fundamental frequency is very much appropriate for high and medium range of power generation and applications. This paper considers a new technique for selective harmonic elimination (SHE), in which the total harmonic distortion (THD) is minimized when compared with that of the conventional one. With this technique, the harmonics at lower order are eliminated, which are more predominant than the higher ones.Cascaded H-Bridge inverter fed by a single DC is considered which is simulated with the switching angles generated by both the conventional method of SHE and the new method of SHE. The simulated results of the load voltage and the waveforms of the harmonic analysis are shown. The THD values are compared for the two techniques.  The experimental results are also shown for the new technique. The switching angles are generated with the help of field programmable gated array (FPGA) in the hardware. The value of experimental THD of voltage is compared with that of simulated THD and the comparison prove that the results are satisfactory.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 769-774
Author(s):  
Neerudi Bhoopal ◽  
Dokku Sivanaga Malleswara Rao ◽  
Bharath Kumar Narukullapati ◽  
Idamakanti Kasireddy ◽  
Devineni Gireesh Kumar

This paper proposed a new topology of a symmetric single-phase multilevel inverter with the smaller number of semiconductor switches and optimized low-frequency control methods to optimize the Total Harmonic Distortion. A nine-level single phase output is obtained by eight number of active semiconductor switches, four diodes and four capacitors from two asymmetrical dc sources. The selected harmonic order in the output voltage is eliminated by the PWM (SHE-PWM) based on selective harmonic elimination. To optimize the switching angles, an ant colony optimization is introduced. The proposed SHE-PWM and ant optimization are implemented and tested for THD on the SIMULINK platform. The proposed approach offers less THD and is best suited to high-power applications with medium voltage.


Author(s):  
Wahidah Abd Halim ◽  
Tengku Noor Ariana Tengku Azam ◽  
Komathi Applasamy ◽  
Auzani Jidin

<span lang="EN-US">Multilevel inverters are emerging as the new breed of power converter options for high power applications. They typically synthesis the staircase voltage waveform (from several dc sources) which reduced harmonic content. This paper presents a simple selective harmonic elimination (SHE) modulation for single-phase cascaded H-bridge (CHB) multilevel inverter. The optimum switching angle of the transcendental equations describing the fundamental and harmonic components is solved by means of the Newton-Raphson (NR) method. The proposed SHE scheme is performed through simulation using MATLAB/Simulink. This simulation results are then verified through experiment using Altera DE0-Nano field-programmable gate array (FPGA). The proposed SHE is efficient in eliminating the lowest-order harmonics and producing a higher quality output waveform with a better harmonic profile.  </span>


2015 ◽  
Vol 785 ◽  
pp. 122-126
Author(s):  
Wahidah Abd Halim ◽  
Nasrudin Abd Rahim

This paper presents a selective harmonic elimination (SHE) modulation technique for cascaded H-bridge (CHB) multilevel inverter. The main advantage of the proposed SHE concept is its simple implementation to eliminate the specific order harmonics. The procedures used to achieve the appropriate switching angles are presented. The switching angles are offline computed using the Newton-Raphson method. The SHE scheme of the adopted inverter uses the relationship between the angles and a sinusoidal reference waveform through some combinational logic gates. Theoretical results are verified by the experimental work of a single-phase 7-level CHB inverter employing an Altera DE2 field-programmable gate array (FPGA). Results show the inverter producing an optimum stepped output voltage when selected low-order harmonics are eliminated and the voltage total harmonic distortion (THD) is improved.


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