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June-Seok Lee, Seung-Joo Lee, and Kyo-Beum Lee, "Novel Switching Method for Single-Phase NPC Three-Level Inverter with Neutral-Point Voltage Control," International Journal of Electronics, vol. 105, no.2, pp. 303-323, Feb. 2018.

2018
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1. Authors: June-Seok Lee, Seung-Joo Lee, and Kyo-Beum Lee
2. Title: Novel Switching Method for Single-Phase NPC Three-Level Inverter with Neutral-Point Voltage Control
3. Journal: International Journal of Electronics
4. Vol/no/pp: vol. 105, no.2, pp. 303-323
5. Date: Feb. 2018
6. Abstract
: This paper proposes a novel switching method with the neutral-point voltage control in a single-phase neutral-point-clamped three-level inverter (SP-NPCI) used in photovoltaic systems. A proposed novel switching method for the SP-NPCI improves the efficiency. The main concept is to fix the switching state of one leg. As a result, the switching loss decreases and the total efficiency is improved. In addition, it enables the maximum power-point-tracking operation to be performed by applying the proposed neutral-point voltage control algorithm. This control is implemented by modifying the reference signal. Simulation and experimental results provide verification of the performance of a novel switching method with the neutral-point voltage control.