Power loss-oriented evaluation of high voltage IGBTs and multilevel converters in transformerless traction applications

被引：164

作者：

Dieckerhoff, S ^{[1
]}

Bernet, S

Krug, D

机构：

[1] Berlin Univ Technol, Berlin Ctr Adv Packaging, D-13355 Berlin, Germany

[2] Berlin Univ Technol, Inst Energy & Automat, D-10587 Berlin, Germany

来源：

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS | 2005年 / 20卷 / 06期

关键词：

flying capacitor (FC) converter; gate turn-off thyristors (GTOs); high-voltage insulated gate bipolar transistors (HV-IGBTs); neutral point clamped (NPC) converter;

D O I：

10.1109/TPEL.2005.857534

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

The low-frequency line transformer in todays ac rail, vehicles suffers from poor efficiency and a substantial weight. Future traction drives may operate directly from the mains without this transformer. A feasible concept for a transformerless drive system consists of series connected medium voltage converters applying modern high-voltage insulated gate bipolar transistors (HV-IGBTs). In a first design step, the switching characteristics and losses of 6.5-kV IGBTs are compared to 3.3-kV and 4.5-kV IGBTs which are already commercially used in traction applications. Based on the considered HV-IGBTs, the properties of multilevel converters are analyzed and their applicability to the transformerless system is evaluated. The paper focusses on a loss analysis of the converters. Reliability aspects and harmonic spectra are briefly discussed. Taking these design aspects into account, the three-level neutral point clamped converter turns out to be a reasonable solution to realize line and motor converter modules in a transformerless traction system.

引用

页码：1328 / 1336

页数：9

共 14 条

[1]

BLAABJERG F, 1996, P C 31 IEEE IAS ANN, P1454, DOI DOI 10.1109/IAS.1996.559258

[2]

DIECKERHOFF S, 2001, P EPE 01 GRAZ GERM C

[3]

DIECKERHOFF S, 2003, P EPE03 TOUL FRANC C

[4]

ENGEL B, 2003, P EPE 03 TOUL FRANC

[5]

*EUP, 2005, DEF FIT MTBF APPL NO

[6]

HIERHOLZER M, 1996, P PCIM 96 NUR GERM

[7] Opportunities for harmonic cancellation with carrier-based PWM for two-level and multilevel cascaded inverters [J].

Holmes, DG ;

McGrath, BP .

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS, 2001, 37 (02) :574-582

[8]

KUNZ M, 1999, ZEV DET GLAS ANN, V123, P423

[9] Modeling and simulation of matrix converter induction motor drive [J].

Matsuo, T ;

Bernet, S ;

Colby, RS ;

Lipo, TA .

MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTERS IN SIMULATION, 1998, 46 (3-4) :175-195

[10] Multicell converters: Basic concepts and industry applications [J].

Meynard, TA ;

Foch, H ;

Thomas, P ;

Courault, J ;

Jakob, R ;

Nahrstaedt, M .

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS, 2002, 49 (05) :955-964

← 1 2 →