@inproceedings{d6a1ab7ada244f7aa1ad970ab06710f6,
title = "Efficiency and loss distribution analysis of the 3L-Active NPC qZS inverter",
abstract = "Quasi-Z-source (qZS) inverters have been found very suitable in boost operation applications. As a result, studies have focused on the three-level neutral-point-clamped (3L-NPC) qZS inverters. However, this topology has a shortcoming of loss distribution among the switches. Focus in this article is on the application of the 3L-Active NPC (3L-ANPC) to the qZS inverters. Our study will show the impact of this topology on the efficiency of the system as well as on the distribution of the switching losses. A shoot-through sinusoidal pulse with modulation adapted to the 3L-ANPC was used. A modified modulation was also implemented and tested. Several simulation tests were performed to analyze the adopted topology and modulation strategies.",
keywords = "Active NPC qZS Inverter, ANPC, Efficiency, Loss distribution, Multilevel Quasi-Z-source",
author = "C. Roncero-Clemente and E. Romero-Cadaval and Pires, {V. Fernao} and Martins, {J. F.} and Nuno Vilhena and Oleksandr Husev",
note = "Authors want to express their gratitude to {"}Junta de Extremadura{"} and to {"}Ministerio de Economia, Industria y Competitividad{"} from Spain due to their support and funding to this work.; 12th IEEE International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering, CPE-POWERENG 2018 ; Conference date: 10-04-2018 Through 12-04-2018",
year = "2018",
month = jun,
day = "4",
doi = "10.1109/CPE.2018.8372560",
language = "English",
series = "Compatibility Power Electronics and Power Engineering",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)",
pages = "1--6",
booktitle = "Proceedings - 2018 IEEE 12th International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering, CPE-POWERENG 2018",
address = "United States",
}