A NOVEL BIDIRECTIONAL T-TYPE MULTILEVEL

INVERTER FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE APPLICATIONS

PROBLEM

Although conventional dc-dc converters are very reliable in controlling the dc bus voltage, it
is not always the case when are connected to a multilevel inverter

As mentioned, multilevel inverter that is connected to a single dc power source is relying on

split capacitor as an input stage to produce its sublevel output voltages. Such arrangement is
susceptible to unbalanced capacitor voltages and hence voltage deviation of the neutral point

OBJECTIVE

A Project Objective introduces a new configuration of bi-directional multilevel converter in

electric vehicle (EV) applications. It has multilevel DC-DC converter with a direct current
(DC) link capacitor voltage balance feature

The multilevel DC-DC converter operates in bi-directional manner, which is a fundamental

requirement in EVs. Compared to the conventional configurations, the proposed one only
implements two extra power switches and a capacitor to balance the voltage of the T-type
MLI capacitor over a complete drive cycle or at fault conditions.