C.U.

SHAH UNIVERSITY
C.U.Shah College of Engineering and Technology – Wadhwan
Department of Electrical Engineering
VII - Semester

A FIVE LEVEL CASCADED H-BRIDGE

MULTILEVEL INVERTER

Prepared by :-
1) Abhishek N Parmar
2) Jay K Khokhara
3) Pranav M Joshi
4) Risheet V Vasani
 ABSTRACT

The multilevel inverter utilization has been increased since the

last decade. This new type of inverters are suitable in various high
power medium voltage applications due to their ability to
synthesize waveforms with better harmonics spectrum and
faithful output. It offers several advantages compared to
conventional 3-phase bridge inverter in terms of lower dv/dt
stresses, lower electromagnetic interference, smaller rating and
high efficiency. The proposed method has been designed by using
In-phase disposition level shifted PWM technique and has been
exposed to give superior performance in Total Harmonic
Distortion. Thus, the proposed multilevel inverters provide higher
output quality with relatively lower power loss as compared to
other conventional inverters. It shows hope to reduce initial cost
and complexity hence it is apt for industrial applications.
BLOCK DIAGRAM OF CASCADED H-BRIDGE
MULTILEVEL INVERTER

AC Output

Cascaded
Control H-Bridge
Circuit Multilevel
Inverter circuit

DC Voltage Sources (Equal)

CIRCUIT DIAGRAM OF 5-LEVEL CHB MI
SIMULATION RESULTS
 ADVANTAGES

1. Common Mode Voltage :

The multilevel inverters produce common mode voltage , reducing
the stress of the motor and don’t damage the motor

2. Input Current:
Multilevel inverters can draw input current with low distortion

3. Switching Frequency:
The multilevel inverter can operate at both fundamental switching
frequencies that are higher switching frequency and lower switching
frequency . It should be noted that the lower switching frequency means
lower switching loss and higher efficiency achieved.

4. Reduced harmonic distortion:

Selective harmonic elimination technique along with the multi level
topology results the total harmonic distortion becomes low in the
output waveform without using any filter circuit.
 APPLICATIONS

Motor Drives

 VFD used for speed control of induction motors increases THD (Total
Harmonic Distortion). THD could be reduced by replacing a VFD with
Multi-Level inverter

Active filters

 A five-level cascaded multilevel voltage source inverter based active

filter Using instantaneous real-power controller is found to be an
effective solution for power line conditioning . It reduces harmonics
and provides reactive power compensation due to non-linear load
currents.
 Electric vehicles

 Cascaded H-bridge inverters, (1) can generate near sinusoidal

voltages with only fundamental frequency switching , (2) have almost
no Electro magnetic interference and common mode voltage and (3)
make an EV more accessible/safer and open wiring possible for most
of an EV’s power system.

DC power source utilization

 DC to AC power conversion with lower harmonics can be achieved

effectively by using multi-level inverters in place of ordinary inverters.
 Back to Back DC link systems

 HVDC(High Voltage Direct Current) transmission systems connect two

separate high voltage AC system via a DC link.
 Rectifier and Inverter are located in the same station. Back-to-Back
HVDC is used.

o To connect asynchronous high-voltage power systems or systems

o with different frequencies
o To stabilize weak AC links
o To supply more active power where the AC system already is at the
limit of its short-circuit capability
o For grid power-flow control within synchronous AC system
 Interfacing With Renewable Energy Resources

 Energy sources like solar , wind, hydro, biomass or combination of

these can be manipulated to obtain alternative sources for
renewable energy generation which have different electrical
characteristics like DC or AC level so it is challenging to use
generated power by connecting to grid or load directly. Therefore ,
renewable energy source requires specific power electronics
converter like multi-level inverter as an interface for conditioning
generated power.
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