Multilevel inverter
First Claim
1. A multilevel inverter, comprising:
- a converter unit configured for converting an input alternating current (AC) power source to a direct current (DC) power source;
a film capacitor configured for rectifying the DC power source;
an inverter unit configured for;
converting the rectified DC power source to a three-phase current in response to a pulse width modulation (PWM) control signal; and
outputting the current;
a current detector configured for detecting the current output from the inverter unit;
a power cell main controller configured for generating a voltage instruction and a frequency instruction using the current detected by the current detector;
a PWM controller configured for generating the PWM control signal using the voltage instruction and frequency instruction; and
a phase shift transformer configured for outputting power to the input AC power source,wherein the phase shift transformer has a predetermined inductance value, andwherein a relation between the predetermined inductance value of the phase shift transformer and a capacitance value of the film capacitor is 1;
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a multilevel inverter comprising: a converter unit converting an inputted AC power source to a direct current (DC) power source; a film capacitor rectifying the DC power source converted by the converter unit; an inverter unit converting the rectified DC power source to a three-phase current in response to a pulse width modulation (PWM) control signal and outputting the current; a current detector detecting a current outputted from the inverter unit; a power cell main controller generating a voltage instruction and a voltage instruction using the detected current; and a PWM controller generating the pulse width modulation (PWM) control signal using the voltage instruction and frequency instruction.
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1. A multilevel inverter, comprising:
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a converter unit configured for converting an input alternating current (AC) power source to a direct current (DC) power source; a film capacitor configured for rectifying the DC power source; an inverter unit configured for; converting the rectified DC power source to a three-phase current in response to a pulse width modulation (PWM) control signal; and outputting the current; a current detector configured for detecting the current output from the inverter unit; a power cell main controller configured for generating a voltage instruction and a frequency instruction using the current detected by the current detector; a PWM controller configured for generating the PWM control signal using the voltage instruction and frequency instruction; and a phase shift transformer configured for outputting power to the input AC power source, wherein the phase shift transformer has a predetermined inductance value, and wherein a relation between the predetermined inductance value of the phase shift transformer and a capacitance value of the film capacitor is 1;
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