In the domain of electric traction, the demand for medium voltage supply systems of high power, compact size and reduced weight is growing. Thanks to the new semiconductors (HV-IGBT, IGCT) with high voltage capability, the multilevel topologies with medium frequency transformer become very attractive. Several solutions based on this principle were proposed these last years. In this paper a 10 kVA, four stages multilevel converter is presented. This solution seems particularly well adapted to the different requirements (volume, weight, EMC, loss) of the electric traction domain
Title
Medium frequency transformer for traction applications making use of multilevel converter : small scale prototype test results
Date
2006-05
Published in
Proceedings of International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion, 2006. SPEEDAM 2006, 23-26 May 2006, Taormina, Italy
Publisher
Taormina, Italy, 23-26 May 2006
Pagination
6 p.
Presented at
International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion, 2006. SPEEDAM 2006., Taormina, Italy, 2006-05-23, 2006-05-26
ISBN
1-4244-0193-3
Paper type
full paper
Faculty
Ingénierie et Architecture
School
HEIG-VD
Institute
iE - Institut des Energies
Note
Cette publication a été rédigée par un membre de l’ancien institut IESE - Institut d'Energie et Systèmes Electriques.
