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Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm to Minimize the THD in Cascaded Multilevel Converters with V/F Control

Authors : Jorge Luis Diaz Rodriguez, Luis David Pabon Fernandez, Edison Andres Caicedo Peñaranda

Published in: Applied Computer Sciences in Engineering

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This paper deals with the development of a multiobjective optimization algorithm programmed in Matlab, which allows to obtain a voltage vs frequency ratio (V/F) that decreases the voltage value as the frequency is reduced by maintaining the total harmonic distortion (THD) at levels very close to 0% over the entire frequency range of operation. The multiobjective algorithm is applied to a common-source cascaded H-bridge multilevel converter with maximum 15 steps per line voltage. The inverter is simulated by supplying a three-phase induction motor.

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Metadata
Title
Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm to Minimize the THD in Cascaded Multilevel Converters with V/F Control
Authors
Jorge Luis Diaz Rodriguez
Luis David Pabon Fernandez
Edison Andres Caicedo Peñaranda
Copyright Year
2017
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66963-2_41

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