Charge balance control schemes for cascade multilevel converter in hybrid electric vehicles

• Published in: IEEE transactions on industrial electronics (1982) Vol. 49; no. 5; pp. 1058 - 1064
• Main Authors: Tolbert, L.M., Fang Zheng Peng, Cunnyngham, T., Chiasson, J.N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.10.2002
• Subjects: Batteries; Charge; Converters; Direct current; Electric potential; Electromagnetic interference; Frequency conversion; Fuel cells; Hybrid electric vehicles; Hybrid power systems; Hybrid vehicles; Motor drives; Multilevel; Power generation; Power system simulation; Switching converters; Voltage

This paper presents transformerless multilevel converters as an application for high-power hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) motor drives. Multilevel converters: (1) can generate near-sinusoidal voltages with only fundamental frequency switching; (2) have almost no electromagnetic interference or common...