Harmonic distortion optimization of multilevel PWM inverter using genetic algorithms

• Published in: 2014 IEEE 5th Colombian Workshop on Circuits and Systems (CWCAS) pp. 1 - 6
• Main Authors: Diaz Rodriguez, Jorge Luis, David Pabon Fernandez, Luis, Pardo Garcia, Aldo
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.10.2014
• Subjects: genetic algorithm; Genetic algorithms; Harmonic distortion; MATLAB; multi-PWM; Multilevel power inverters; Optimization; Pulse width modulation; Vectors

This paper deals with the minimization of the harmonic distortion to improve the power quality by using 9 steps multilevel power converter, using genetic algorithms to optimized a multi-PWM modulation, and minimizing Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) to almost zero. A novel numerical technique is deve...