Performance Evaluation of Fault-Tolerant Neutral-Point-Clamped Converters

Ceballos, S; Pou, J; Robles, E; Zaragoza, J; Martín, José Luís

doi:10.1109/tie.2009.2026710

Cited by 124Multilevel Inverters and ConvertersHVDC Systems and Fault ProtectionAdvanced DC-DC Converters

Performance Evaluation of Fault-Tolerant Neutral-Point-Clamped Converters

Ceballos, S, Pou, J, Robles, E, Zaragoza, J, Martín, José Luís·2010·IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

DOI 10.1109/tie.2009.2026710

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This paper presents a study of the fault tolerance capacity of a neutral-point-clamped converter. Different faults in power semiconductors are considered, and the available postfault states of the converter are shown. In regard of the operation limits, two possible solutions are presented. In these solutions, adding a reduced number of additional components, the behavior of the converter when a switch fails improves considerably. Furthermore, an analysis of the neutral-point voltage balancing conditions after a fault and reconfiguration of the system is also evaluated. Experimental results that prove the correct operation of the proposed topologies are shown.

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Authors: Ceballos, S., Pou, J., Robles, E., Zaragoza, J., & Martín, J. L.
Affiliations: Tecnalia (ES)
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (ES)
University of the Basque Country (ES)
ORCID: Ceballos, S
Pou, J
Robles, E
Zaragoza, J
Venue: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Published: 2010-08
Volume: 57
Issue: 8
Pages: 2709-2718
ISSN: 0278-0046 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1109/tie.2009.2026710
OpenAlex: W2161930615
Cited by: 124
References: 26
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 9
FWCI: 5.29
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplorehelp/downloads/license-information/IEEE.html (vor)
Locations: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics (publishedVersion)
TECNALIA Publications (Fundación TECNALIA Research & Innovation) (submittedVersion, public-domain)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Multilevel Inverters and Converters
Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › HVDC Systems and Fault Protection
Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Advanced DC-DC Converters
Keywords: neutral point clamped converter, fault tolerance, switch failure, neutral-point voltage balancing, converter reconfiguration, converter topology

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