A fault-tolerant hybrid cascaded H-bridge topology

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Conference Proceeding
Citation:
2019 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2019, 2019, pp. 6376 - 6381
Issue Date:
2019-09-01
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© 2019 IEEE. This paper presents the fault-tolerant operation for a cascaded H-bridge (CHB) inverter. The added features ensure reliable and robust operation in the event of a fault. The proposed strategy uses an additional cross-coupled CHB (X-CHB) unit in companion with the existing CHB to support the output voltage and ensure continuity of operation in case of an open/short circuit fault. The operation of the proposed X-CHB inverter is described in detail. Simulation and experimental verification of the proposed concept is demonstrated using a seven-level CHB. Both simulation and experimental results validate the fault-tolerant operation of the CHB for a battery energy storage system (BESS) in case of switch faults such as open/short-circuit switch faults or dc-source or battery failure.
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