FPGA Digital Architecture for Multilevel Synchronous Optimal PulseWidth ModulationWith Seamless Pulse Pattern Transitions

Jackson Lago; Lúcio Steckling; Marcelo Lobo Heldwein

doi:10.18618/REP.2023.1.0053

Authors

Jackson Lago Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Santa Catarina (IFSC), Electrical Department, Florianópolis – SC, Brazil
Lúcio Steckling Centrais Elétricas de Santa Catarina (CELESC), Florianópolis – SC, Brazil
Marcelo Lobo Heldwein Technical University of Munich, Chair of High-Power Converter Systems – Munich, Germany

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18618/REP.2023.1.0053

Keywords:

High power ac drives, Modulation, Multilevel converters

Abstract

received the B.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the University Center of Jaraguá do Sul (UNERJ), Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil, in 2009, and the M.S. and Ph.D degrees in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianopólis, Brazil, in 2011 and 2015, respectively. From 2015 to 2016 he was a researcher at the Power Electronics Institute (INEP) of the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). He is currently a Professor with the Electrotechnical Department at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Santa Catarina (IFSC). His research interests include power electronics and electrical machines drives. He is a member of the Brazilian Power Electronic Society (SOBRAEP).

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Jackson Lago, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Santa Catarina (IFSC), Electrical Department, Florianópolis – SC, Brazil

received the B.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the University Center of Jaraguá do Sul (UNERJ), Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil, in 2009, and the M.S. and Ph.D degrees in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianopólis, Brazil, in 2011 and 2015, respectively. From 2015 to 2016 he was a researcher at the Power Electronics Institute (INEP) of the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). He is currently a Professor with the Electrotechnical Department at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Santa Catarina (IFSC). His research interests include power electronics and electrical machines drives. He is a member of the Brazilian Power Electronic Society (SOBRAEP).

Lúcio Steckling, Centrais Elétricas de Santa Catarina (CELESC), Florianópolis – SC, Brazil

graduated in Electrical Engineering at the Federal University of Technology – Paraná (UTFPR), with a master’s degree in Power electronics Electrical Engineering at Federal University at Santa Catarina (UFSC). Worked for two years in R&D projects at WEG Drives and Controls with power electronics, including, high power inverter, medium voltage soft starter and high power energy storage converter. Currently is working as an Electrical Engineer at CELESC.

Marcelo Lobo Heldwein, Technical University of Munich, Chair of High-Power Converter Systems – Munich, Germany

received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Brazil, in 1997 and 1999, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zürich), in 2007. From 1999 to 2003, he worked with industry, including research and development activities at the Power Electronics Institute, Brazil and Emerson Network Power, Brazil and Sweden. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the ETH Zürich and at the UFSC, from 2007 to 2009. From 2010 to 2022, he was a Professor with the Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, UFSC. He is currently the Head of the Chair of High–Power Converter Systems (HLU), at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). His research interests include power electronics, advanced power distribution technologies, and electromagnetic compatibility. He is a member of the Brazilian Power Electronic Society (SOBRAEP), a Senior member of the IEEE and a member of the Advisory Board of PCIM Europe.

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