Study by modeling and simulation of open-switch fault diagnosis for five-level converters

Florent Becker, Ehsan Jamshidpour, Philippe Poure, Shahrokh Saadate

Abstract


In this paper, an open-switch fault diagnosis method for five-level H-Bridge Neutral Point Piloted (HB-NPP) or T-type converters is proposed. While fault tolerant operation is based on three steps (fault detection, fault localization and system reconfiguration), a fast fault diagnosis, including both fault detection and localization, is mandatory to make a suitable response to an open-circuit fault in one of the switches of the converter. Furthermore, fault diagnosis is necessary in embedded and safety critical applications, to prevent further damage and perform continuity of service.

In this paper, we present an open-switch fault diagnosis method, based on the switches control orders and the observation of the converter output voltage level. In five-level converters such as HB-NPP and T-type topologies, some switches are mostly 'on' at the same time. Therefore, the fault localization is quite complicated. The fault diagnosis method we proposed is capable to detect and localize an open-switch fault in all cases. Computer simulations are carried out by using Matlab Simulink and SimPowerSystem toolbox to validate the proposed approach.


Keywords


Open-switch fault; fault diagnosis; fault detection; fault localization; Multilevel converter; Neutral Point Piloted converter; T-type converter; H-bridge

Full Text:

PDF

References


B. Li, S. Shi, B. Wang, G. Wang, W. Wang, D, Xu,"Fault Diagnosis and Tolerant Control of Single IGBT Open-Circuit Failure in Modular Multilevel Converters", IEEE Transaction on Power Electronics, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 3165-3176, April 2016.

E. Jamshidpour, P. Poure and S. Saadate, "Photovoltaic Systems Reliability Improvement by Real-Time FPGA-Based Switch Failure Diagnosis and Fault-Tolerant DC–DC Converter", in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 62, no. 11, pp. 7247-7255, Nov. 2015.

M. Aleenejad, H. Mahmoudi, P. Moamaei, R. Ahmadi, " A New Fault-Tolerant Strategy Based on a Modified Selective Harmonic Technique for Three-Phase Multilevel Converters With a Single Faulty Cell", IEEE Transaction on Power Electronics, vol. 31, no. 4, pp.3141-3150, April 2016.

J. Xu, P, Zhao, C. Zhao," Reliability Analysis and Redundancy Configuration of MMC With Hybrid Submodule Topologies", IEEE Transaction on Power Electronics, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 2720-2729, April 2016.

Shuai Shao, P. W. Wheeler, J. C. Clare and A. J. Watson, "Fault Detection for Modular Multilevel Converters Based on Sliding Mode Observer", in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 28, no. 11, pp. 4867-4872, Nov. 2013.

H. W. Sim, J. S. Lee and K. B. Lee, "A detection method for an open-switch fault in cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverters ", 2014 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Pittsburgh, PA, 2014, pp. 2101-2106.

M. Shahbazi and M. Zolghadri, "Fast detection of open-switch fault in cascaded H-Bridge multilevel converter", Power Electronics, Drives Systems & Technologies Conference (PEDSTC), 2015 6th, Tehran, 2015, pp. 538-543.

Binbin Li, Shaolei Shi, Bo Wang, Gaolin Wang and Dianguo Xu, "Fault Diagnosis and Tolerant Control of Single IGBT Open-Circuit Failure in Modular Multilevel Converters", in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 3165-3176, April 2016.

F. Deng, Z. Chen, M. R. Khan and R. Zhu, "Fault Detection and Localization Method for Modular Multilevel Converters", in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 30, no. 5, pp. 2721-2732, May 2015.

Qichen Yang, Jiangchao Qin and M. Saeedifard, "Analysis, Detection, and Location of Open-Switch Submodule Failures in a Modular Multilevel Converter", in IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 155-164, Feb. 2016.

T. Wang, H. Xu, J. Han, E. Elbouchikhi and M. E. H. Benbouzid, "Cascaded H-Bridge Multilevel Inverter System Fault Diagnosis Using a PCA and Multiclass Relevance Vector Machine Approach", in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 30, no. 12, pp. 7006-7018, Dec. 2015.

H. Shin, K. Lee, J. Choi, S. Seo and J. Lee, "Power loss comparison with different PWM methods for 3L-NPC inverter and 3L-T type inverter", 2014 International Power Electronics and Application Conference and Exposition, Shanghai, 2014, pp. 1322-1327.

F. Becker, P. Poure, E. Jamshidpour, S. Saadate, “Open-Switch Fault Diagnosis for Five-Level H-Bridge Neutral Point Piloted or T-type Converters”, 2016 IEEE 16th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC), 7-10 June 2016, Florence, Italy.




DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22149/teee.v2i1.76

Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.


Copyright (c) 2017 Florent Becker, Ehsan Jamshidpour, Philippe Poure, Shahrokh Saadate

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.