公开(公告)号：US20210067057A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-04

申请号：US17079879

申请日：2020-10-26

Applicant: ECOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPERIEURE

Inventor： Mostafa ABARZADEH ,  Kamal AL-HADDAD

IPC: H02M7/5387 ,  H02M1/084

Abstract: Generalized circuit topology of voltage level multiplier modules (VLMMs) for use with multilevel inverters (MLIs) and power converter circuits comprising at least one VLMM and a MLI are described herein. The VLMM is configured to receive a first output voltage from the MLI having a first number of voltage levels and to generate a second output voltage having a second number of voltage levels. If the first number of voltage levels is M, and the VLMM is N-fold voltage level multiplier, then second number of voltage levels is M×N+1. Switching pattern generators for use with the VLMM and modulation methods for controlling switching elements of the VLMM are also described herein.