TY  - JOUR
KW  - cascade multilevel inverter
KW  -  total harmonic distortion
KW  -  optimization
KW  -  genetic algorithm
KW  -  Newton-Raphson
KW  -  particle swarm optimization
AV  - public
N2  - Currently, multilevel inverters have been increased the number of applications in the industrial sector and renewable energy sources. Among its characteristics, the most remarkable are modular design, high performance, and low harmonic distortion in the output voltage waveform. For this paper, a single-phase Cascade H-Bridge Multilevel Inverters (CHB-MLI or CMLI) topology with independent DC sources, has been selected for the case study. Analyzing three scenarios: 5-level, 7-level, and 9-level applying the concept of the Optimized Harmonic Stepped-Waveform (OHSW) and comparing the results between the Selective Harmonic Eliminated-Pulse Width Modulation (SHE-PWM) and the Optimal Minimization of the Total Harmonic Distortion (OMTHD) are also presented. To compare the results obtained with classical and nature-inspired optimization methods, three techniques are used to solve transcendental nonlinear equations for the problem of Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) minimization: Newton Raphson (NR), Genetic Algorithm (GA), and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), which have been widely used for the problems of THD minimization in multilevel inverters.
VL  - 22
ID  - uninimx2233
IS  - 4-5
Y1  - 2020///
SN  - 21033641
SP  - 349
EP  - 355
TI  - Calculation of Optimal Switching Angles for a Multilevel Inverter Using NR, PSO, and GA- a Comparison
UR  - http://doi.org/10.18280/ejee.224-506
JF  - European Journal of Electrical Engineering
A1  - Marín-Reyes, Manuel
A1  - Aguayo-Alquicira, Jesus
A1  - De León Aldaco, Susana Estefany
ER  -