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WEA 2017: Applied Computer Sciences in Engineering pp 456–468Cite as

Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm to Minimize the THD in Cascaded Multilevel Converters with V/F Control

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This paper deals with the development of a multiobjective optimization algorithm programmed in Matlab, which allows to obtain a voltage vs frequency ratio (V/F) that decreases the voltage value as the frequency is reduced by maintaining the total harmonic distortion (THD) at levels very close to 0% over the entire frequency range of operation. The multiobjective algorithm is applied to a common-source cascaded H-bridge multilevel converter with maximum 15 steps per line voltage. The inverter is simulated by supplying a three-phase induction motor.

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  1. Universidad de Pamplona, Pamplona, Colombia

    Jorge Luis Diaz Rodriguez, Luis David Pabon Fernandez & Edison Andres Caicedo Peñaranda

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  1. Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogota, Colombia

    Juan Carlos Figueroa-García

  2. Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogota, Colombia

    Eduyn Ramiro López-Santana

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Diaz Rodriguez, J.L., Pabon Fernandez, L.D., Caicedo Peñaranda, E.A. (2017). Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm to Minimize the THD in Cascaded Multilevel Converters with V/F Control. In: Figueroa-García, J., López-Santana, E., Villa-Ramírez, J., Ferro-Escobar, R. (eds) Applied Computer Sciences in Engineering. WEA 2017. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 742. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66963-2_41

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