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Bao et al. / J Zhejiang Univ SCIENCE A 2006 7(12):1973-1978 1973 Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE A ISSN 1009-3095 (Print); ISSN 1862-1775 (Online) /jzus; E-mail: jzus@ * A new three-phase 5-level current-source inverter BAO Jian-yu†, BAI Zhi-hong, WANG Qing-song, ZHANG Zhong-chao† (School of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China ) †E-mail: jianyu_bao@126.com; zhangzc@ Received Mar. 20, 2006; revision accepted Oct. 21, 2006 Abstract: The new three-phase 5-level current-source inverter (CSI) proposed in this paper was developed by connecting three separate single-phase 5-level CSIs in series, and its operational principle was analyzed. There are two major problems existing in current-source multilevel inverters, one is the complex PWM control method (2-logic to 3-logic conversion), and the other is the problem of current-unbalance between different levels. A simple current-balance control method via DC current feedback is applied in each single-phase 5-level CSI cell to implement the current-balance control between different levels. And to reduce the output current harmonics, POD PWM control technique was used. Simulation and experimental results showed that this new three-phase 5-level CSI topology operates correctly. Key words: Three-phase, Current-source inverter (CSI), 5-level, Harmonics, POD PWM doi:10.1631/jzus.2006.A1973 Document code: A CLC number: TM464 INTRODUCTION