A computationally efficient finite state model predictive control for cascaded multilevel inverter

This paper investigates a new scheme for Finite State Model Predictive Control fed five level Cascaded Multilevel Inverter. This proposed method uses 19 voltage vectors out of totally 125 voltage vectors of the Cascaded Multilevel inverter. Since this inverter has many switches, reducing the average switching frequency is the matter of great importance for high voltage applications, as they contribute to significant switching losses. Two schemes of Finite State Model Predictive Control (FSMPC) are proposed i.e. FSMPC1 employing the current control of the Cascaded Multilevel inverter with less (19) voltage vectors and FSMPC2 aiming the control of inverter load current as well as reducing the average switching frequency using 19 vectors. The performance of the proposed schemes is compared with conventional 61 voltage vector scheme of the Cascaded multilevel Inverter. The results show that both the proposed schemes perform well for steady state and dynamic operating conditions.