relation: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/4988/ title: Comparison of multi-carriers based PWM for multilevel converters creator: Mohammed, B.S. creator: Ibrahim, R.B. creator: Perumal, N. creator: Rama Rao, K.S. description: This paper addresses a comparative study of modulation techniques used for multilevel converters and aims to present a new multi-carrier pulse width modulation (PWM) technique called wave shift multi-carrier PWM (WSPWM). The proposed switching technique generated lower voltage total harmonic distortion (THD) as compared to the conventional multicarrier based PWM schemes such as phase-shift PWM (PSPWM), level-shift PWM (LSPWM), switching frequency optimal PWM (SFPWM) and selective harmonic elimination technique (SHET). To compare the performance of the proposed method with PSPWM, LSPWM, SFPWM and SHET techniques, three-phase five, seven, nine and eleven-level circuit topologies of cascade multilevel converter (CMC) were designed and simulated. Based on the seven-level CMC topology the dynamic behavior of both shunt and series active power filters were investigated for power quality improvement of a single feeder distribution system. Digital simulations were carried out using the well-developed industry standard power system program, PSCAD/EMTDC to validate the performance of CMC based shunt and series active power filters. © 2014 Praise Worthy Prize S.r.l.-All rights reserved. publisher: Praise Worthy Prize S.r.l date: 2014 type: Article type: PeerReviewed identifier: Mohammed, B.S. and Ibrahim, R.B. and Perumal, N. and Rama Rao, K.S. (2014) Comparison of multi-carriers based PWM for multilevel converters. International Review on Modelling and Simulations, 7 (3). pp. 363-378. ISSN 19749821 relation: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84905964982&doi=10.15866%2firemos.v7i3.340&partnerID=40&md5=68adfe95eb278c868b0bf542e22ac777 relation: 10.15866/iremos.v7i3.340 identifier: 10.15866/iremos.v7i3.340