PAN Jianyu, XIAO Junwei, FU Xiaojie, et al. Fault Path Analysis and Diagnosis Method of Switching Device Fault for Four-level Hybrid-clamped Converters[J]. 2026, 46(12): 5083-5093.
DOI:
PAN Jianyu, XIAO Junwei, FU Xiaojie, et al. Fault Path Analysis and Diagnosis Method of Switching Device Fault for Four-level Hybrid-clamped Converters[J]. 2026, 46(12): 5083-5093.DOI: 10.13334/j.0258-8013.pcsee.251544.
Fault Path Analysis and Diagnosis Method of Switching Device Fault for Four-level Hybrid-clamped Converters
The 4-level hybrid-clamped converter (4L-HCC) offers promising applications in medium/high-voltage
high-power systems due to its high efficiency and power density. However
its complex structure and multiple current paths make switch open-circuit faults difficult to identify. This paper first establishes a current path evolution model under multiple switching states
revealing fault current paths and analyzing capacitor voltage/output current distortion characteristics before and after faults. Subsequently
a multi-parameter fusion diagnosis method for open-circuit faults is proposed
clarifying key diagnostic thresholds. Finally
experimental validation on a 4L-HCC test platform under various conditions demonstrates that the method effectively identifies all switch open-circuit faults with 97.53% accuracy and sub-20 ms localization time.