Opposition-Based Quantum Bat Algorithm to Eliminate Lower-Order Harmonics of Multilevel Inverters

Jahedul Islam; Sheikh Tanzim Meraj; Ammar Masaoud; Md. Apel Mahmud; Amril Nazir; Muhammad Ashad Kabir; Md. Moinul Hossain; Farhan Mumtaz

doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3098190

IEEE Access (Jan 2021)

Opposition-Based Quantum Bat Algorithm to Eliminate Lower-Order Harmonics of Multilevel Inverters

Jahedul Islam,
Sheikh Tanzim Meraj,
Ammar Masaoud,
Md. Apel Mahmud,
Amril Nazir,
Muhammad Ashad Kabir,
Md. Moinul Hossain,
Farhan Mumtaz

Affiliations

Jahedul Islam: ORCiD; Department of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
Sheikh Tanzim Meraj: ORCiD; Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
Ammar Masaoud: ORCiD; Electrical Power and Energy Systems Research Laboratory (EPESRL), School of Engineering, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
Md. Apel Mahmud: ORCiD; Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Al-Baath University, Homs, Damascus, Syria
Amril Nazir: ORCiD; Department of Information Systems, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Muhammad Ashad Kabir: ORCiD; School of Computing and Mathematics, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW, Australia
Md. Moinul Hossain: ORCiD; School of Engineering and Digital Arts, University of Kent, Canterbury, U.K
Farhan Mumtaz: ORCiD; Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3098190
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9
pp. 103610 – 103626

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Selective harmonic elimination (SHE) technique is used in power inverters to eliminate specific lower-order harmonics by determining optimum switching angles that are used to generate Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) signals for multilevel inverter (MLI) switches. Various optimization algorithms have been developed to determine the optimum switching angles. However, these techniques are still trapped in local optima. This study proposes an opposition-based quantum bat algorithm (OQBA) to determine these optimum switching angles. This algorithm is formulated by utilizing habitual characteristics of bats. It has advanced learning ability that can effectively remove lower-order harmonics from the output voltage of MLI. It can eventually increase the quality of the output voltage along with the efficiency of the MLI. The performance of the algorithm is evaluated with three different case studies involving 7, 11, and 17-level three-phase MLIs. The results are verified using both simulation and experimental studies. The results showed substantial improvement and superiority compared to other available algorithms both in terms of the harmonics reduction of harmonics and finding the correct solutions.

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ISSN: 2169-3536 (Online)
Publisher: IEEE
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
Website: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6287639

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