Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- 1: General Properties of Multilevel Converters -- 1.1. Time-domain: multilevel waveform and apparent switching frequency -- 1.2. Frequency domain: harmonic cancellation -- 1.3. Transient response -- 1.4. Conclusion -- 2: Topologies of Multilevel DC/DC Converters -- 2.1. Series connection -- 2.1.1. Direct series connection with isolated sources -- 2.1.2. Flying capacitor -- 2.2. Parallel connection -- 2.2.1. Interleaved choppers with star-connected inductors -- 2.2.2. Interleaved choppers with InterCell Transformers (ICTs) -- 2.3. Series-parallel connection -- 3: Concept of Vectorization in PLECS -- 3.1. Vectorized components -- 3.2. Star-connection block and parallel multicell converter -- 3.3. Series connection block and series multicell converter -- 3.4. Generalized multicell commutation cell -- 3.5. Practice -- 3.5.1. How to? -- 3.5.2. Basic blocks -- 4: Vectorized Modulator for Multilevel Choppers -- 4.1. General principle -- 4.2. xZOH: equalizing multisampler for multilevel choppers -- 4.2.1. Control as the main source of perturbation -- 4.2.2. Handling duty cycle variation -- 4.2.2.1. An exact solution for unmodulated signals -- 4.2.2.2. Accounting for switching -- 4.2.2.3. Handling fast transients (at the sampling frequency) -- 4.2.2.4. Handling emergency transients (instantaneous and asynchronous) -- 4.2.3. Frequency response of the equalizing sampler and modulator -- 4.3. Practice -- 5: Voltage Balance in Series Multilevel Converters -- 5.1. Basic principles -- 5.2. Linear circuits -- 5.2.1. Internal balancers -- 5.2.2. External balance boosters -- 5.2.3. Pros and cons of internal/external balance boosters -- 5.3. Nonlinear variants -- 5.3.1. Internal balance boosters -- 5.3.2. External balance boosters -- 5.4. Loss-based design -- 5.4.1. Introduction -- 5.4.2. Internal balance boosters.

5.4.3. External balance boosters -- 5.5. Vectorized models of balance boosters -- 6: Filter Design -- 6.1. Requirements -- 6.1.1. Steady state: current ripple, voltage ripple and standards -- 6.1.2. Transients -- 6.1.3. Extra design constraints -- 6.2. Design process -- 7: Design of Magnetic Components for Multilevel Choppers -- 7.1. Requirements and problem formulation -- 7.2. Area product -- 7.2.1. Low frequency - low ripple formulation for filtering inductors -- 7.2.2. General formulation for filtering inductors -- 7.2.3. Application to inductors for interleaved converters -- 7.2.4. Extension to InterCell Transformers -- 7.3. Optimal area product of magnetic components for interleaved converters -- 7.3.1. Optimal area product for inductors -- 7.3.2. Optimal area product for InterCell Transformers -- 7.4. Weight-optimal dimensions for a given area product -- 7.4.1. For inductors -- 7.4.2. For InterCell Transformers -- 7.4.2.1. Flux and section of horizontal legs -- 7.4.2.2. Determination of optimal dimensions -- 7.5. Volume-optimal dimensions for a given area product -- 7.6. Number of turns and air gap -- 7.7. Accounting for current overload -- 7.8. Optimal phase sequence for InterCell Transformers -- 7.9. Vectorized reluctance model of magnetics -- 7.9.1. Inductors -- 7.9.2. Cyclic cascade InterCell Transformers -- 7.9.3. Monolithic InterCell Transformers -- 7.10. Design process -- 8: Closed-Loop Control of Multilevel DC/DC Converters -- 8.1. Principle -- 8.2. Corresponding PLECS block -- 8.3. Average model of the macro-commutation cell for transient studies -- 8.4. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.