Alternate arm modular multilevel converter energy balancing via overlap onset control

Autor: Steven Howell, Haiyue Wang, Shaahin Filizadeh
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: The Journal of Engineering (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2051-3305
DOI: 10.1049/joe.2018.8787
Popis: This study introduces a novel method called overlap onset control (OOC) to balance and maintain alternate arm modular multilevel converter (AAC) submodule capacitor voltages at their desired value. OOC performs zero-current switching and controls the timing of AAC commutation to regulate submodule voltages while retaining output voltage quality. The study uses steady-state converter models to develop the mathematical foundations behind the proposed capacitor voltage regulation method and then presents electromagnetic transient simulation results in PSCAD/EMTDC to demonstrate OOC's ability to extend the AAC operating range.
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