Cascaded- and Modular-Multilevel Converter Laboratory Test System Options: A Review: A Review

Theodor Heath, Mike Barnes, Paul D. Judge, Geraint Chaffey, Phil Clemow, Tim C. Green, Peter R. Green, James Wylie, Georgios Konstantinou, Salvador Ceballos, Josep Pou, Mohamed Moez Belhaouane, Haibo Zhang, Xavier Guillaud, Jack Andrews

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Resumen

The increasing importance of cascaded multilevel converters (CMCs), and the sub-category of modular multilevel converters (MMCs), is illustrated by their wide use in high voltage DC connections and in static compensators. Research is being undertaken into the use of these complex pieces of hardware and software for a variety of grid support services, on top of fundamental frequency power injection, requiring improved control for non-traditional duties. To validate these results, small-scale laboratory hardware prototypes are often required. Such systems have been built by many research teams around the globe and are also increasingly commercially available. Few publications go into detail on the construction options for prototype CMCs, and there is a lack of information on both design considerations and lessons learned from the build process, which will hinder research and the best application of these important units. This paper reviews options, gives key examples from leading research teams, and summarizes knowledge gained in the development of test rigs to clarify design considerations when constructing laboratory-scale CMCs.
Idioma originalInglés
Número de artículo9380133
Páginas (desde-hasta)44718-44737
Número de páginas20
PublicaciónIEEE Access
Volumen9
DOI
EstadoPublicada - mar 2021

Palabras clave

  • AC-DC power converters
  • HVDC transmission
  • Modular multilevel converters

Project and Funding Information

  • Funding Info
  • This work was supported in part by The University of Manchester supported by the National Innovation Allowance project ``VSC-HVDC Model Validation and Improvement'' and Dr. Heath's iCASE Ph.D. studentship supported through Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and National Grid, in part by the Imperial College London supported by EPSRC through the HubNet Extension under Grant EP/N030028/1, in part by an iCASE Ph.D. Studentship supported by EPSRC and EDF Energy and the CDT in Future Power Networks under Grant EP/L015471/1, in part by University of New South Wales (UNSW) supported by the Solar Flagships Program through the Education Infrastructure Fund (EIF), in part by the Australian Research Council through the Discovery Early Career Research Award under Grant DECRA_DE170100370, in part by the Basque Government through the project HVDC-LINK3 under Grant ELKARTEK KK-2017/00083, in part by the L2EP research group at the University of Lille supported by the French TSO

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