TY - GEN
T1 - Flexible prototype of modular multilevel converters for experimental verification of DC transmission and multiterminal systems
AU - Konstantinou, Georgios
AU - Ceballos, Salvador
AU - Gabiola, Igor
AU - Pou, Josep
AU - Karanayil, Baburaj
AU - Agelidis, Vassilios G.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 IEEE.
PY - 2017/12/5
Y1 - 2017/12/5
N2 - Testing and verification of high-level and low-level control, modulation, fault handling and converter co-ordination for modular multilevel converters (MMCs) requires development of experimental prototype converters. In this paper, we provide a a complete overview of the MMC-based experimental prototype at UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales) including the structure of the sub-modules, communication, control and protection functions as well as the possible configurations of the system. The prototype, rated at a dc voltage of up to 800 V and power of 20 kVA and can be used to study the operation of a single converter, back-to-back and point-to-point connections as well as multi-terminal systems.
AB - Testing and verification of high-level and low-level control, modulation, fault handling and converter co-ordination for modular multilevel converters (MMCs) requires development of experimental prototype converters. In this paper, we provide a a complete overview of the MMC-based experimental prototype at UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales) including the structure of the sub-modules, communication, control and protection functions as well as the possible configurations of the system. The prototype, rated at a dc voltage of up to 800 V and power of 20 kVA and can be used to study the operation of a single converter, back-to-back and point-to-point connections as well as multi-terminal systems.
KW - hardware prototype
KW - laboratory prototype
KW - Modular multilevel converter
KW - multilevel converters
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85045925719&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ACEPT.2017.8168595
DO - 10.1109/ACEPT.2017.8168595
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85045925719
T3 - 2017 Asian Conference on Energy, Power and Transportation Electrification, ACEPT 2017
SP - 1
EP - 6
BT - 2017 Asian Conference on Energy, Power and Transportation Electrification, ACEPT 2017
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2017 Asian Conference on Energy, Power and Transportation Electrification, ACEPT 2017
Y2 - 24 October 2017 through 26 October 2017
ER -