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A Modified Modular Multilevel Converter With Reduced Capacitor Voltage Fluctuation.
- Source :
- IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics; Oct2015, Vol. 62 Issue 10, p6108-6119, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- The requirement of a large number of sizeable capacitors in traditional modular multilevel converter (MMC) submodules is seen as a major barrier hampering its widespread use in medium-voltage applications. To reduce the value of capacitance, this paper presents a modified MMC (M-MMC) topology, which offers inherent alleviated capacitor voltage fluctuations compared with traditional MMC. Its operating principle, modulation, and capacitor voltage balancing strategies are described in detail. Moreover, a novel capacitor voltage fluctuation suppression scheme is also proposed to further reduce the second-order capacitor voltage ripples. Finally, both a three-phase prototype of M-MMC and traditional MMC have been built in the laboratory. The effectiveness of the proposed M-MMC topology and control methods is experimentally verified by comparing with the traditional MMC. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02780046
- Volume :
- 62
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 109362074
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2015.2423665