TY - GEN
T1 - Three-phase unidirectional modular multilevel converter
AU - De Sousa, Gean J.M.
AU - Heldwein, Marcelo L.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Unidirectional power flow voltage source converter high voltage direct current (VSC-HVDC) systems can be advantageously used in future dc subsea electric transmission and distribution systems (DC-SETDS) in order to reduce cost, increase efficiency and reliability. This work proposes a unidirectional modular multilevel converter (uMMC) suitable for VSC-HVDC systems used in DC-SETDS. The main advantage of the proposal is the reduced number of active switches, lowering costs and increasing reliability. Suitable currents and voltages control strategies are presented, as well as simulation results.
AB - Unidirectional power flow voltage source converter high voltage direct current (VSC-HVDC) systems can be advantageously used in future dc subsea electric transmission and distribution systems (DC-SETDS) in order to reduce cost, increase efficiency and reliability. This work proposes a unidirectional modular multilevel converter (uMMC) suitable for VSC-HVDC systems used in DC-SETDS. The main advantage of the proposal is the reduced number of active switches, lowering costs and increasing reliability. Suitable currents and voltages control strategies are presented, as well as simulation results.
KW - Converter control
KW - Emerging topology
KW - HVDC
KW - Multilevel converters
KW - Voltage Source Converter (VSC)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84890245946&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/EPE.2013.6634676
DO - 10.1109/EPE.2013.6634676
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84890245946
SN - 9781479901166
T3 - 2013 15th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, EPE 2013
BT - 2013 15th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, EPE 2013
T2 - 2013 15th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, EPE 2013
Y2 - 2 September 2013 through 6 September 2013
ER -