Dynamic behaviour of a back-to-back five-level flying capacitor converter with reduced DC bus capacitance

Amer M.Y.M. Ghias, Mihai Ciobotaru, Vassilios Agelidis, Josep Pou

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Abstract

Due to extensive research, advanced voltage source converter (VSC) such as multilevel and multi-module have been proposed for high power applications. These advanced VSCs must provide secure as well as, intelligent power management operation for the future electricity network under various grid events. The focus of this paper is to evaluate the dynamic performance of a back-to-back five-level flying capacitor (FC) converter system with reduced DC bus capacitance under different grid voltage disturbances. The system uses a classical synchronous reference frame control technique for active/reactive power control and DC voltage regulation, and is tested in terms of general grid events such as power flow reversal, voltage amplitude excursions, phase jumps and frequency variations using MATLAB/Simulink and PLECS blockset. The simulation results show that the back-to-back FC converter with reduced DC bus capacitance performs well during the mentioned grid events. © 2012 IEEE.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConference Proceedings - 2012 IEEE 7th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference - ECCE Asia, IPEMC 2012
Pages1741-1746
Volume3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event2012 IEEE 7th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference - ECCE Asia, IPEMC 2012 - Harbin, China
Duration: 2 Jun 20125 Jun 2012

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings - 2012 IEEE 7th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference - ECCE Asia, IPEMC 2012
Volume3

Conference

Conference2012 IEEE 7th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference - ECCE Asia, IPEMC 2012
PlaceChina
CityHarbin
Period2/06/125/06/12

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Research Keywords

  • Analysis and Simulations
  • FC converter
  • Grid Conditions
  • Grid voltage disturbances
  • Multilevel converter
  • Power Quality

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