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A Full-bridge Director Switches based Multilevel Converter with DC Fault Blocking Capability and Its Predictive Control Strategy

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  • Jin Zhu

    (Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Haidian District, Beijing 100190, China)

  • Tongzhen Wei

    (Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Haidian District, Beijing 100190, China)

  • Qunhai Huo

    (Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Haidian District, Beijing 100190, China)

  • Jingyuan Yin

    (Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Haidian District, Beijing 100190, China)

Abstract

Voltage source converter-based high-voltage direct current transmission system (VSC-HVDC) technology has been widely used. However, traditional half-bridge sub module (HBSM)-based module multilevel converter (MMC) cannot block a DC fault current. This paper proposes that a full-bridge director switches based multi-level converter can offer features such as DC side fault blocking capability and is more compact and lower cost than other existing MMC topologies. A suitable predictive control strategy is proposed to minimize the error of the output AC current and the capacitor voltage of the sub-module while the director switches are operated in low-frequency mode. The validity of the proposed topology and control method is demonstrated based on simulation and experimental studies.

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  • Jin Zhu & Tongzhen Wei & Qunhai Huo & Jingyuan Yin, 2018. "A Full-bridge Director Switches based Multilevel Converter with DC Fault Blocking Capability and Its Predictive Control Strategy," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(1), pages 1-22, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:12:y:2018:i:1:p:91-:d:193723
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