Modular Multilevel Converter based on 5-level submodule with DC fault blocking capability

Ricardo Lizana; Apparao Dekka; Sebastian Rivera; Bin Wu

doi:10.1109/IECON.2016.7793119

Modular Multilevel Converter based on 5-level submodule with DC fault blocking capability

Ricardo Lizana, Apparao Dekka, Sebastian Rivera, Bin Wu

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Abstract

The use of conventional half-bridge submodules in the Modular Multilevel Converters brings important benefits such as the reduction in the power losses and semiconductor devices. However, the system with half-bridge submodule lacks the capability of blocking DC-faults currents. In this paper, a 5-level submodule with DC-fault blocking capability is presented. The proposed submodule allows to operate with different internal capacitances in order to reduce the cost of the system. Furthermore, a control and balance strategy for the novel 5-level submodule is proposed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the IECON 2016 - 42nd Annual Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	3482-3487
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509034741
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2016.7793119
State	Published - 21 Dec 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	42nd Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2016 - Florence, Italy Duration: 24 Oct 2016 → 27 Oct 2016

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Name	IECON Proceedings (Industrial Electronics Conference)

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Conference	42nd Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2016
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Florence
Period	24/10/16 → 27/10/16

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Lizana, R., Dekka, A., Rivera, S., & Wu, B. (2016). Modular Multilevel Converter based on 5-level submodule with DC fault blocking capability. In Proceedings of the IECON 2016 - 42nd Annual Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society (pp. 3482-3487). Article 7793119 (IECON Proceedings (Industrial Electronics Conference)). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2016.7793119

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Lizana, R, Dekka, A, Rivera, S & Wu, B 2016, Modular Multilevel Converter based on 5-level submodule with DC fault blocking capability. in Proceedings of the IECON 2016 - 42nd Annual Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society., 7793119, IECON Proceedings (Industrial Electronics Conference), IEEE Computer Society, pp. 3482-3487, 42nd Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2016, Florence, Italy, 24/10/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2016.7793119

Modular Multilevel Converter based on 5-level submodule with DC fault blocking capability. / Lizana, Ricardo; Dekka, Apparao; Rivera, Sebastian et al.
Proceedings of the IECON 2016 - 42nd Annual Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society. IEEE Computer Society, 2016. p. 3482-3487 7793119 (IECON Proceedings (Industrial Electronics Conference)).

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