Flexible prototype of modular multilevel converters for experimental verification of DC transmission and multiterminal systems

Georgios Konstantinou; Salvador Ceballos; Igor Gabiola; Josep Pou; Baburaj Karanayil; Vassilios G. Agelidis

doi:10.1109/ACEPT.2017.8168595

Flexible prototype of modular multilevel converters for experimental verification of DC transmission and multiterminal systems

Georgios Konstantinou^*, Salvador Ceballos, Igor Gabiola, Josep Pou, Baburaj Karanayil, Vassilios G. Agelidis

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Abstract

Testing and verification of high-level and low-level control, modulation, fault handling and converter co-ordination for modular multilevel converters (MMCs) requires development of experimental prototype converters. In this paper, we provide a a complete overview of the MMC-based experimental prototype at UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales) including the structure of the sub-modules, communication, control and protection functions as well as the possible configurations of the system. The prototype, rated at a dc voltage of up to 800 V and power of 20 kVA and can be used to study the operation of a single converter, back-to-back and point-to-point connections as well as multi-terminal systems.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 Asian Conference on Energy, Power and Transportation Electrification, ACEPT 2017
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	1-6
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538609712
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ACEPT.2017.8168595
Publication status	Published - Dec 5 2017
Externally published	Yes
Event	2017 Asian Conference on Energy, Power and Transportation Electrification, ACEPT 2017 - Singapore, Singapore Duration: Oct 24 2017 → Oct 26 2017

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Name	2017 Asian Conference on Energy, Power and Transportation Electrification, ACEPT 2017
Volume	2017-December

Conference

Conference	2017 Asian Conference on Energy, Power and Transportation Electrification, ACEPT 2017
Country/Territory	Singapore
City	Singapore
Period	10/24/17 → 10/26/17

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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Transportation
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Automotive Engineering

Keywords

hardware prototype
laboratory prototype
Modular multilevel converter
multilevel converters

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Konstantinou, G., Ceballos, S., Gabiola, I., Pou, J., Karanayil, B., & Agelidis, V. G. (2017). Flexible prototype of modular multilevel converters for experimental verification of DC transmission and multiterminal systems. In 2017 Asian Conference on Energy, Power and Transportation Electrification, ACEPT 2017 (pp. 1-6). (2017 Asian Conference on Energy, Power and Transportation Electrification, ACEPT 2017; Vol. 2017-December). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACEPT.2017.8168595

Konstantinou, Georgios ; Ceballos, Salvador ; Gabiola, Igor et al. / Flexible prototype of modular multilevel converters for experimental verification of DC transmission and multiterminal systems. 2017 Asian Conference on Energy, Power and Transportation Electrification, ACEPT 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. pp. 1-6 (2017 Asian Conference on Energy, Power and Transportation Electrification, ACEPT 2017).

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Konstantinou, G, Ceballos, S, Gabiola, I, Pou, J, Karanayil, B & Agelidis, VG 2017, Flexible prototype of modular multilevel converters for experimental verification of DC transmission and multiterminal systems. in 2017 Asian Conference on Energy, Power and Transportation Electrification, ACEPT 2017. 2017 Asian Conference on Energy, Power and Transportation Electrification, ACEPT 2017, vol. 2017-December, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 1-6, 2017 Asian Conference on Energy, Power and Transportation Electrification, ACEPT 2017, Singapore, Singapore, 10/24/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACEPT.2017.8168595

Flexible prototype of modular multilevel converters for experimental verification of DC transmission and multiterminal systems. / Konstantinou, Georgios; Ceballos, Salvador; Gabiola, Igor et al.
2017 Asian Conference on Energy, Power and Transportation Electrification, ACEPT 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. p. 1-6 (2017 Asian Conference on Energy, Power and Transportation Electrification, ACEPT 2017; Vol. 2017-December).

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Flexible prototype of modular multilevel converters for experimental verification of DC transmission and multiterminal systems

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