Utilising redundant voltage levels for circulating current control in modular multilevel converters

Georgios Konstantinou; Josep Pou; Salvador Ceballos; Ricard Picas; Jordi Zaragoza; Vassilios G. Agelidis

doi:10.1109/IECON.2015.7392430

Utilising redundant voltage levels for circulating current control in modular multilevel converters

Georgios Konstantinou, Josep Pou, Salvador Ceballos, Ricard Picas, Jordi Zaragoza, Vassilios G. Agelidis

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Abstract

Control of the circulating current in the modular multilevel converter (MMC) is one of the major tasks for the proper operation of the converter topology. This paper develops a controller for the circulating current of the MMC that utilises the redundant voltage levels in 2N+1 modulated MMCs in order to regulate the current to its reference. The main advantages of the approach are the elimination of control loops that generate the voltages for the control of the circulating current, simple implementation and very fast dynamic performance. The application of the control is also independent of the circulating current reference. The simplicity and effectiveness of the proposed controller is illustrated through simulations and experimental results.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IECON 2015 - 41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	2213-2218
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479917624
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2015.7392430
Publication status	Published - 2015
Externally published	Yes
Event	41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2015 - Yokohama, Japan Duration: Nov 9 2015 → Nov 12 2015

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Name	IECON 2015 - 41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society

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Conference	41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2015
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Yokohama
Period	11/9/15 → 11/12/15

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Keywords

Circulating current
Current control
modular multilevel converter
multilevel converters

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Konstantinou, G., Pou, J., Ceballos, S., Picas, R., Zaragoza, J., & Agelidis, V. G. (2015). Utilising redundant voltage levels for circulating current control in modular multilevel converters. In IECON 2015 - 41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (pp. 2213-2218). Article 7392430 (IECON 2015 - 41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2015.7392430

Konstantinou, Georgios ; Pou, Josep ; Ceballos, Salvador et al. / Utilising redundant voltage levels for circulating current control in modular multilevel converters. IECON 2015 - 41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. pp. 2213-2218 (IECON 2015 - 41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society).

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Konstantinou, G, Pou, J, Ceballos, S, Picas, R, Zaragoza, J & Agelidis, VG 2015, Utilising redundant voltage levels for circulating current control in modular multilevel converters. in IECON 2015 - 41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society., 7392430, IECON 2015 - 41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 2213-2218, 41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2015, Yokohama, Japan, 11/9/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2015.7392430

Utilising redundant voltage levels for circulating current control in modular multilevel converters. / Konstantinou, Georgios; Pou, Josep; Ceballos, Salvador et al.
IECON 2015 - 41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. p. 2213-2218 7392430 (IECON 2015 - 41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society).

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Utilising redundant voltage levels for circulating current control in modular multilevel converters

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