• DocumentCode
    585912
  • Title

    Modular Multilevel Converter cell construction

  • Author

    Sarafianos, Dimitrios N.

  • Author_Institution
    Graduate Engineer, Alstom Grid
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    4-7 Sept. 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) is a promising technology for connecting to the grid distant offshore applications. This paper presents the considerations, the procedure and the challenges of the MMC´s basic building block construction. The prototype is thoroughly tested and its results are discussed in this paper. The evaluation of the results is confirmed through the simulation of a single phase MMC.
  • Keywords
    offshore installations; power convertors; power grids; grid distant offshore applications; modular multilevel converter cell construction; single phase MMC simulation; Capacitors; Logic gates; MOSFETs; Resistors; Switches; Voltage control; Voltage measurement; Chain-link Converter; Modular Multilevel Converter; Modular cell; Sub-module;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), 2012 47th International
  • Conference_Location
    London
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-2854-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4673-2855-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/UPEC.2012.6398622
  • Filename
    6398622