DocumentCode
665840
Title
Elimination of low frequency harmonics of modular multilevel converters (MMC): Implications to MMC HVDC and STATCOM
Author
Can Wang ; Boon Teck Ooi
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
fYear
2013
fDate
10-13 Nov. 2013
Firstpage
730
Lastpage
735
Abstract
Based on pin-pointing the theoretical origin, the second harmonic current in MMC is eliminated at the source and, with it, the low frequency harmonics which proliferate from it. The implications of the elimination to MMC HVDC and MMC STATCOM are discussed.
Keywords
HVDC power convertors; static VAr compensators; MMC HVDC; STATCOM; low frequency harmonics elimination; modular multilevel converters; pin-pointing; Automatic voltage control; Capacitors; HVDC transmission; Harmonic analysis; Phase modulation; Power harmonic filters; Fourier series; Modular multilevel converter (MMC); harmonics; modulation signal; second harmonic current elimination; switched capacitor;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2013 - 39th Annual Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Vienna
ISSN
1553-572X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IECON.2013.6699225
Filename
6699225
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