• DocumentCode
    151385
  • Title

    Implementation and testing of high-power IGCT-based cascaded-converter cells

  • Author

    Modeer, Tomas ; Norrga, Staffan ; Nee, H.-P.

  • Author_Institution
    KTH R. Inst. of Technol., Stockholm, Sweden
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    14-18 Sept. 2014
  • Firstpage
    5355
  • Lastpage
    5359
  • Abstract
    This paper presents the design and implementation of cascaded-converters cells based on integrated gate-commutated thyristor (IGCT) half-bridges. The cell design is presented together with a discussion of means to supply gate drive power and as well as the cooling of the cell components. Also, the operation of the cells in a high-power resonant test circuit is presented.
  • Keywords
    power electronics; power supplies to apparatus; thyristor convertors; cascaded-converter cells; high-power IGCT; high-power resonant test circuit; integrated gate-commutated thyristor half-bridges; supply gate drive power; Capacitors; Cooling; HVDC transmission; Logic gates; RLC circuits; Resonant frequency; Valves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2014 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECCE.2014.6954135
  • Filename
    6954135