Title :
Modular Multilevel Converter cell construction
Author :
Sarafianos, Dimitrios N.
Author_Institution :
Graduate Engineer, Alstom Grid
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/UPEC.2012.6398622
