SiC modular multilevel converters: Sub-module voltage ripple analysis and efficiency estimations

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dc.contributor.authorPerez-Basante, Angel
dc.contributor.authorCeballos, Salvador
dc.contributor.authorPou, Josep
dc.contributor.authorDe Muro, Asier Gil
dc.contributor.authorPujana, Ainhoa
dc.contributor.authorIbáñez, Pedro
dc.contributor.institutionPOWER ELECTRONICS AND SYSTEM EQUIPMENT
dc.contributor.institutionDIGITAL ENERGY
dc.contributor.institutionSG
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-24T11:46:15Z
dc.date.available2024-07-24T11:46:15Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractTwo important technical challenges associated with the Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) are the reduction of the voltage ripple of the Sub-Module (SM) capacitors and the reduction of the converter losses. This paper conducts a study focused on these two topics. Firstly, the effect of a circulating current with a predefined second harmonic on the SM voltage ripple is assessed. Secondly, an efficiency study for two different MMCs, one with silicon (Si) and the other with silicon carbide (SiC) devices is carried out. Results suggest that a SiC MMC converter with a circulating current including a second harmonic represent a good solution since it achieves a reduction of the SM capacitors together with a high efficiency operation.en
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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dc.identifier.citationPerez-Basante , A , Ceballos , S , Pou , J , De Muro , A G , Pujana , A & Ibáñez , P 2014 , SiC modular multilevel converters : Sub-module voltage ripple analysis and efficiency estimations . in Proceedings - PCIM Europe 2014 : International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management . PCIM Europe Conference Proceedings , Mesago PCIM GmbH , pp. 1418-1425 , International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management, PCIM Europe 2014 , Nuremberg , Germany , 20/05/14 .
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dc.identifier.isbn9783800736034
dc.identifier.issn2191-3358
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11556/1542
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMesago PCIM GmbH
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings - PCIM Europe 2014
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPCIM Europe Conference Proceedings
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.subject.keywordsElectrical and Electronic Engineering
dc.subject.keywordsSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
dc.titleSiC modular multilevel converters: Sub-module voltage ripple analysis and efficiency estimationsen
dc.typeconference output
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