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T1 SiC modular multilevel converters: 												Sub-module voltage ripple analysis and efficiency estimations
A1 Perez-Basante, Angel
A1 Ceballos, Salvador
A1 Pou, Josep
A1 De Muro, Asier Gil
A1 Pujana, Ainhoa
A1 Ibáñez, Pedro
AB Two 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.
PB Mesago PCIM GmbH
SN 9783800736034
SN 2191-3358
YR 2014
FD 2014
LK https://hdl.handle.net/11556/1542
UL https://hdl.handle.net/11556/1542
LA eng
NO Perez-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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