Two-Phase MMC Based on Modular Multilevel Series/Parallel Converter for Back to Back Power Systems

Conference paper (2023)

Authors

Felipe Fierro Centro de Energia UCSC
Ricardo Lizana Centro de Energia UCSC
Abraham Marquez Alcaide University of Seville
Sebastian Rivera DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage - EEMCS
Research Group
DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage (EEMCS) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2023 Felipe Fierro, Ricardo Lizana F., Abraham M. Alcaide, Sebastian Rivera
DOI
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https://doi.org/10.1109/CHILECON60335.2023.10418757
Sensors Topology HVDC transmission Voltage control Rectifiers Complexity theory Sensor systems
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Published Date

2023

Language

English

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Faculty

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Department

Electrical Sustainable Energy

Research Group

DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage

Abstract

The MMC converter is the key topology for HVDC applications. In these systems, a major complexity is the number of modules and components required per phase to achieve nominal voltage and current levels for applications in transmission system. In this paper, the topology and control of a two-phase MMC system for HVDC applications is presented. The main idea is to eliminate a complete phase of the classic MMC converter for reduce the number of modules and the complexity of the system, together with the use of MMSPC-type modules, in order to achieve internal voltage balance without the need of extra sensors and control loops.