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Design, implementation and testing of a Modular Multilevel Converter

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The Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) is a power electronic structure used for high voltage adjustable speed drives applications as well as power transmission applications and high-voltage direct current. MMC structure presents many advantages such as modularity, the absence of a high voltage DC bus and very low switching frequency. It presents also some disadvantages such as modeling complexity and control due to the large number of semiconductors to control. The objectives of this paper are to present the methodology to design a laboratory MMC converter and its control system. This methodology is based on an intensive used of real-time simulation, to develop and test the control algorithm is proposed. This MMC prototype must be as realistic as possible to a full scale MMC, with a large number of sub-modules (i.e. 640 kV on the DC side, a rated power of 1 GW and 400 sub-modules). A control hardware integrating distributed processors (one for each arm) and a master control is presented. The protocols to validate sub-modules, arms and the converter are explained.
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hal-03170541 , version 1 (16-03-2021)

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François Gruson, Riad Kadri, Frédéric Colas, Xavier Guillaud, Philippe Delarue, et al.. Design, implementation and testing of a Modular Multilevel Converter. European Power Electronics and Drives, 2017, 27 (4), pp.153-166. ⟨10.1080/09398368.2017.1417785⟩. ⟨hal-03170541⟩
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