Improved control strategy of the Modular Multilevel Converter for high power drive applications in low frequency operation

 

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Autores: Espinoza Bolaños, Mauricio, Díaz Díaz, Matías, Mora Castro, Andrés Felipe, Espina González, Enrique, Cárdenas Dobson, Jesús Roberto Pedro Alejandro
Formato: comunicación de congreso
Fecha de Publicación:2016
Descripción:Modular Multilevel Converters (M2C) are considered an attractive solution for high power drives. However, its operation at low rotational speeds can produce undesired voltage fluctuations in the M2C capacitors. In this paper, two methodologies to improve the converter performance in this speed range are analysed and tested. The first strategy proposes the control of the inner converter currents combining a synchronous dq rotating frame and resonant controllers to improve the current tracking and to reduce the voltage fluctuations. The second strategy achieves the reduction of the voltage fluctuations by adjusting the DC Port voltage as a function of the machine frequency. Both methods are validated by simulation and experimental work, where a 18 cell M2C prototype is applied to drive an induction machine.
País:Kérwá
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Lenguaje:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/100068
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10669/100068
https://doi.org/10.1109/EPE.2016.7695557
Palabra clave:Variable speed drive
Multilevel converters
Vector control
Converter control
Capacitors
Voltage control
Oscillators
Modular multilevel converters
Frequency control
Frequency conversion
Resonant frequency