A Unidirectional Insulated AC-DC Converter Based on the Hexverter and Multipulse-Rectifier

Lambert, Gustavo; Costabeber, Alessandro; Wheeler, Patrick; De Novaes, Yales Romulo

Abstract

This paper proposes an insulated two-stage ac-dc converter to be applied in unidirectional power flow systems. The two-stage structure is the combination of a Hexverter and a series-type 12 pulse rectifier. The key features of the proposed structure are inherited from the modular multilevel converter concept such as modularity, scalability, and expandability. Besides the topology, this article presents a complete control strategy based on the output (dc) voltage regulation and Hexverter's stored energy. In particular, an unusual method to regulate the Hexverter's branch energy unbalances is proposed. All currents in the Hexverter are controlled which increases the robustness for operation in harsh environments such as subsea systems. Mathematical analysis of the control loops is carried out to develop the necessary control-oriented models for each control loop. The converter and the control strategy are verified through experiments in a a 24 cells Hexverter and a current-fed series-type 12-pulse rectifier.

Citation

Lambert, G., Costabeber, A., Wheeler, P., & De Novaes, Y. R. (2020). A Unidirectional Insulated AC-DC Converter Based on the Hexverter and Multipulse-Rectifier. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 35(3), 2363-2371. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2019.2928555

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 8, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Jul 18, 2019
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2020
• Deposit Date: Aug 13, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 15, 2019
• Journal: IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
• Print ISSN: 0885-8993
• Electronic ISSN: 1941-0107
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 35
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 2363-2371
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2019.2928555
• Keywords: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2425301
• Publisher URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8765777
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