The Series Bridge Converter (SBC): A hybrid modular multilevel converter for HVDC applications

Amankwah, Emmanuel K.; Costabeber, Alessando; Watson, Alan; Trainer, David; Jasim, Omar; Chivite-Zabalza, Javie; Clare, Jon

Abstract

This paper presents a novel hybrid modular multilevel voltage source converter suitable for HVDC applications. It has the advantages of other modular multilevel topologies and can be made more compact making it attractive for offshore stations and city infeed applications. The Operating principle of the converter and internal energy management are discussed with simulation results from a scaled medium voltage demonstrator presented to validate the concepts.

Citation

Amankwah, E. K., Costabeber, A., Watson, A., Trainer, D., Jasim, O., Chivite-Zabalza, J., & Clare, J. (2016, September). The Series Bridge Converter (SBC): A hybrid modular multilevel converter for HVDC applications. Presented at 2016 18th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'16 ECCE Europe), Karlsruhe, Germany

• Presentation Conference Type: Edited Proceedings
• Conference Name: 2016 18th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'16 ECCE Europe)
• Start Date: Sep 5, 2016
• End Date: Sep 9, 2016
• Acceptance Date: Mar 1, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Oct 27, 2016
• Publication Date: 2016
• Deposit Date: Jul 15, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 27, 2016
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 1-9
• Book Title: 2016 18th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'16 ECCE Europe)
• ISBN: 978-1-5090-1410-1
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/EPE.2016.7695361
• Keywords: VSC, Multilevel Converters, HVDC, FACTS, MMC High Voltage Power Converter
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/818893
• Publisher URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7695361/
• Related Public URLs: http://www.epe2016.com/
• Additional Information: doi:10.1109/EPE.2016.7695361
• Contract Date: Jul 15, 2016