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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

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Emmanuel K. Amankwah

Alessando Costabeber

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ALAN WATSON ALAN.WATSON@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
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David Trainer

Omar Jasim

Javie Chivite-Zabalza

Jon Clare



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.

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Amankwah, E. K., Costabeber, A., Watson, A., Trainer, D., Jasim, O., Chivite-Zabalza, J., & Clare, J. (2016). The Series Bridge Converter (SBC): A hybrid modular multilevel converter for HVDC applications. In 2016 18th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'16 ECCE Europe) (1-9). https://doi.org/10.1109/EPE.2016.7695361

Conference Name 2016 18th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'16 ECCE Europe)
Conference Location Karlsruhe, Germany
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 Mar 28, 2024
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

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