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Design considerations for a high-power dual active bridge DC-DC converter with galvanically isolated transformer (2017)
Conference Proceeding

Multi-megawatt scale isolated DC-DC converters are likely to become increasingly popular as means to interconnect the MVDC grids of different voltage levels. Three-phase dual active bridge DC-DC (3DAB) converters operating with the zero-voltage switc... Read More about Design considerations for a high-power dual active bridge DC-DC converter with galvanically isolated transformer.

Geometry optimization and characterization of three-phase medium frequency transformer for 10kVA isolated DC-DC converter (2017)
Conference Proceeding

Three-phase Dual Active Bridge converter is advisable for the High-power DC-DC conversion system. In the ac link, galvanically isolated transformer operated at a medium frequency range provides stepping up or down of the secondary bridge voltage.... Read More about Geometry optimization and characterization of three-phase medium frequency transformer for 10kVA isolated DC-DC converter.

The Alternate Arm Converter (AAC) - "short-overlap" mode operation - analysis and design parameter selection (2017)
Journal Article

This paper presents converter operation principles and theoretical analyses for “short-overlap” mode operation of the Alternate Arm Converter (AAC), which is a type of modular multilevel Voltage Source Converter (VSC) that has been proposed for HVDC... Read More about The Alternate Arm Converter (AAC) - "short-overlap" mode operation - analysis and design parameter selection.

Quasi Z-source NPC inverter for PV application (2017)
Conference Proceeding

This paper presents the operating principles and modified space vector modulation strategy for a three-phase quasi Z-source neutral point clamped inverter for solar photovoltaic applications. This topology combines the advantages of the neutral point... Read More about Quasi Z-source NPC inverter for PV application.

Arm-Balancing Control and Experimental Validation of a Grid-Connected MMC With Pulsed DC Load (2017)
Journal Article

This paper focuses on the operation of a grid connected Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) supplying a pulsed DC load. The goal is to achieve minimum AC power fluctuation despite the high power fluctuation present on the DC side. The MMC has been sel... Read More about Arm-Balancing Control and Experimental Validation of a Grid-Connected MMC With Pulsed DC Load.

A novel multi-modular series HVDC tap (2017)
Conference Proceeding

Tapping energy from a HVDC transmission line to serve small remote communities has been considered by researchers and HVDC manufacturers since the 1960s. Many HVDC taps proposed consider the performance of diodes, Thyristors and GTOs and the utilizat... Read More about A novel multi-modular series HVDC tap.

Semiconductor devices in solid-state/hybrid circuit breakers: current status and future trends (2017)
Journal Article

Circuit breakers (CBs) are the main protection devices for both alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) power systems, ranging from tens of watts up to megawatts. This paper reviews the current status for solid-state circuit breakers (SSCBs)... Read More about Semiconductor devices in solid-state/hybrid circuit breakers: current status and future trends.