TY - GEN
T1 - Distributed Control Architecture for a Low-Voltage Modular Multilevel Converter with Partial Energy Storage Integration
AU - Blatsi, Zoe
AU - Neira, Sebastian
AU - Judge, Paul
AU - Finney, Stephen
AU - Merlin, Michael
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Korean Institute of Power Electronics.
PY - 2023/8/22
Y1 - 2023/8/22
N2 - This paper discusses the design of a low-voltage multilevel converter used for validation of energy storage integration topologies. The impact of control architecture on design complexity, common-mode noise immunity, and protections is discussed. In this implementation the converter operates on distributed control - a main control unit communicates with six distributed control units each performing functions related to the local stack. The submodules are connected via galvanically isolated components with their local control unit, and each of the local control units is connected with the main control unit over fibre optical interface. The hardware design, control and protections are presented. The setup is easy to reconfigure for different topologies, especially important in the case of partial energy storage integration. The paper is concluded by experimental results of the converter in standard MMC mode, and topologies involving partial energy storage integration.
AB - This paper discusses the design of a low-voltage multilevel converter used for validation of energy storage integration topologies. The impact of control architecture on design complexity, common-mode noise immunity, and protections is discussed. In this implementation the converter operates on distributed control - a main control unit communicates with six distributed control units each performing functions related to the local stack. The submodules are connected via galvanically isolated components with their local control unit, and each of the local control units is connected with the main control unit over fibre optical interface. The hardware design, control and protections are presented. The setup is easy to reconfigure for different topologies, especially important in the case of partial energy storage integration. The paper is concluded by experimental results of the converter in standard MMC mode, and topologies involving partial energy storage integration.
KW - Control Architecture
KW - Energy Storage (ES)
KW - Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85170639075&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.23919/ICPE2023-ECCEAsia54778.2023.10213678
DO - 10.23919/ICPE2023-ECCEAsia54778.2023.10213678
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85170639075
T3 - International Conference on Power Electronics (ICPE)
SP - 2271
EP - 2277
BT - 2023 11th International Conference on Power Electronics and ECCE Asia (ICPE 2023 - ECCE Asia)
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
T2 - 11th International Conference on Power Electronics - ECCE Asia, ICPE 2023-ECCE Asia
Y2 - 22 May 2023 through 25 May 2023
ER -