Real-Time Simulation of Modular Multilevel Converters

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

5 Scopus citations

Abstract

Modular multilevel converters (MMCs) are one of the most popular configurations of voltage-source converters (VSCs) used in applications like high-voltage direct current (HVdc) transmission systems and flexible alternate current transmission systems (FACTS). They have a large number of modules with thousands of capacitors and semiconductor devices, which make it hard to simulate in real-time. In this paper, a low-cost high-performance computing (HPC) configuration to simulate MMCs in real-time is proposed. The configuration uses a HPC digital signal processor (DSP) with 8 cores. An advanced MMC simulation algorithm is implemented using HPC techniques to optimize the real-time performance in the DSP. A comparison is performed with existing solutions to show the superiority of the proposed configuration and algorithms.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages5196-5203
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781479973118
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 3 2018
Event10th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2018 - Portland, United States
Duration: Sep 23 2018Sep 27 2018

Publication series

Name2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2018

Conference

Conference10th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPortland
Period09/23/1809/27/18

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Real-Time Simulation of Modular Multilevel Converters'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this