Operating range extension of cascaded H-bridge star using hybrid converter topology for STATCOM under unbalanced conditions
Paper in proceeding, 2019

A controller for a hybrid converter for STATCOM applications, based on a cascaded H-bridge star in series with a generic converter connected at the star point, is proposed. The controller utilizes the generic converter in an optimized way to maximize the operating range of the converter, with focus on unbalanced operating conditions. So for each operating condition, the generic converter reference voltage minimizes the voltage rating of the star part. Theoretical investigations of the hybrid converter using the proposed control approach show that the hybrid converter allows to effectively extend the operating range of the converter under unbalanced conditions of the system, given that the generic converter is large enough to circulate the needed active power between the converter phase legs. This indicates that, depending on the requirements from the operator in terms of negative-sequence injection capability, the hybrid converter can be a valuable solution to overcome the limitations of the CHB star.

Multilevel converters

FACTS

Converter control

Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM)

Author

Ehsan Behrouzian

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Electric Power Engineering

Massimo Bongiorno

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Electric Power Engineering

Jan R Svensson

ABB

2019 21st European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, EPE 2019 ECCE Europe

Vol. September 2019 8914763
978-9-0758-1531-3 (ISBN)

21st European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE '19 ECCE Europe)
Genova , Italy,

Areas of Advance

Energy

Subject Categories

Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

DOI

10.23919/EPE.2019.8914763

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3/21/2023