Abstract:
A high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter system includes at least one line commutated converter (LCC) and at least one current controlled converter (CCC). The at least one LCC and the at least one CCC are coupled in parallel to at least one alternating current (AC) conduit and are coupled in series to at least one direct current (DC) conduit. The at least one LCC is configured to convert a plurality of AC voltages and currents to a regulated DC voltage of one of positive and negative polarity and a DC current transmitted in only one direction. The at least one current controlled converter (CCC) is configured to convert a plurality of AC voltages and currents to a regulated DC voltage of one of positive and negative polarity and a DC current transmitted in one of two directions.
Abstract:
A high-voltage DC (HVDC) power system and a method of controlling and protecting the HVDC power system includes a plurality of sending-end (SE) modules coupled in electrical series and a plurality of receiving-end (RE) power converter modules electrically coupled to said plurality of SE modules, the RE modules coupled in a switchyard configuration, the switchyard configuration including a plurality of load branches coupled together in electrical series, each load branch including a branch bypass switch configured to bypass load current around an associated load branch, and a branch protection system.
Abstract:
An electronics power system includes a plurality of substantially identical power electronic modules, Each power electronic module includes a single-phase DC/AC inverter having an output side. Each power electronic module further includes a medium/high-fi-equency-isoiated DC/DC current-to-voltage converter having an input side. The medium/high-frequency-isolated DC/DC current-to-voltage converter drives the single-phase DC/ AC inverter. Each DC/DC converter and its corresponding DC/ AC inverter are connected back-to-back sharing a common DC-link. The plurality of power electronics modules is stacked together in series at the input side and in parallel or series/parallel at the output side.
Abstract:
A high voltage, high power multi-level drive structure includes a plurality of neutral-point-piloted (NPP) converter cells stacked together. At least one clamping diode is connected to one or many NPP converter cell to provide a neutral-point-pilot-clamped (NPPC) converter structure. Flying capacitors connected to the NPPC converter structure yield a neutral-point-clamped-flying- capacitor converter cell structure.