A DUAL MODULAR MULTILEVEL CONVERTER WITH HIGH-FREQUENCY MAGNETIC LINKS BETWEEN SUB-MODULES FOR MV OPEN-END STATOR WINDING MACHINE DRIVES
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This
paper presents a dual Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) topology that utilizes
energy exchange between adjacent arm Sub-Modules (SM), operating with
out-of-phase modulation. The proposed configuration is applicable to
medium-voltage, high-power variable-speed drives incorporating open-end stator
winding machines. A novel concept of power redistribution between adjacent SMs
in the dual MMC topology is realized through high-frequency transformer-based
dc-dc converter modules. This concept offers a significant reduction in the
sizing requirement of the SM capacitance and the stored energy in the MMC
system, while avoiding the problem of wide voltage fluctuations of SM
capacitors, especially at low operating frequencies. The proposed configuration
can produce dc voltage; therefore, a machine speed-range from zero speed to the
rated speed is possible under the rated torque operating condition. The
operating principles of the proposed dual MMC configuration are elaborated and
necessary mathematical analysis is derived. Simulation and experimental results
verify the concept of the proposed drive configuration.
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