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A New Scheme for Monitoring Submodule Capacitance in Modular Multilevel Converter

Year: 2016

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: This paper employs a Kalman filter (KF) algorithm to estimate the capacitance of submodule (SM) capacitors in modular multilevel converters (MMCs). The proposed method can be used in the health condition monitoring technique of the capacitors. This proposed scheme estimates the capacitance of each individual capacitor from data of arm current and the corresponding voltage across the targeted capacitor. The arm current is used to calculate the capacitor current from the upper state of the SM switch. The proposed method has shown very good performance under normal operating conditions. The effectiveness of the proposed technique is validated via a MATLAB simulation analysis of a single-phase four-level MMC.

Source: IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD)

DOI: 10.1049/cp.2016.0369

Authors: O. Abushafa, D. Atkinson, S. Gadoue, M. Dahidah

Language: English

Topic: HVDC Systems and Fault Protection

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: green

Funders: Ministry of Education, Libya, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Ministère de l'Education Nationale, de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche

OpenAlex ID: W2423473464

FWCI: 6.565

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