ESBC: an enhanced modular multilevel converter with H-bridge front end

This paper presents the Enhanced Series Bridge Converter (ESBC), a hybrid modular multilevel converter with H-bridge front end suitable for high power grid applications. It retains the advantages of other modular multilevel topologies while offering compact structure, making it attractive for offsho...

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Main Authors: Amankwah, Emmanuel, Costabeber, Alessando, Jasim, Omar, Trainer, David, Clare, Jon C.
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51078/
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author Amankwah, Emmanuel
Costabeber, Alessando
Jasim, Omar
Trainer, David
Clare, Jon C.
author_facet Amankwah, Emmanuel
Costabeber, Alessando
Jasim, Omar
Trainer, David
Clare, Jon C.
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description This paper presents the Enhanced Series Bridge Converter (ESBC), a hybrid modular multilevel converter with H-bridge front end suitable for high power grid applications. It retains the advantages of other modular multilevel topologies while offering compact structure, making it attractive for offshore stations, back-back HVDC stations, and city centre infeeds. The structure, operating principles and energy management of the converter are discussed. Simulation results from a scaled down medium voltage demonstrator are presented to validate the concept.
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spelling nottingham-510782020-05-04T19:09:07Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51078/ ESBC: an enhanced modular multilevel converter with H-bridge front end Amankwah, Emmanuel Costabeber, Alessando Jasim, Omar Trainer, David Clare, Jon C. This paper presents the Enhanced Series Bridge Converter (ESBC), a hybrid modular multilevel converter with H-bridge front end suitable for high power grid applications. It retains the advantages of other modular multilevel topologies while offering compact structure, making it attractive for offshore stations, back-back HVDC stations, and city centre infeeds. The structure, operating principles and energy management of the converter are discussed. Simulation results from a scaled down medium voltage demonstrator are presented to validate the concept. 2017-10-01 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Amankwah, Emmanuel, Costabeber, Alessando, Jasim, Omar, Trainer, David and Clare, Jon C. (2017) ESBC: an enhanced modular multilevel converter with H-bridge front end. In: 2017 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 1-5 October 2017, Cincinnatti, Ohio, USA. Modular Multilevel Converters HVDC Transmission Offshore H-bridge https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8096830/
spellingShingle Modular Multilevel Converters
HVDC Transmission
Offshore
H-bridge
Amankwah, Emmanuel
Costabeber, Alessando
Jasim, Omar
Trainer, David
Clare, Jon C.
ESBC: an enhanced modular multilevel converter with H-bridge front end
title ESBC: an enhanced modular multilevel converter with H-bridge front end
title_full ESBC: an enhanced modular multilevel converter with H-bridge front end
title_fullStr ESBC: an enhanced modular multilevel converter with H-bridge front end
title_full_unstemmed ESBC: an enhanced modular multilevel converter with H-bridge front end
title_short ESBC: an enhanced modular multilevel converter with H-bridge front end
title_sort esbc: an enhanced modular multilevel converter with h-bridge front end
topic Modular Multilevel Converters
HVDC Transmission
Offshore
H-bridge
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51078/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51078/