Modular System of Cascaded Converters Based onModel Predictive Control

A modular system of cascaded converters based on model predictive control(MPC)is proposed to meet the application requirements ofmultiple voltage levels and electrical isolation in renewable energy generation systems.The system consists of a Buck/Boost+CLLLC cascaded converter as a submodule,which is combined in series and parallel on the input and output sides to achieve direct-current(DC)voltage transformation,bidirectional energy flow,and electrical isolation.The CLLLC converter operates in DC transformer mode in the submodule,while the Buck/Boost converter participates in voltage regulation.This article establishes a suitable mathematical model for the proposed system topology,and uses MPC to control the system based on this mathematical model.Module parameters are designed and calculated,and simulation is built in MATLAB/Simulink to complete the simulation comparison experiment between MPC and traditional proportional integral(PI)control.Finally,a physical experimental platform is built to complete the physical comparison experiment.The simulation and physical experimental results prove that the control accuracy and response speed ofMPC are better than traditional PI control strategy.

Synchronization analysis on cascaded multilevel converters with distributed control

Cascaded multilevel converters built with integrated modules have many advantages such as increased power density,flexible distributed control,multi-functionality,increased reliability and short design cycles.However,the system performance will be affected due to the synchronization errors among each integrated modules.This paper analyzes the impact of the three kinds of synchronization errors on the whole system performance,as well as detailed synchronization implementation.Some valuable conclusions are derived from the theoretical analysis,simulations and experimental results.

Equal Switching Distribution Method for Multi-Level Cascaded Inverters

The paper proposes a new method of equal switching distribution that can be applied to cascaded multi-level inverters. This method is based on the fact that in the cascaded multilevel inverters, the output phase voltage is the sum of voltage waveforms produced by all cascaded cells. By periodically exchanging cells’ voltage waveforms, the proposed method ensures equal average switchings distribution between all cascaded cells. This method is applied to the 13-level inverter, which consists of three cascaded 5-level H-bridge cells per phase. However, the proposed method can be extended to any desired number of voltage levels and applied to any type of cascaded multi-level inverter. Extensive simulation results of the tested 13-level inverter with the equal switching distribution are presented. Moreover, the proposed method is compared to the standard control approaches and its advantages are shown.

A RESEARCH TO HIGH-PERFORMANCE MULTI-LEVEL SINGLE-PHASE AC/DC POWER FACTOR CORRECT SWITCHING CONVERTER

This letter studies and analyzes the working features of main circuit of tri-level boost Power Factor Correct(PFC) converter and the advantages of tri-level switch converter in aspects of bearing high-voltage of power components,overall system loss and magnetic component selection based upon the single-level boost PFC switch converter.Besides,relying on the application of mi-croprocessor in power converter technology and DSP(Digital Signal Processing) chip's strong cal-culating capacity,the letter presents the adoption of modified scheme of tri-level boost PFC converter under the control of predictive control algorithm.Moreover,the operating principle and control method are specified,the results of circuit test and analysis are provided and the advantages of pre-dictive control technology-based multi-level boost PFC converter is verified.

A distributed VSG control method for a battery energy storage system with a cascaded H-bridge in a grid-connected mode

With the high penetration of renewable energy,new challenges,such as power fluctuation suppression and inertial support capability,have arisen in the power sector.Battery energy storage systems play an essential role in renewable energy integration.In this paper,a distributed virtual synchronous generator(VSG)control method for a battery energy storage system(BESS)with a cascaded H-bridge converter in a grid-connected mode is proposed.The VSG is developed without communication dependence,and state-of-charge(SOC)balancing control is achieved using the distributed average algorithm.Owing to the low varying speed of SOC,the bandwidth of the distributed communication networks is extremely slow,which decreases the cost.Therefore,the proposed method can simultaneously provide inertial support and accurate SOC balancing.The stability is also proved using root locus analysis.Finally,simulations under different conditions are carried out to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.

Multilevel Current Source Converters for High Power Medium Voltage Applications

In medium voltage high power applications,multi-level current source converters(CSCs)are good candidate to increase system power region,reliability,and the quality of output waveforms.Compared with widely researched voltage source multi-level converters(MLCs),the current source MLCs have the advantages of inherent short-circuit protection,high power capability and high quality of output current waveforms.The main features of MLCs include reduced harmonics,lower switching frequency and reduced current stress on each device which is a particularly important for high power application with low voltage and high current requirements.This paper conducts a general review of the current research about MLCs in higher power medium voltage application.The different types of parallel structure based MLCs and the modulation methodologies will be introduced and compared.Specifically,the circuit analysis of the common-mode(CM)loop for parallel structures will be conducted,the common-mode voltage(CMV)and circulating current suppression methods developed on the base of multilevel modulations will be addressed.

A Qualitative Assessment of a Modified Multilevel Converter Topology M2LeC for Lightweight Low-Cost Electric Propulsion

A Cascade H Bridge (CHB) is evaluated for both electric vehicle motor traction control and off-vehicle charging against the Power ElectronicsUK Automotive Challenge for cost and mass for the year 2035. By combining the power electronics with batteries using low-voltage MOSFET transistors in a series cascade arrangement the cost and mass targets could be met 12 years earlier (in 2023 and 20 times lighter if an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) is used. A 200 kW peak reference car was used to evaluate cost and mass benefits using four different topologies of power electronics. Vehicle installation is shown to be simplified as only passive cooling is required removing the need for liquid cooling systems and the arrangement is inherently safe;no high voltages are present when the vehicle is stationary. The inherently higher efficiency of CHB increases vehicle range. The converter with integrated batteries can also behave as an integrated on-board battery charger delivering additional off-vehicle benefits by removing the need for costly external chargers.

A Novel Polymorphic Topology with Hybrid Control Strategy Based LLC Resonant Converter for Ultra-Wide Input Voltage Range Applications

To realize effective utilization of renewable energy sources,a novel polymorphic topology with hybrid control strategy based LLC resonant converter was analyzed and designed in this paper.By combining the merits of a full bridge LLC resonant converter,three-level half bridge LLC resonant converter,and variable frequency control mode,the converter realizes an intelligent estimation of input voltage by automatically changing its internal cir-cuit topology.Under this control strategy,different input voltages determine different operation modes.This is achieved in full bridge LLC mode when the input voltage is low.If the input voltage rises to a certain level,it operates in three-level half bridge LLC mode.These switches are digital and entirely carried out by the DSP(Digi-tal Signal Processor),which means that an auxiliary circuit is unnecessary,where a simple strategy of software modification can be utilized.Experimental results of a 500W prototype with 100V~600V input voltage and full load efficiency of up to 92%are developed to verify feasibility and practicability.This type of converter is suitable for applications with an ultra-wide input voltage range,such as wind turbines,photovoltaic generators,bioenergy,and other renewable energy sources.

The General Technique of Selected Harmonics Elimination for Multilevel Converters

Forhigh power applications,multilevel converters have many advantages in comparison with other circuit topologies with output transformers. Cascaded inverters are one type of multilevel converters,they are easy to implement,very suitable for modularized layout and packaging.Their manufacturing cost is low.A multilevel PWM technique,called as General Technique of Selected Harmonics Elimination (GTSHE) ,is proposed in the paper. A general harmonic elimination equation for N cells,M pulses per half cycle,nth harmonic is derived,and verified by simulation results.

FPGA-Based Real-Time Simulation of Modular Multilevel Converter HVDC Systems

AC-HVDC-AC energy conversion systems using MMC （modular multilevel converters） are becoming popular to integrate distributed energy systems to the main grid. Such multilevel converters pose a serious problems for HIL （hardware in the loop） simulators required for control, protection design and testing due to the large number of cells that must be simulated individually using very small time steps. This paper demonstrates the advantages of using a very small time step to simulate a MMC topology. The MMC is implemented on FPGA （fiel-programmable gate array） to simulate fast transient with a time step of 250 ns. The AC network and HVDC bus is simulated on the PC, with a slower time step of 10 μs to 20 μs. The simulator architecture and the components simulated on the FPGA and on the PC will be discussed, as well as the method allowing the interconnection of this slow and fast system.

Stability-improvement Method of Cascaded DC-DC Converters with Additional Voltage-error Mutual Feedback Control

The interaction between the source and load converters in cascaded DC-DC converters may cause instability.Thus,improving the stability of cascaded DC-DC converters is important.To solve the above-mentioned problem,a flowchart to improve the control method is established by calculating the eigenvalue sensitivity of a time-domain model of cascaded DC-DC converters.Further,an additional voltage-error mutual feedback control method is firstly proposed based on the flowchart provided in this study to improve the stability of cascaded DC-DC converters.Subsequently,the influence of the proposed mutual feedback control on the stability of cascaded DC-DC converters is analyzed.Finally,the effectiveness of the proposed control method is verified by simulation and experiment.

Inter-cluster Voltage Balancing Control of Modular Multilevel Cascaded Converter Under Unbalanced Grid Voltage

This paper presents a novel inter-cluster direct current(DC)capacitor voltage balancing control scheme for the single-star configured modular multilevel cascaded converter(MMCC)-based static synchronous compensator(STATCOM)under unbalanced grid voltage.The negative-sequence component of grid voltage at the point of common connection(PCC)causes unbalanced active power flow in the phase limbs of converter.This leads to the imbalance of DC voltages of the sub-module capacitors across the MMCC phases,and consequently,the malfunction of converter.The proposed solution is to inject both negative-sequence current(NSC)and zero-sequence voltage(ZSV)into the phase limbs of MMCC.A quantification factor Qf is used to achieve the sharing of inter-cluster active pow-er between the NSC and ZSV injection methods.Accurate determination of the quantification factor has been presented.In addition to maintaining the DC voltages of sub-module capacitor across the MMCC phases balanced,it also prevents the overcurrent and overvoltage of converter by injecting NSC and ZSV with the right proportion.The control scheme is validated on a 3.54 kV 1.2 MVA power system using MMCC-based STATCOM with 3-level bridge cells as sub-modules.The results show that the proposed scheme provides superior effectiveness in eliminating the voltage imbalance of DC capacitor in the phase limb while maintaining low voltage and current ratings.

电压模式控制Buck与源变换器级联的稳定性分析

不同的变换器之间构建一个级联系统,相互作用是其核心问题.在电压模式控制下Buck与其他变换器级联可能产生性能退化和不稳定.本文利用Buck变换器的小信号模型,设计了使变换器具有良好动态性能的PI控制器.提出了阻抗比判据通过图形化判定,以Nyquist稳定判据来评估此级联系统的稳定性,并构建了闭环级联变换器的仿真模型,提供了一个在电压模式控制下Buck变换器在级联应用的解决方案,以保持级联系统的稳定性和良好的动态性能.

级联H桥储能变流器直流侧纹波电流协同抑制方法

H桥模块(单相变流器)作为级联储能变流器的基本单元,其固有功率变换特性会导致直流侧产生大量纹波电流,严重威胁交流侧电能质量和储能电池寿命。文中在全面分析纹波电流产生机理的基础上,提出一种基于串-并联滤波器的级联H桥变流器协同抑制方案,有效提高直流侧电流质量。通过分析无源参数的阻抗特点,给出了双LC滤波器参数配置方案,使所提滤波器既能吸收二倍频纹波电流,又能吸收高频纹波电流。同时,提出一种改进的三次谐波注入法,进一步减小直流侧纹波电流。最后,仿真和实验结果验证了所提方案的有效性。

故障相桥臂转移接地消弧装置直流侧电压控制方法

为解决传统三相直挂式柔性消弧装置非故障相桥臂承担线电压的问题,提出一种故障相桥臂转移接地的消弧方法。该方法通过开关控制故障相桥臂转移接地,母线电压由故障相桥臂与非故障相桥臂共同承担,三相桥臂共同输出电流,以实现消弧。针对级联H桥直流侧需独立供电的问题,提出分布式电压平衡换流调制方法。该调制方法根据H桥输出状态和电流方向对直流侧电容充放电的影响,有选择地改变H桥的输出状态,进而实现直流侧电压的稳定。使用该调制方法的消弧装置无须在直流侧配备独立供电电源,在消弧过程中能保持H桥直流侧电压稳定。最后,采用Matlab/Simulink仿真软件对所提方法进行验证,仿真结果证明了所提方法的有效性。

适用于直流链式储能的电池簇荷电状态自均衡控制策略

电池储能系统凭借其可提高可再生能源消纳能力的优势逐渐成为电网关键环节,其中的生产、使用环节导致的电池不一致性是影响储能系统容量和寿命的重要因素。在直流型高压级联链式储能的拓扑结构基础上采取分级控制策略,基于电压模式和功率模式的一级控制,针对链式电池储能系统电池荷电状态(SOC)不均衡的问题,提出了一种控制参数自适应的SOC自均衡控制策略。该策略综合考虑电池SOC偏差、各模块电容电压水平、直流系统电压控制裕度以及输出调制比上下限,实时计算均衡系数。实验结果验证了所提策略能够在SOC偏差较大以及满功率充放电切换的极端工况下,实现SOC自均衡,均衡效率较高。

基于零序无功电流柔性调控的配电网覆冰线路不停电在线融冰方法

提出采用两台级联H桥变流器(cascadedH-bridge converter,CHBC)柔性调控配电网零序无功电流,实现覆冰线路不停电在线融冰。两台CHBC分别串接在覆冰线路首端和末端的接地变压器。通过末端CHBC在绝缘允许范围内调控配电网零序电压,产生的零序对地电容电流作为融冰电流流过三相覆冰导线,实现较单相接地短路电流融冰更佳的效果。通过首端CHBC调控配电网对地电容电流,实现融冰电流大小的任意调节。所提方法无需做单相接地短路,能够精准调控融冰电流,实现三相线路同时融冰。CHBC与配电网仅存在无功交互,节省了直流稳压电源容量,且功率交互之和为零,不影响配电网正常供电电压,全网负荷无需停电。仿真和实验结果验证了所提方法及控制方案的可行性和有效性。

基于变截面积流道的液力变矩器叶栅系统设计

流道截流面积分布对液力旋转机械的液力性能具有重要影响.为了减少扩散等液力损失,变矩器流道截面积分布通常采用等截面积分布的形式,但并未充分发挥截面积分布参数在流场调节和性能优化方面的优势.因此,文中研究提出了过流截面积表征模型,并建立了基于可变截面积分布的变矩器循环圆及叶栅设计系统,对变截面积流道的液力变矩器循环圆设计方法进行了研究.通过设计多组不同截面积分布的实例,采用DOE方法进行比较分析,进一步研究了叶轮截面积分布形式对变矩器性能的影响.同时,通过对不同叶轮的组合设计,获得了组合型性能优化的循环圆设计结果.实验结果表明,基于变截面积流道优化设计的变矩器泵轮转矩提升了18.5%,起动变矩比也提高了3.9%.说明基于变截面积分布的液力变矩器循环圆设计方法是一种有效的优化设计方法,能够在保持外形尺寸的同时提升变矩器性能.

大规模风电并网后江苏电网柔直换流站与UPFC的有功功率协调控制方法

随着“双碳”战略的提出与实施,我国将着力建设以新能源为主的新型电力系统。然而,风电等新能源大规模并网将给具有交直流混联特征的新型电力系统带来威胁与挑战。通过以十四五规划末期的江苏电网为例进行分析,发现在大规模风电并网背景下,江苏电网中部分“南北向”500 kV交流输电线路N-1后负载过重的问题亟待解决。为此,基于综合灵敏度计算方法,提出了一种综合利用柔直换流站和统一潮流控制器的有功功率协调控制方法,用于改善系统潮流分布并消除潜在的线路过载。最后,以江苏电网为例进行了仿真分析,对苏州500 kV统一潮流控制器、白鹤滩-江苏直流和某规划中三端柔直换流站进行了有功协调控制。结果表明,所提协调控制方法应用于江苏电网时可有效解决交流输电通道N-1后负载过重问题,且相比于典型最优化方法在计算速度上具有优势。