Measuring small differential-mode voltages with high common-mode voltages and fast transients – Application to gate drivers for wide band-gap switches
In power electronics, gate-voltage measurement is used to optimize the design of the gate driver.
Transient stability of power systems with embedded VSC-HVDC links: stability margins analysis and control
Impact of embedded Voltage Source Converter-based High Voltage Direct Current VSC-HVDC links on AC grids transient stability.
Experimental validation and comparison of a SiC MOSFET based 100 kW 1.2 kV 20 kHz three-phase dual active bridge converter using two vector groups
The Dual Active Bridge appears as a promising DC-DC converter topology when galvanic isolation and bidirectional power flow are required. Among its advantages, Zero Voltage Switching allows the switching losses to be significantly reduced.
AC/DC Dynamic Interactions of MMC-HVDC in Grid-Forming for Wind-Farm Integration in AC Systems
This paper studies the dynamic interactions between the AC grids and the DC system. In this work, we focus on MMC-HVDC links interconnecting offshore wind farms and AC systems.
Demonstration of the Short-circuit Ruggedness of a 10 kV Silicon Carbide Bipolar Junction Transistor
Static, switching and short-circuit characterization of a 10 kV-class Silicon Carbide (SiC) Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) is reported.
How Good are the Design Tools in Power Electronics?
A 100 kW, isolated dc–dc converter was built over the course of one year, starting from a blank page. This paper details the design and manufacturing process.
Impact of DC fault blocking capability on the sizing of the DC-DC Modular Multilevel Converter
This paper analyzes the impact on the converter design of including such characteristic for the DC-DC Modular Multilevel Converter.
Assessment of Aging and Performance Degradation of Supercapacitors Integrated into a Modular Multilevel Converter
In this work, supercapacitors are used as ESS and the reduction of their capacity is first calculated through lifetime simulation of the ESS using aging models.
IGBT Lifetime Estimation in a Modular Multilevel Converter for bidirectional point-to-point HVDC application
This paper deals with the lifetime estimation of one modular multilevel converter submodule in a bidirectional point-to-point HVDC application.
Polynomial multi-variable control strategy for Flux Balancing in Dual Active Bridge Converter
A novel model and a multi-variable linear control for power and magnetizing average currents are proposed
