Power Electronics & Converters
“Power Electronics pave the way to building the future global electrical grid. At SuperGrid Institute, we develop innovative technologies that are reliable, efficient and cost-effective to bring this web of electricity to life.”
Loïc Leclere, Programme Director – Power Electronics & Converters
The Power electronics & converters research programme at SuperGrid Institute focuses on developing power electronics technologies that meet the requirements of the future DC grid. Our research covers innovative topologies and control systems which enable us to build highly efficient MVDC and HVDC power converters, notably for use in DC/DC conversion.
Research projects include:
- High power Medium Frequency Transformer working at several kHz to several tens of kHz
- Design, development and testing of high voltage power electronics building blocks with high voltage SiC components
- Integration of innovative close control command units for better performance and reliability
- Power converter condition and health monitoring with reliability and life-cycle modelling
Latest Posts
Break-even distance for MVDC electricity networks according to power loss criteria
In this article the MVDC break-even distance (with respect to AC distribution) is calculated according to the overall energy efficiency criteria.
Methodology to obtain the specifications and perform the sizing of a power flow controller for meshed HVDC grids
This work proposes a methodology to obtain the specifications, select the most suitable converter structure and perform the sizing of an interline Power Flow Controller.
Modelling and Control of an MMC-HVDC Submodule with Energy Storage for Fast Frequency Response
Energy storage systems can be distributed in a modular multilevel converter (MMC) for the enhancement of HVDC converter stations.
