Control and Grid Support Function Evaluation for a Three-Phase Back-to-Back Modular Multilevel Converter System
This paper focuses on the evaluation of advanced inverter controls for a 500kW back-to-back (B2B), silicon carbide, multilevel modular converter (MMC) used as a direct-connected medium-voltage grid intertie. A decentralized hierarchical controller architecture for the MMC system is presented, which uses the main controller to implement higher level grid interconnection functions per the IEEE 1547–2018 standards and the local controllers to execute lower level closed-loop functionality of the MMC stages. This paper presents and elaborates on the grid functionalities are elaborated and presented. The back-to-back converter system is equipped with local controllers and their corresponding functionalities are presented. Case study results for the corresponding functionalities presented show the effectiveness of the proposed architecture. To enhance the operation capabilities of the system, a parameter update scheme has been implemented and utilized in unison with the controller.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Advanced Manufacturing Office (EE-5A)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- OSTI ID:
- 1916445
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/CP-5D00-83305; MainId:84078; UUID:abda038d-ce8a-43e2-8d3a-51d40c6ba2ab; MainAdminID:68532
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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