A Medium Voltage Testbed for the Performance and Function Tests of a 13.8 kV Power Conditioning System Converter

Li, Haiguo; Gao, Zihan; Yang, Zhe; Nie, Cheng; Wang, Fred

doi:10.1109/apec43599.2022.9773522

A Medium Voltage Testbed for the Performance and Function Tests of a 13.8 kV Power Conditioning System Converter

Conference · 20 March 2022 · 2022 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/apec43599.2022.9773522· OSTI ID:1987946

Li, Haiguo ^[1]; Gao, Zihan ^[1]; Yang, Zhe ^[1]; Nie, Cheng ^[1]; Wang, Fred ^[1]

University of Tennessee,Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,Knoxville,TN,USA

Medium voltage SiC devices facilitate the development of medium voltage grid-connected power electronics converters. However, it is difficult to test these converters directly on the real medium voltage grid, especially considering abnormal grid conditions, such as grid voltage and frequency variation, and different converter operation modes, such as grid-connected mode and islanded mode. This paper introduces the design and implementation of a medium voltage testbed, which supports tests of medium voltage converters in both grid-connected and islanded mode tests. In the grid-connected mode, the testbed can provide up to 13.8 kV grid voltage, can support the four-quadrant operation, and can emulate different grid conditions, such as voltage and frequency variation. In the islanded mode, the converter under test works as a voltage source and the testbed emulates a three-phase balanced or unbalanced load. Experiment test results are provided to validate the design and capability of the testbed.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: EE0008410

OSTI ID:: 1987946

Report Number(s):: DOE-UTK-08410-13

Journal Information:: 2022 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Conference: 2022 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 20-24 March 2022, Houston, TX, USA

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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