Title :
Efficiency comparison between a Hybrid cascaded connected seven level converter and a Standard cascaded connected seven level converter for STATCOM applications at 15 kV utility grids
Author :
Baraia, I. ; Thomas, J.-L. ; Barrena, J.A. ; Galarza, J. ; Rodriguez, M.A.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Univ. of Mondragon, Mondragon, Spain
Abstract :
This paper presents the dimensioning and comparison in terms of efficiency, cost and waveform quality of a Hybrid 7 Level converter and a Standard cascaded connected 7 Level converter for 26MVA and 15 kV STATCOM applications. In addition, these converters are compared with commercially available 2 Level and 3 Level NPC VSCs.
Keywords :
power convertors; static VAr compensators; STATCOM applications; apparent power 26 MVA; hybrid cascaded connected seven level converter; standard cascaded connected seven level converter; voltage 15 kV; Automatic voltage control; Capacitors; Converters; Inductors; Power conversion; Power system transients; Reactive power; Static VAr compensators; Voltage control; Wind energy generation; Custom Power; FACTS; Medium Voltage; Multilevel Converters; Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM); Voltage Source Converter (VSC);
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics and Applications, 2009. EPE '09. 13th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4432-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-90-75815-13-9
