• DocumentCode
    1995232
  • Title

    Submodule capacitor dimensioning for Modular Multilevel Converters

  • Author

    Bärnklau, Hans ; Gensior, Albrecht ; Bernet, Steffen

  • Author_Institution
    Tech. Univ. Dresden, Dresden, Germany
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    15-20 Sept. 2012
  • Firstpage
    4172
  • Lastpage
    4179
  • Abstract
    This paper deals with the dimensioning of the capacitors in Modular Multilevel Converters based on analytical equations. Considered design parameters are the (periodic) energy fluctuation, the admissible ripple-voltage and the demand in control reserve. Design examples complete the article.
  • Keywords
    power capacitors; power convertors; admissible ripple-voltage; analytical equations; control reserve; design parameters; modular multilevel converters; periodic energy fluctuation; submodule capacitor dimensioning; Assembly; Capacitance; Capacitors; Equations; Inductors; Mathematical model; Switches; Capacitors; Design engineering; Design optimization; M2C; Mathematical analysis; Multilevel systems;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2012 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Raleigh, NC
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0802-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0801-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECCE.2012.6342256
  • Filename
    6342256