Title :
Implementation of high speed control network with fail-safe control and communication cable redundancy in modular multilevel converter
Author :
Toh, C.L. ; Norum, L.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Power Eng., Norwegian Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Trondheim, Norway
Abstract :
A simple and fast internal communication system (ring communication network) had been proposed to simplify the wiring system in complex multilevel converter, such as Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC). This paper will present a fail-safe control and communication system for a MMC. A fail-safe control is demanded to ensure MMC continue operating without interruption when a malfunction power switch is detected. On the other hand, if a section of the communication cable breaks, the data transfer will be interrupted. Hence, a communication cable redundancy protocol must be enhanced in a ring control interface to increase the reliability of the MMC.
Keywords :
power convertors; protocols; reliability; switchgear; telecommunication cables; velocity control; wires (electric); MMC; communication cable redundancy; data transfer; fail-safe control; high speed control network; malfunction power switch detection; modular multilevel converter; protocol; reliability; ring communication network system; ring control interface; wiring system; Circuit faults; Communication cables; Logic gates; Optical switches; Ports (Computers); Redundancy; Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC); Power Electronics Building Block (PEBB); Redundancy; Ring Communication Network;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics and Applications (EPE), 2013 15th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lille
DOI :
10.1109/EPE.2013.6631825
