Title :
Elimination of low frequency harmonics of modular multilevel converters (MMC): Implications to MMC HVDC and STATCOM
Author :
Can Wang ; Boon Teck Ooi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
Based on pin-pointing the theoretical origin, the second harmonic current in MMC is eliminated at the source and, with it, the low frequency harmonics which proliferate from it. The implications of the elimination to MMC HVDC and MMC STATCOM are discussed.
Keywords :
HVDC power convertors; static VAr compensators; MMC HVDC; STATCOM; low frequency harmonics elimination; modular multilevel converters; pin-pointing; Automatic voltage control; Capacitors; HVDC transmission; Harmonic analysis; Phase modulation; Power harmonic filters; Fourier series; Modular multilevel converter (MMC); harmonics; modulation signal; second harmonic current elimination; switched capacitor;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2013 - 39th Annual Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Vienna
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.2013.6699225
