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HVDC shunt tap based on series-input parallel-output DC-AC multi-module VSCs with DC voltages balancing
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Institution of Engineering and Technology
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
Conventionally, tapping-off a small amount of power from an HVDC transmission line to a three-phase local network can be achieved using a DC-to-AC voltage source converter (VSC) followed by a step down transformer. In order ...
Medium voltage flywheel energy storage system employing dual three-phase induction machine with machine-side series-connected converters
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Institution of Engineering and Technology
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
Flywheels as energy storage systems are good candidates for numerous power system applications such as voltage support, serving fluctuating loads, frequency regulation and renewable energy utilization. Most of these ...
An asymmetrical six-phase induction motor drive based on nine-arm Modular Multilevel Converter (9AMMC) with circulating current suppression
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
Asymmetrical six-phase (dual three-phase) induction motors have received significant attention in high power medium voltage drive applications. Normally, two three-phase voltage source converters are used to supply the ...
High voltage pulse generator based on DC-to-DC boost converter with capacitor-diode voltage multipliers for bacterial decontamination
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
High voltage pulse generators can be used effectively in water treatment applications, as applying a pulsed electric field on the infected sample guarantees killing of harmful germs and bacteria. In this paper, a new high ...
A grid-connected cascaded H-bridge multilevel converter with quasi seven-level Selective Harmonic Elimination
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
In this paper, a high power grid-connected cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverter (CHB-MLI) operating with Selective Harmonic Elimination (SHE) is presented complying with the low switching frequency operation limitation. ...
Selective harmonic elimination for quasi seven-level operation of cascaded-type multilevel converters with unequal DC sources
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
Generally, selective harmonic elimination (SHE) complexity for multilevel converters increases with the increase in number of levels. In this paper, an approach for multilevel converters' SHE is introduced. This approach ...
A Zeta-converter based four-switch three-phase DC-AC inverter
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
Minimizing the number of active switching devices in switched-mode power-electronic systems has a significant importance. Reduced complexity and switching losses, low cost, weight, and volume and high reliability are the ...
Smart grid self-healing: Functions, applications, and developments
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
Although the power system grid growth pace was slow, the load demand was not. Yet, there are some challenges that impeding the power grid to cope with the load pace, namely: renewable energy integration; energy efficiency; ...
A nine-arm modular multilevel converter (9A-MMC) for six-phase medium voltage motor drives
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
Dual three-phase (asymmetrical six-phase) induction motors have received significant attention in high power medium voltage drive applications. Typically, two three-phase voltage source converters are needed to feed such ...
Quasi seven-level operation of multilevel converters with selective harmonic elimination
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
Generally, selective harmonic elimination (SHE) complexity for multilevel inverters increases with the increase in number of levels. In this paper, a novel approach for SHE is introduced. This approach is based on cancelling ...