Design and Analysis of a Novel HVDC Circuit Breaker Test Bench Based on an H-Bridge Cell MMCC
This paper proposes a novel circuit configuration for a high-voltage direct-current circuit breaker (HVDCCB) test bench that differs significantly from conventional test benches. The proposed test bench consists of a modular multilevel cascaded converter (MMCC) that is based on H-bridge cells, an ou...
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| description | This paper proposes a novel circuit configuration for a high-voltage direct-current circuit breaker (HVDCCB) test bench that differs significantly from conventional test benches. The proposed test bench consists of a modular multilevel cascaded converter (MMCC) that is based on H-bridge cells, an output inductor, and an auxiliary capacitor bank. The proposed test bench is capable of generating controllable output currents up to several kiloamperes and output voltages up to several hundred kilovolts because each MMCC cell is operated by phase-shifted pulse-width-modulated (PSPWM) signals. Consequently, the proposed test bench can simulate a wide range of fault conditions within hardware limitations to test different HVDCCB types with various current and voltage ratings. The flexibility of the proposed test bench is complemented by a longer service lifetime with inherent circuit protection in the case of operational failure of the HVDCCB. The concept of the proposed test bench is verified experimentally on a downscaled test bench that consists of nine H-bridge cells and operates at an equivalent switching frequency of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathrm {92.5 kHz }$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9243029620da40a89a504da96b529c632022-12-22T04:00:38ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362022-01-0110757897580110.1109/ACCESS.2022.31921239832604Design and Analysis of a Novel HVDC Circuit Breaker Test Bench Based on an H-Bridge Cell MMCCNikola Krneta0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6926-7702Makoto Hagiwara1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6272-0503Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, JapanThis paper proposes a novel circuit configuration for a high-voltage direct-current circuit breaker (HVDCCB) test bench that differs significantly from conventional test benches. The proposed test bench consists of a modular multilevel cascaded converter (MMCC) that is based on H-bridge cells, an output inductor, and an auxiliary capacitor bank. The proposed test bench is capable of generating controllable output currents up to several kiloamperes and output voltages up to several hundred kilovolts because each MMCC cell is operated by phase-shifted pulse-width-modulated (PSPWM) signals. Consequently, the proposed test bench can simulate a wide range of fault conditions within hardware limitations to test different HVDCCB types with various current and voltage ratings. The flexibility of the proposed test bench is complemented by a longer service lifetime with inherent circuit protection in the case of operational failure of the HVDCCB. The concept of the proposed test bench is verified experimentally on a downscaled test bench that consists of nine H-bridge cells and operates at an equivalent switching frequency of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathrm {92.5 kHz }$ </tex-math></inline-formula>.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9832604/DC circuit breakerHVDCMMCCtest benchtest circuit |
| spellingShingle | Nikola Krneta Makoto Hagiwara Design and Analysis of a Novel HVDC Circuit Breaker Test Bench Based on an H-Bridge Cell MMCC IEEE Access DC circuit breaker HVDC MMCC test bench test circuit |
| title | Design and Analysis of a Novel HVDC Circuit Breaker Test Bench Based on an H-Bridge Cell MMCC |
| title_full | Design and Analysis of a Novel HVDC Circuit Breaker Test Bench Based on an H-Bridge Cell MMCC |
| title_fullStr | Design and Analysis of a Novel HVDC Circuit Breaker Test Bench Based on an H-Bridge Cell MMCC |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design and Analysis of a Novel HVDC Circuit Breaker Test Bench Based on an H-Bridge Cell MMCC |
| title_short | Design and Analysis of a Novel HVDC Circuit Breaker Test Bench Based on an H-Bridge Cell MMCC |
| title_sort | design and analysis of a novel hvdc circuit breaker test bench based on an h bridge cell mmcc |
| topic | DC circuit breaker HVDC MMCC test bench test circuit |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9832604/ |
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