• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 1998.10a
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• pp.436-441
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• 1998

This paper proposes an novel dc power supply using modified multilevel ac/dc converter. The output voltage of the power supply can be disconnected from and reapplied to the load rapidly. Therefore the power supply is suitable for a load having frequent short circuit such as ion source. The proposed scheme improves the performance, efficiency, and reliability and reduces the cost of the conventional power supply system for an ion beam acceleration.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.1752-1762
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• 2016

To achieve higher reliability in the modular multilevel converters (MMC) for HVDC transmission systems, the internal condition of the DC capacitors of the submodules (SM) needs to be monitored regularly. For an online estimation of the SM capacitance, a controlled AC current with double the fundamental frequency is injected into the circulating current loop of the MMC, which results in current and voltage ripples in the SM capacitors. The capacitor currents are calculated from the arm currents and their switching states. By processing these AC voltage and current components with digital filters, their capacitances are estimated by a recursive least square (RLS) algorithm. The validity of the proposed scheme has been verified by simulation results for a 300-MW, 300-kV HVDC system. In addition, its feasibility has been verified by experimental results obtained with a reduced-scale prototype. It has been shown that the estimation errors for both the simulation and experimental tests are 1.32% at maximum.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2019.07a
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• pp.183-185
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• 2019

최근 대용량 전력 전송 시스템에서 모듈형 다단 컨버터(Modular Multilevel Converter; MMC)를 이용한 고압 직류(high voltage DC; HVDC) 송전 시스템이 각광받고 있다. 일반적으로, 전압형 컨버터는 AC 단출력전압 합성 방법에 따라 AC 단 전압 사용률이 달라지며, MMC 시스템에 있어서도 마찬가지이다. 따라서, HVDC 송전시스템의 DC 단의 용량이 정해져 있는 경우에도 출력전압 합성 방법에 따라 AC 단으로 공급 가능한 최대 무효전력의 크기를 변화시킬 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 대표적인 전압 변조 방식에 따른 암 에너지 맥동을 수학적으로 분석하였으며, 이를 MMC의 실제 스케일의 시뮬레이션으로 검증하였다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.14 no.6
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• pp.1178-1188
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• 2014

This study proposes a finite-state model predictive controller to regulate the load current and balance the DC-link capacitor voltages of a four-leg neutral-point-clamped converter. The discrete-time model of the converter, DC-link, inductive filter, and load is used to predict the future behavior of the load currents and the DC-link capacitor voltages for all possible switching states. The switching state that minimizes the cost function is selected and directly applied to the converter. The cost function is defined to minimize the error between the predicted load currents and their references, as well as to balance the DC-link capacitor voltages. Moreover, the current regulation performance is improved by using a two-step prediction horizon. The feasibility of the proposed predictive control scheme for different references and loads is verified through real-time implementation on the basis of dSPACEDS1103.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.359-365
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• 2018

This study introduces a model predictive control method for controlling a cascaded flying capacitor multilevel rectifier used as an AC-DC rectifier of a solid-state transformer for DC distribution systems. The proposed method reduces the number of states that need to be considered in model predictive control by separately controlling input current, output DC link voltage, and flying capacitor voltage. Thus, calculation time is shortened to facilitate the level expansion of the cascaded flying capacitor multilevel rectifier. The selection of weighting factors did not present difficulties because the weighting factors in the cost function of the conventional model predictive control are not used. The effectiveness of the proposed method is verified through computer simulation using powersim and experiment.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2014.11a
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• pp.99-100
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• 2014

전압형 HVDC(High Voltage Direct Current)는 현재 차세대 전력망으로써 각광을 받고 있고 그에 대한 연구가 활발하게 진행 중이다. 많은 논문에서 모듈형 멀티레벨 컨버터(Modular Multilevel Converter, MMC)의 제어 및 보호 방안에 대하여 기술하지만 운영적인 시퀀스 측면에 있어서는 아직 많은 연구가 진행되지 않고 있다. 이에 본 논문은 전압형 HVDC의 AC Yard, DC Yard 및 상위 제어기에 관한 구동 시퀀스에 대하여 기술하고자 한다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.1182-1192
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• 2019

In order to improve the conversion efficiency and mitigate the EMI problem of conventional hard-switching inverters, a new soft-switching DC-AC inverter with a compact structure and a low modulation complexity is proposed in this paper. In the proposed structure, resonant inductors are connected in series for the arm branches, and resonant capacitors are connected in parallel for the neutral point branches. With the help of resonant components, the proposed structure achieves zero-current switching on the arm branches and zero-voltage switching on the neutral point branches. When compared with state-of-art soft-switching topologies, the proposed topology does not need auxiliary switches. Moreover, the commutation algorithm to realize soft-switching can be easily implemented. In this paper, the principle of the resonant operation of the proposed soft-switching converter is presented and its performance is verified through simulation studies. The feasibility of the proposed inverter is evaluated experimentally with a 2.4-kW prototype.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.1725-1734
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• 2016

This paper presents a novel seven-level (7L) voltage source converter for high-power medium-voltage applications. The proposed topology is an H-bridge connection of two nested neutral-point clamped (NNPC) converters and is referred to as an HNNPC converter. This converter exhibits advantageous features, such as operating over a wide range of output voltages, particularly for 10-15 kV applications, without the need to connect power semiconductors in series; high-quality output voltage; and fewer components relative to other classic seven-level topologies. A novel sinusoidal pulse width modulation technique is also developed for the proposed 7L-HNNPC converter to control flying capacitor voltages. One of the main features of the control strategy is the independent application of control to each arm of the converter to significantly reduce the complexity of the controller. The performance of the proposed converter is studied under different operating conditions via MATLAB/Simulink simulation, and its feasibility is evaluated experimentally on a scaled-down prototype converter.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2013.07a
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• pp.399-400
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 수중음향 센서를 위한 전력증폭기용 전원회로로 멀티레벨 가변전압출력 AC-DC 컨버터의 제어 알고리즘을 제안한다. 제안하는 제어 알고리즘은 최종 출력으로 5-레벨 가변전압을 얻기 위한 2대의 Flying capacitor 3-level converter의 전력 균등분담 제어를 위해 사용되며, 플라잉 커패시터의 전압 밸런싱 제어를 위해 사용된다. 본 논문에서 제안하는 제어 알고리즘은 수중음향 센서를 위한 전력증폭기용 전원회로에서 유용하게 사용될 것으로 예상한다.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.82-88
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• 2017

This study proposes a new topology for the performance test of a valve consisting of a modular multilevel converter (MMC)-based static synchronous compensator (STATCOM). The conventional valve performance test equipment requires high-voltage AC source of several kV rating because the number of submodules to be tested in a valve should be at least six or eight. However, the power source of the proposed scheme is DC and not AC source. The DC power source voltage range of the proposed test circuit is from several volts to several tens of volts. Therefore, the size and cost for the performance test equipment can be reduced considerably compared with the conventional method. The proposed scheme satisfies the requirements of the IEC 62927 standard. Simulations are conducted for a valve of 50[MVA] MMC-based STATCOM. Experimental results with a scale-downed setup show the validity of the proposed performance test topology.