Quad-Active-Bridge as the basic cell of a MMC Based SST for der and DESS Integration

Paul Frutos, Fernando Briz, Alberto Sanchez, Juan Manuel Guerrero

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Abstract

In a solid state transformer (SST), one of the most important roles is played by the dc-dc converter interfacing the high voltage port and the low voltage port while providing galvanic isolation. This paper proposes a quad-active-bridge (QAB) converter as the basic cell of a Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) based solid state transformer for the integration of distributed energy resources (DER) and distributed energy storage systems (DESS) into the grid. This study comprises power transfer analysis, modeling and control of the QAB for this application. Furthermore, this paper shows an alternative method based on the star-mesh transformation to built the multiwinding tranformer equivalent circuit, that relates any two ports of the multiple-active-bridge (MAB) converter through a link inductance, which allows to describe power flow. Results are obtained by simulations in PLECS.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2019 IEEE 28th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, ISIE 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2349-2355
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781728136660
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2019
Event28th IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, ISIE 2019 - Vancouver, Canada
Duration: 12 Jun 201914 Jun 2019

Publication series

NameIEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics
Volume2019-June

Conference

Conference28th IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, ISIE 2019
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver
Period12/06/1914/06/19

Keywords

  • MMC
  • Modular Multilevel Converter
  • multiple active bridge
  • quad active bridge
  • solid state transformer

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