Capacitor Current Minimization and Losses Analysis in Modular Multilevel Converter for HVDC Applications

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Farnesi, Stefano [1 ]
Marchesoni, Mario [1 ]
Vaccaro, Luis [1 ]
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[1] Univ Genoa, Dept Elect Elect Telecommun Engn & Naval Architec, Via Opera Pia 11A, I-16145 Genoa, Italy
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Converter control; HVDC; Multilevel converters; Voltage Source Converter (VSC); Reliability;
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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In this paper the effects of the circulating currents on the modular multilevel converter, for HVDC applications, are presented. The first part is a review of an analytical study of the converter, aimed to minimize the capacitors rms current. In the second part the effects on the converter efficiency and on the safe operating area (SOA) margins are studied.
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