Dynamic model and control of the NPC-based Back-to-Back HVDC system

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 414-424

  Yazdani, Amirnaser ^a   Iravani, Reza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Back to Back HVDC system; Current control; Generalized state space averaging; Multilevel converter; Neutral Point Diode Clamped (NPC) converter

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; ELECTRIC CURRENT CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

BACK-TO-BACK HVDC SYSTEM; GENERALIZED STATE-SPACE AVERAGING; MULTILEVEL CONVERTER; NEUTRAL POINT DIODE CLAMPED (NPC) CONVERTER;

HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33244465557     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2005.852344     Document Type: Article

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