An Equivalent Circuit Method for Modelling and Simulation of Modular Multilevel Converters in Real-Time HIL Test Bench

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 2401-2409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Li ◽  
Jean Belanger
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Equivalent Circuit ◽  
Test Bench ◽  
Modelling And Simulation ◽  
Multilevel Converters ◽  
Modular Multilevel Converters ◽  
Equivalent Circuit Method

scholarly journals Real-Time Simulation of Hybrid Modular Multilevel Converters Using Shifted Phasor Models

IEEE Access ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 2376-2386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yingdong Wei ◽  
Dewu Shu ◽  
Xiaorong Xie ◽  
Venkata Dinavahi ◽  
Zheng Yan
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Multilevel Converters ◽  
Real Time Simulation ◽  
Time Simulation ◽  
Modular Multilevel Converters

scholarly journals System Level Real-Time Simulation and Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing of MMCs

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 3046
Author(s):  
Michele Difronzo ◽  
Md Multan Biswas ◽  
Matthew Milton ◽  
Herbert L. Ginn ◽  
Andrea Benigni
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
System Level ◽  
Hardware In The Loop ◽  
Time Step ◽  
Multilevel Converters ◽  
Real Time Simulation ◽  
Time Simulation ◽  
Switching Models ◽  
Modular Multilevel Converters ◽  
Level Analysis

In this paper we present an approach for real-time simulation and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing of Modular Multilevel Converters (MMCs) that rely on switching models while supporting system level analysis. Using the Latency Based Linear Multistep Compound (LB-LMC) approach, we achieved a 50 ns simulation time step for systems composed of several MMC converters and for converters of various complexity. To facilitate system level testing, we introduce the use of a serial communication-based (Aurora) interface for HIL testing of MMC converters and we analyzed the effect that communication latency has on the accuracy of the HIL test. The simulation and HIL results are validated against an MMC laboratory prototype.

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