New Configuration of 36-pulse Voltage Source Converter Using Pulse-Interleaving Auxiliary Bridge Circuit

펄스다중화 보조브리지회로를 이용한 새로운 구조의 36-펄스 전압원 컨버터

This paper proposes a new configuration of 36-pulse voltage source converter which consists of two 6-pulse bridges and a pulse-interleaving auxiliary circuit. The system topology of proposed converter was derived to increase the pulse number of converter output voltage without increasing the number of 6-pulse bridges. The gate pulse generation was analyzed using the theoretical approach of multi-pulse switching converter. The operational feasibility of proposed system was verified by computer simulations with PSCAD/TMTDC software and experimental works with 3kVA hardware prototype. The proposed converter can be widely used for the uninterruptible power supply, the power quality compensator, and the distributed power generation, such as solar and fuel fell power system.