• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2012.07a
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• pp.351-352
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 최근 직류송전용 컨버터로 많은 관심이 집중되고 있는 MMC(Modular Multi-level Converter)에 대해서 소개하고 있다. 대용량 전압원 컨버터로 MMC가 적합한 이유에 대해서 설명하고, MMC의 동작원리, SM(Sub-Module) dc capacitor voltage balancing 기술, 전체 제어 시스템에 대해 자세하게 설명하고 있다. 제안하는 MMC는 Staircase Modulation 방식으로 사인파형에 가까운 출력전압을 형성하고, Sorting 알고리즘을 구현하여 개별 SM의 커패시터 전압이 균등하게 일정 값을 유지하도록 하였다. 제안하는 MMC의 성능평가를 위하여 PSCAD/EMTDC 프로그램을 이용하여 3상 11-level MMC를 모의하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2018.07a
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• pp.438-439
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• 2018

본 논문은 (주)효성 중공업연구소에서 국책과제를 통해 자체 개발한 MMC(Modular Multi-level Converter) type ${\pm}12kV$ 25MVA HVDC 시스템의 시험결과에 대해 소개한다. 제주에 구축된 HVDC 실증단지는 국내 유일의 MMC type 전압형 HVDC 시스템이며 11-레벨의 AC 출력 전압을 형성하는 2개의 컨버터가 Back-to-Back 형태로 구성되어 있다. 각 컨버터의 AC 출력단은 각각 계통과 풍력발전단지에 연계되어 풍력발전단지에서 생산된 전력을 계통으로 전송하는 역할을 한다. 본 논문에서는 국책과제의 정량적 목표항목을 달성하기 위한 시험을 수행한 결과에 대해서 소개한다.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.285-296
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• 2017

This paper proposes an improved modulation scheme for the medium voltage modular multi-level converter (MMC), which operates in the nearest level control and applies in the medium voltage direct current (MVDC) system. In the proposed modulation scheme, the offset (neutral-to-zero output) voltage is adjusted, with the phase voltage magnitude, thereby maintaining a constant value with N+1 level in the controllable modulation index (MI) range. In order to confirm the proposed scheme's validity, computer simulations for the 22.9 kV - 25 MVA MMC were performed with PSCAD/EMTDC, as well as hardware experiments for the 380 V - 10 kVA MMC. The proposed modulation scheme offers to build a constant pole voltage regardless of the MI value, and to build a phase voltage with improved total harmonic distortion (THD).

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.62 no.9
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• pp.1240-1248
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• 2013

This paper describes a switching-level operation analysis of BTB(Back-To-Back) converter for HVDC(high voltage DC) application based on MMC(modular multi-level converter). A switching-level operation analysis for BTB converter is very important to understand the converter operation in detail and check the voltage and current transients in each components. However, the development of switching-level simulation model for the actual size BTB Converter is very difficult because the MMC normally has more than 150 sub-modules for each arm. So, a switching level simulation model for the 11-level MMC-based BTB converter was developed with PSCAD/EMTDC software, which has 12 sub-modules for the positive arm and another 12 sub-modules for the negative arm. The DC-voltage balance algorithm, the circulating-current reduction algorithm, the harmonic reduction algorithm, and the redundancy operation algorithm were included in this simulation model. The developed simulation model can be utilized to analyze the MMC-based BTB converter for HVDC application in switching level and to develop the protection scheme for the MMC-based BTB converter for HVDC application.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2017.07a
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• pp.282-283
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• 2017

본 논문은 (주)효성 중공업연구소에서 국책과제를 통해 자체 개발한 MMC(Modular Multi-level Converter) type ${\pm}12kV$ 25MVA HVDC 시스템에 대하여 실증단지 구축 및 commissioning test에 대한 소개를 한다. 제주에 구축된 HVDC 실증단지는 국내 유일의 MMC type 전압형 HVDC 시스템이며 11-레벨의 AC 출력 전압을 형성하는 2개의 컨버터가 Back-to-Back 형태로 구성되어 있다. 각 컨버터의 AC 출력단은 각각 계통과 풍력발전단지에 연계되어 풍력발전단지에서 생산된 전력을 계통으로 전송하는 역할을 한다. 주요 AC/DC Yard 기기들로는 AC 고조파 필터, 밸브리액터, DC 리액터, 변압기, CGIS등이 있다. HVDC 의 commissioning test를 위해 IEEE, IEC, Cigre TB 등의 문서들을 종합 분석하여 당사의 시스템에 알맞은 시험절차서와 검증항목을 준비하였다. 본 논문에서는 당사에서 준비한 시험절차서 및 검증항목에 대하여 소개하고자 한다.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.65 no.10
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• pp.1655-1663
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• 2016

Recently the researches on Modular Multi-level Converter (MMC) are being highlighted because high quality and efficient power transmission are key issues in the High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission system. This paper proposes an improved pre-charging method for the sub-module capacitors in MMC that operates in Nearest Level Control (NLC) modulation. The proposed method does not require additional circuits or Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) techniques. The feasibility of proposed method was verified through computer simulations for a scaled 3-phase 10kVA MMC with 12 sub-modules per each arm. Hardware experiments with a scaled prototype were performed in the lab to confirm the simulation results.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.63 no.12
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• pp.1640-1648
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• 2014

This paper proposes a switching frequency reduction method for MMC (Modular Multilevel Converter) utilizing redundancy operation of sub-module, which can offer reduction of voltage harmonics and switching loss. The feasibility of proposed method was verified through computer simulations with PSCAD/EMTDC software. Based on simulation analysis, a hardware scaled-model of 10kVA, DC-1000V MMC was designed and manufactured in the lab. Various experiments were conducted to verify the feasibility of proposed method in the actual hardware system. The hardware scaled-model can be effectively utilized for analyzing the performance of MMC according to the modulation scheme and redundancy operation.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.127-135
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• 2017

Recently the researches on modular multi-level converter (MMC) are being highlighted because high quality and efficient power transmission have become key issues in high voltage direct current (HVDC) systems. This paper proposes an improved pre-charging method for the sub-module (SM) capacitor of MMC-based HVDC systems, which operates in the nearest level control (NLC) modulation and does not need additional circuits or pulse width modulation (PWM) techniques. The feasibility of the proposed method was verified through computer simulations for a scaled 3-phase 10kVA MMC with 12 SMs per each arm. Hardware experiments with a scaled prototype have also been performed in the lab to confirm the simulation results.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.433-439
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• 2018

This study considers the design of a submodule test circuit for the modular multi-level converter (MMC)-based HVDC systems. A novel submodule test circuit is proposed to provide not only an AC but also a DC component to the submodule current. However, the current waveforms depend on the capacitor voltages. Therefore, determining the capacitance value of the test circuit is important. Finding a proper capacitance value is easy when the proposed analysis method is used. Simulation and experimental results show the usefulness of the proposed method.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.64 no.8
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• pp.1193-1201
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• 2015

This paper presents a study of circulating current of modular multi-level converter (MMC) based a high voltage direct current (HVDC) system under unbalanced grid conditions. Due to the connection of a dependent DC source in each phase, the MMC system inherently generates the power ripple of double-line-frequency components in the AC-side and as a result, the additional sinusoidal current named circulating current flows through the each arm. Reliability improvement of HVDC system under an unbalanced grid condition is one of the important criteria. Generally, the modeling of the circulating current is based on the power relation between DC-side and AC-side. However, the method is not perfectly matched in the MMC system due to the difference of the structural characteristic. In this paper, improved modeling method of circulating current is proposed, which is based on the inner arm power. The proposed method is verified by several simulations to have good agreement of the circulating current components.