Design and hardware platform building for the research of MMC (modular multilevel converter) systems

• Grant number: 16/01930-0
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: July 01, 2016
• End date: March 31, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Electrical Engineering - Industrial Electronics, Electronic Systems and Controls
• Principal Investigator: Lourenço Matakas Junior
• Grantee: Lourenço Matakas Junior
• Host Institution: Escola Politécnica (EP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Eduardo Lorenzetti Pellini ; Wilson Komatsu

Abstract

MMCs (Modular Multilevel Converter) have been studied in the last ten years, and were adopted by industry in applications such as renewable energy, direct current transmission systems (voltage source type), medium voltage drives, etc. However, there still are many aspects including its modeling, control strategies definitions and tuning, as well as the study of hardware implementation architectures which are relevant research subjects. This research project aims the development of a hardware implementation of a MMC system, consisting of a central processing board which includes a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) and a FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), twenty-four power conversion modules and three measurement modules, all with local processing capability. Communication between modules and central processor is achieved by point to point high speed, synchronous digital links. The proposed system allows flexibility for topology changes, good noise immunity and optimization of measuring and control cabling. This platform can be applied not only for MMC studies but also for individual converters as well as other multilevel topologies and can be applied in higher power level systems, not limiting to laboratory prototypes. During this research development, the hardware platform will be shared by one PhD (control of MMCs) and two MSc students (one related to the study of arquitectures for the control system of MMCs and the other about the use of FPGAs for the control of power converters. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

KOLEFF, LUCAS; VALENTIM, GUSTAVO; RAEL, VICTOR; MARQUES, LUCIANA; KOMATSU, WILSON; PELLINI, EDUARDO; MATAKAS JR, LOURENCO; BATSCHAUER, AL; FILHO, AJS; RECH, C; et al. Development of a Modular Open Source Power Electronics Didactic Platform. 2019 IEEE 15TH BRAZILIAN POWER ELECTRONICS CONFERENCE AND 5TH IEEE SOUTHERN POWER ELECTRONICS CONFERENCE (COBEP/SPEC), v. N/A, p. 6-pg., 2019-01-01. (16/16542-5, 16/01930-0)

KOLEFF, LUCAS; CONDE, MANOEL; HAYASHI, PEDRO; SACCO, FRANCESCO; ENOMOTO, KELLY; PELLINI, EDUARDO; KOMATSU, WILSON; MATAKAS JR, LOURENCO; BATSCHAUER, AL; FILHO, AJS; et al. Development of a FPGA-Based Control System for Modular Multilevel Converter Applications. 2019 IEEE 15TH BRAZILIAN POWER ELECTRONICS CONFERENCE AND 5TH IEEE SOUTHERN POWER ELECTRONICS CONFERENCE (COBEP/SPEC), v. N/A, p. 6-pg., 2019-01-01. (16/16542-5, 16/01930-0)

KOLEFF, LUCAS; ANGELICO, BRUNO; PELLINI, EDUARDO; MATAKAS, LOURENCO, JR.; IEEE. Disturbance Predictive Control of the LC Coupled Voltage Source Inverter. 2018 IEEE ENERGY CONVERSION CONGRESS AND EXPOSITION (ECCE), v. N/A, p. 7-pg., 2018-01-01. (16/16542-5, 16/01930-0)

KOLEFF, LUCAS; ARAUJO, LUCAS; ZAMBON, MARIO; KOMATSU, WILSON; PELLINI, EDUARDO; MATAKAS JR, LOURENCO; BATSCHAUER, AL; FILHO, AJS; RECH, C; BRANDAO, DI; et al. Flexible Didactic Platform for Thyristor-Based Circuits. 2019 IEEE 15TH BRAZILIAN POWER ELECTRONICS CONFERENCE AND 5TH IEEE SOUTHERN POWER ELECTRONICS CONFERENCE (COBEP/SPEC), v. N/A, p. 6-pg., 2019-01-01. (16/16542-5, 16/01930-0)

KOLEFF, LUCAS; MATAKAS, LOURENCO, JR.; COLON, DIEGO; PELLINI, EDUARDO; IEEE. H-Infinity Current Control of the LC Coupled Voltage Source Inverter. 2017 IEEE ENERGY CONVERSION CONGRESS AND EXPOSITION (ECCE), v. N/A, p. 8-pg., 2017-01-01. (16/16542-5, 16/01930-0)