Demonstration of the Short-circuit Ruggedness of a 10 kV Silicon Carbide Bipolar Junction Transistor
Static, switching and short-circuit characterization of a 10 kV-class Silicon Carbide (SiC) Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) is reported.
How Good are the Design Tools in Power Electronics?
A 100 kW, isolated dc–dc converter was built over the course of one year, starting from a blank page. This paper details the design and manufacturing process.
Impact of DC fault blocking capability on the sizing of the DC-DC Modular Multilevel Converter
This paper analyzes the impact on the converter design of including such characteristic for the DC-DC Modular Multilevel Converter.
Polynomial multi-variable control strategy for Flux Balancing in Dual Active Bridge Converter
A novel model and a multi-variable linear control for power and magnetizing average currents are proposed
Experimental EMI study of a 3-phase 100kW 1200V Dual Active Bridge Converter using SiC MOSFETs
In this prototype, achieving full operation was prevented by false triggering of semiconductors due to large common-mode current through gate drivers.
Figures-of-Merit and current metric for the comparison of IGCTs and IGBTs in Modular Multilevel Converters
Simulation results of a MMC model and figures of merit are shown to provide consistent result, proving that the proposed figures of merit are a very simple and fast way to select the best semiconductor switch.
Unidirectional thyristor-based DC-DC converter for HVDC connection of offshore wind farms
This paper introduces a unidirectional MVDC-HVDC converter for ‘all DC’ connected offshore wind farms.
micro vs MEGA perspectives: grid developments for the future power systems
micro vs MEGA perspectives: Grid developments for the future power systems [...]
Measurement and behaviour of partial discharge for SF6 substitute gases in HVDC GIS/GIL
Partial discharge measurement is considered as one of the most powerful monitoring and diagnostic tools for the detection and recognition of defects for high voltage equipment.
Assessment of protection strategy options for future DC grids
This paper proposes a set of measurable Key Performance Indicators (KPI) that demonstrates how effective a protection strategy is achieving key objectives.
