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Professor Tim Green, FREng

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Academic Leader for Sustainability, Professor
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 6171t.green Website CV

 
 
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1107EElectrical EngineeringSouth Kensington Campus

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Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Heath:2021:10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3066261,
author = {Heath, T and Barnes, M and Judge, PD and Chaffey, G and Clemow, P and Green, TC and Green, PR and Wylie, J and Konstantinou, G and Ceballos, S and Pou, J and Belhaouane, MM and Zhang, H and Guillaud, X and Andrews, J},
doi = {10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3066261},
journal = {IEEE Access},
pages = {44718--44737},
title = {Cascaded- and modular-multilevel converter laboratory test system options: a review},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3066261},
volume = {9},
year = {2021}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - The increasing importance of cascaded multilevel converters (CMCs), and the sub-category of modular multilevel converters (MMCs), is illustrated by their wide use in high voltage DC connections and in static compensators. Research is being undertaken into the use of these complex pieces of hardware and software for a variety of grid support services, on top of fundamental frequency power injection, requiring improved control for non-traditional duties. To validate these results, small-scale laboratory hardware prototypes are often required. Such systems have been built by many research teams around the globe and are also increasingly commercially available. Few publications go into detail on the construction options for prototype CMCs, and there is a lack of information on both design considerations and lessons learned from the build process, which will hinder research and the best application of these important units. This paper reviews options, gives key examples from leading research teams, and summarizes knowledge gained in the development of test rigs to clarify design considerations when constructing laboratory-scale CMCs.
AU  - Heath,T
AU  - Barnes,M
AU  - Judge,PD
AU  - Chaffey,G
AU  - Clemow,P
AU  - Green,TC
AU  - Green,PR
AU  - Wylie,J
AU  - Konstantinou,G
AU  - Ceballos,S
AU  - Pou,J
AU  - Belhaouane,MM
AU  - Zhang,H
AU  - Guillaud,X
AU  - Andrews,J
DO  - 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3066261
EP  - 44737
PY  - 2021///
SN  - 2169-3536
SP  - 44718
TI  - Cascaded- and modular-multilevel converter laboratory test system options: a review
T2  - IEEE Access
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3066261
UR  - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000633372100001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
UR  - https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9380133
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/87566
VL  - 9
ER  -
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