Review of Solid-State Transformer Technologies and Their Application in Power Distribution Systems
Abstract
The solid-state transformer (SST), which has been regarded as one of the 10 most emerging technologies by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Technology Review in 2010, has gained increasing importance in the future power distribution system. This paper presents a systematical technology review essential for the development and application of SST in the distribution system. The state-of-the-art technologies of four critical areas are reviewed, including high-voltage power devices, high-power and high-frequency transformers, ac/ac converter topologies, and applications of SST in the distribution system. In addition, future research directions are presented. It is concluded that the SST is an emerging technology for the future distribution system.
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Two-stage SST has advantages such as reactive power compensation despite increased system complexity.
“Though two-stage SST increases the system complexity; however, it has few advantages such as reactive power compensation [34].”
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- Authors
- She, X., Huang, A. Q., & Burgos, R.
- Affiliations
- North Carolina State University (US)
- Virginia Tech (US)
- Venue
- IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics
- Published
- 2013-09
- Volume
- 1
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 186-198
- ISSN
- 2168-6777 (ISSN-L)
- 2168-6785
- OpenAlex
- W2060472803
- Cited by
- 1,164
- References
- 4
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- FWCI
- 25.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Advanced DC-DC Converters
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Multilevel Inverters and Converters
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Wireless Power Transfer Systems
- Keywords
- solid-state transformer, distribution networks, high-voltage power devices, high-frequency transformer, high-power transformers, power electronics
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