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Modular Multilevel Converter AC Motor Drives With Constant Torque From Zero to Nominal Speed
Abstract
Modular multilevel converters are shown to have a great potential in the area of medium-voltage drives. Low-distortion output quantities combined with low average switching frequencies for the semiconductor devices create an ideal combination for very high-efficiency drives. However, the large number of devices and capacitors that have to conduct the fundamental-frequency current require more complex converter control techniques than its two-level counterpart. Special care needs to be taken for starting and operation at low speeds, where the low-frequency current may cause significant unbalance between the submodule capacitor voltages and disturb the output waveforms. In this paper, principles for converter operation with high torque in the whole speed range are investigated. Experimental results from a down-scaled 12-kVA prototype converter running a loaded motor at various speeds between standstill and the rated speed are also provided.
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“One of the early applications of the MMC was as a motor drive, as shown in Fig. 6(b). However, the large increment of capacitor voltage ripple and the reduced controllability at low speeds, slowing down the development of this application [66].”
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“the motor speed [66] or controlling the ac and dc component of the arms independently using an unsymmetrical arm control [67].”
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- Authors
- Antonopoulos, A., Angquist, L., Norrga, S., Ilves, K., Harnefors, L., & Nee, H.-P.
- Affiliations
- ABB (Sweden) (SE)
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology (SE)
- Venue
- IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
- Published
- 2014-05
- Volume
- 50
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 1982-1993
- ISSN
- 0093-9994 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-9367
- OpenAlex
- W2145139832
- Cited by
- 297
- References
- 29
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 27 · 2020: 35 · 2019: 32 · 2018: 41 · 2017: 36 · 2016: 32 · 2015: 35 · 2014: 6
- FWCI
- 15.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Multilevel Inverters and Converters
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › HVDC Systems and Fault Protection
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Sensorless Control of Electric Motors
- Keywords
- modular multilevel converter, AC motor drives, constant torque, zero-speed operation, low-speed operation, capacitor voltage balancing, converter control, medium voltage drives
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