학술논문

A Novel Multiple-Medium-AC-Port Power Electronic Transformer
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron. Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on. 71(7):6568-6578 Jul, 2024
Subject
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Signal Processing and Analysis
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Topology
Voltage control
Voltage
Reactive power
Power electronics
Power transformers
Control systems
Cascaded H-bridge (CHB)
multiple ac ports (MACP)
multiport combined supply
multiport power flow control
power electronic transformer (PET)
Language
ISSN
0278-0046
1557-9948
Abstract
The multiport power electronic transformer (PET) is a critical equipment in ac/dc hybrid distribution grids, which has the functions of multidirectional power flow, flexible power flow regulation and reactive power control, and fault isolation. However, most proposed PETs have only a single-medium-voltage-ac (MVac) port, limiting their application scenarios in distribution grids. To address this problem, in this article, we propose a PET topology with multiple controllable MVac ports based on the cascaded H-bridge PET. The proposed PET topology can connect to multiple-MVac feeders and supply low-voltage-side loads through multiple terminals, achieving the full utilization of the remaining capacity of connected feeders, thus delaying the distribution capacity expansion and grid upgrade due to the rapid development of energy electrification. Besides, the decoupling control of active and reactive power for each feeder can be achieved. In this article, the operating principle, energy balance mechanism, control strategies, and design and comprehensive comparison of the proposed topology are studied. The simulation and experimental results demonstrate the validity of the proposed topology and control strategy.