Power Converters for Medium Voltage Networks

• Main Authors: Islam, Md. Rabiul (Author), Guo, Youguang (Author), Zhu, Jianguo (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Green Energy and Technology,
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Electric power production.; Electronic circuits.; Power electronics.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks.; Circuits and Systems.; Energy Technology.

This book examines a number of topics, mainly in connection with advances in semiconductor devices and magnetic materials and developments in medium and large-scale renewable power plant technologies, grid integration techniques and new converter topologies, including advanced digital control system...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Power Converters for Small to Large-Scale Photovoltaic Power Plants
• Power Converter Topologies for Grid Integrated Medium-Voltage Applications
• Design and Characterization of High-Frequency Magnetic-Links Used in Power Electronic Converters
• FPGA-Based Digital Switching Controller for Multilevel Converters
• Experimental Validation of 1-kV Modular Multilevel Cascaded Converter with High-Frequency Magnetic-Link
• Design and Analysis of 11 kV and 33 kV Modular Multilevel Cascaded Converters
• Conclusions and Future Works.