Modified dual active bridge DC/DC converter with improved efficiency and interoperability in hybrid LCC/VSC HVDC transmission grids

Aboushady, Ahmed A. and Ahmed, Khaled H. and Abdelsalam, Ibrahim (2020) Modified dual active bridge DC/DC converter with improved efficiency and interoperability in hybrid LCC/VSC HVDC transmission grids. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics. 3031257. ISSN 2168-6777 (https://doi.org/10.1109/JESTPE.2020.3031257)

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Abstract

DC transmission grids are the promising electrical networks in the near future especially with the high penetration of large scale renewables. This paper proposes a modified version of the dual active bridge (DAB) DC/DC converter with AC link capacitors generating reactive power to compensate for non-active power consumption; hence mitigating current stresses and losses to improve efficiency. The proposed topology also enables the connectivity of current source line-commutated HVDC and voltage source HVDC technologies particularly during power reversal; a feature which conventional DAB is incapable of doing. Analysis and detailed design of the proposed converter are addressed and a comparative performance analysis is carried out with conventional DAB. Converter principle of operation is explained and Matlab/Simulink simulations are carried out to verify converter operation particularly under adverse conditions such as rated power reversal and DC fault conditions. A low scale prototype substantiates the theoretical analysis and simulation results.