Development of a 1.5 MW, seven level series-stacked converter as an APF and regeneration converter for a DC traction substation

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dc.contributor.authorHenning P.H.
dc.contributor.authorFuchs H.D.
dc.contributor.authorLe Roux A.D.
dc.contributor.authorMouton H.Du.T.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T16:00:08Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T16:00:08Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractA prototype 1.5 MW series-stacked converter system was built and installed at a DC-traction substation. The converter inverts energy generated by slowing an electric train using regenerative braking. The regenerated energy is fed into the local AC network at the DC-substation. A secondary function of the converter is to perform active power filtering (APF) while a train is drawing power from the substation. The systems control is based on the Instantaneous Reactive Power Theory. An interleafed switching scheme is used to switch the seven level series-stacked converter, thus exploiting the natural balancing properties of the series-stacked converter. Results obtained from tests done show that both the APF and regeneration functions of the system were successfully implemented. © 2005 IEEE.
dc.description.versionConference Paper
dc.identifier.citationPESC Record - IEEE Annual Power Electronics Specialists Conference
dc.identifier.citation2005
dc.identifier.issn2759306
dc.identifier.other10.1109/PESC.2005.1581948
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/11547
dc.subjectActive filters
dc.subjectDC generator motors
dc.subjectElectric substations
dc.subjectElectric traction
dc.subjectReactive power
dc.subjectActive power filtering (APF)
dc.subjectDC-substation
dc.subjectInstantaneous Reactive Power Theory
dc.subjectSeries-stacked converter
dc.subjectStatic converters
dc.titleDevelopment of a 1.5 MW, seven level series-stacked converter as an APF and regeneration converter for a DC traction substation
dc.typeConference Paper
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