BIDIRECTIONAL AC-DC MODULAR MULTILEVEL CONVERTER BASED ON THREE-STATE SWITCHING CELLS

Juliano Pacheco

Federal University of Ceara

Juliano de Oliveira Pacheco was born in Laguna, Brazil, in 1984. He received the Technologist degree in Electro Electronic from the South University of Santa Catarina, Brazil, in 2006, Specialization in Development of Electronic Products from the Federal Institute of Santa Catarina, in 2012 and M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering at Federal University of Ceara, Brazil, in 2014, where he is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in in Electrical Engineering.He is researcher at GPEC (Power Processing and Control Group), in Electrical Engineering Department from Federal University of Ceara, Brazil. His current research interest include modular multilevel converter, power factor correction circuits and renewable energy.

Abstract

This paper presents a novel bidirectional ac-dc topology based on modular multilevel converter and employing the interleaving concept suitable for solid-state transformer applications. The main features of this topology are... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Juliano Pacheco (Federal University of Ceara)
  2. Francisco Barbosa Brito Jr. (Federal University of Ceara)
  3. Demercil Oliveira (Federal University of Ceara)

Topic Areas

AC-DC Converters , Solid State Tranformers

Session

PS-2 » Poster Session II (16:00 - Monday, 30th November, Foyer)