{"_id":"29940","date_updated":"2023-10-20T11:52:39Z","publication_identifier":{"isbn":["978-3-8007-5245-4"]},"abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"A full-bridge modular multilevel converter (MMC) is compared to a half-bridge-based MMC for high-current low-voltage DC-applications such as electrolysis, arc welding or datacenters with DC-power distribution. Usually, modular multilevel converters are used in high-voltage DC-applications (HVDC) in the multiple kV-range, but to meet the needs of a high-current demand at low output voltage levels, the modular converter concept requires adaptations. In the proposed concept, the MMC is used to step-down the three-phase medium-voltage of 10 kV. Therefore, each module is extended by an LLC resonant converter to adapt to the specific electrolyzers DC-voltage range of 142-220V and to provide galvanic isolation. The proposed MMC converter with full-bridge modules uses half the number of modules compared to a half-bridge-based MMC while reducing the voltage ripple by 78% and capacitor losses by 64% by rearranging the same components to ensure identical costs and volume. For additional reliability, a new robust algorithm for balancing conduction losses during the bypass phase is presented."}],"citation":{"ieee":"R. Unruh, F. Schafmeister, N. Fröhleke, and J. Böcker, “1-MW Full-Bridge MMC for High-Current Low-Voltage (100V-400V) DC-Applications,” presented at the PCIM Europe digital days 2020, Germany, 2020.","short":"R. Unruh, F. Schafmeister, N. Fröhleke, J. Böcker, in: PCIM Europe Digital Days 2020; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management, VDE, 2020.","bibtex":"@inproceedings{Unruh_Schafmeister_Fröhleke_Böcker_2020, title={1-MW Full-Bridge MMC for High-Current Low-Voltage (100V-400V) DC-Applications}, booktitle={PCIM Europe digital days 2020; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management}, publisher={VDE}, author={Unruh, Roland and Schafmeister, Frank and Fröhleke, Norbert and Böcker, Joachim}, year={2020} }","ama":"Unruh R, Schafmeister F, Fröhleke N, Böcker J. 1-MW Full-Bridge MMC for High-Current Low-Voltage (100V-400V) DC-Applications. In: PCIM Europe Digital Days 2020; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management. VDE; 2020.","chicago":"Unruh, Roland, Frank Schafmeister, Norbert Fröhleke, and Joachim Böcker. “1-MW Full-Bridge MMC for High-Current Low-Voltage (100V-400V) DC-Applications.” In PCIM Europe Digital Days 2020; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management. VDE, 2020.","apa":"Unruh, R., Schafmeister, F., Fröhleke, N., & Böcker, J. (2020). 1-MW Full-Bridge MMC for High-Current Low-Voltage (100V-400V) DC-Applications. PCIM Europe Digital Days 2020; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management. PCIM Europe digital days 2020, Germany.","mla":"Unruh, Roland, et al. “1-MW Full-Bridge MMC for High-Current Low-Voltage (100V-400V) DC-Applications.” PCIM Europe Digital Days 2020; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management, VDE, 2020."},"title":"1-MW Full-Bridge MMC for High-Current Low-Voltage (100V-400V) DC-Applications","conference":{"end_date":"2020-07-08","location":"Germany","name":"PCIM Europe digital days 2020","start_date":"2020-07-07"},"publication":"PCIM Europe digital days 2020; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management","year":"2020","keyword":["Cascaded H-Bridge","Solid-State Transformer","Capacitor voltage ripple","Zero sequence voltage","Full-Bridge"],"author":[{"first_name":"Roland","last_name":"Unruh","full_name":"Unruh, Roland","id":"34289"},{"full_name":"Schafmeister, Frank","last_name":"Schafmeister","first_name":"Frank","id":"71291"},{"first_name":"Norbert","last_name":"Fröhleke","full_name":"Fröhleke, Norbert"},{"orcid":"0000-0002-8480-7295","last_name":"Böcker","full_name":"Böcker, Joachim","first_name":"Joachim","id":"66"}],"status":"public","department":[{"_id":"52"}],"language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"publisher":"VDE","publication_status":"published","date_created":"2022-02-21T16:42:30Z","user_id":"34289","type":"conference","main_file_link":[{"url":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9178138"}]}