Test Design for Half Bridge Topology

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Test Design for Half Bridge Topology

The first part of the test is based on half-bridge sub-module topology, shown below:

Half-bridge topology of the sub-modules
Half-bridge topology of the sub-modules

For thorough, reliable tests, eight kinds of tests are designed:

  1. Maximum cell number test

  2. Vcap observation and Gate Signals block test

  3. Vcap modes test

  4. Pulse source test

  5. Fault mode test

  6. Cell capacitance test

  7. Resistance in shunt with the cell capacitor test

  8. Switch Ron test

At the beginning of each designed test, the system should be initialized. 

Initialize the Parameters of MMC Parameter Block

MMC parameter block initialization setup

Variable

Set value

Reason

Variable

Set value

Reason

SM Type

0: Half-bridge

Tests designed for Half-bridge topology

cell capacitance (farads)

0.01

A test value, may vary

switch Ron (ohms)

0

Remove voltage drop on Ron

capacitor shunt resistance (ohms)

1e12

Disable discharge by Rshunt

Number of cell per arm

10

Total number need to be tested

[Sb Vb] power and voltage bases

[10 10]

So for each cell, the SI and PU values are the same, i.e. 1 A is 1 pu for current and 1 V is 1 pu for voltage.

Vcap mode

Set to fixed value

To initialize and fix the Vcap=Vcap value

Vcap fix value (pu)

0

To initialize and fix the Vcap=0

Pulse source

Direct gate signal from CPU

Control cells using Gate Signals block

Initialize the Parameters of Arm Current Generation Block

 

Arm Current Generation block initialization setup

variables

Set value

reason

DC current

ones(6,1)*0.1

Some tests need an arm current pulse with magnitude of 0.1 and duration of 0.01 s. this initialization can generate this arm current easily.

 

AC magnitude

ones(6,1)*0

Frequency

ones(6,1)*50

Form of the current

1.Current with a duration

Pulse duration

ones(6,1)*0.01

Keep all Switches off, Both in Gate Signals Block and MMC Fault Block