Browsing by Author "Sánchez Ruiz, Alain"
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Analysis and Design Guidelines for Current Control Loops of Grid-Connected Converters Based on Mathematical Models
Abad, Gonzalo; Milikua, Aritz (MDPI AG, 2020)Having a method for analyzing and designing regulators of controls that contain many current loops such as active filters is not a trivial task. There can be many parameters of regulators and filters that must be carefully ... -
Current References Limitation Method Considering Voltage and Current Maximums for STATCOMs Providing Simultaneously Reactive Power and Current Harmonics
Abad, Gonzalo; Unamuno, Eneko (IEEE, 2022)This article focuses the analysis on a static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) that operates simultaneously providing reactive power and several current harmonics of different frequencies (active power filter or active ... -
DC-Link Neutral Point Control for 3L-NPC Converters Utilizing Selective Harmonic Elimination PWM
Mazuela, Mikel (IEEE, 2021)Selective harmonic elimination–pulsewidth modulation (SHE–PWM) is a modulation technique widely used to improve the efficiency and harmonic content in medium-voltage high-power converters. Among these converters, the ... -
Medium voltage-high power converter topologies comparison procedure for a 6.6kV Drive Application using 4.5kV IGBT Modules
Abad, Gonzalo; Mazuela, Mikel; Baraia-Etxaburu, Igor; Sanchez-Ruiz, Alain (IEEE, 2012)This paper presents a general comparison procedure for medium voltage - high power multilevel converter topologies and semiconductors, which is mainly based on analyzing the performance limits of the converters output ... -
Modular Converter Structures for STATCOM Application under Unbalanced Conditions
Marzo Elguero, Iosu (Mondragon Unibertsitatea. Goi Eskola Politeknikoa, 2022)The current society is facing several challenges in terms of energy, such as the high dependency on fossil fuels, the high rate of reliance on imported energy, the constant increment in the energy consumption, and the ... -
Power Balancing in Cascaded H-Bridge and Modular Multilevel Converters Under Unbalanced Operation: A Review
Marzo Elguero, Iosu; Barrena, Jon Andoni; Abad, Gonzalo; Muguruza Fernández de Valderrama, Ignacio (IEEE, 2021)Multilevel Voltage-Source Converters (VSC) based on modular structures are envisioned as a prominent alternative for grid and industry applications. Foremost among these are the Cascaded H-Bridge (CHB) and the Modular ... -
Power Capability Boundaries for an Inverter Providing Multiple Grid Support Services
Unamuno, Eneko; Bilbao Ortega, Aitor (MDPI AG, 2020)It is getting more common every day to install inverters that o er several grid support services in parallel. As these services are provided, a simultaneous need arises to know the combined limit of the inverter for those ... -
Reactive power limits of Cascaded H-Bridge STATCOMs in star and delta configuration under negative-sequence current withstanding
Marzo Elguero, Iosu; Barrena, Jon Andoni; Abad, Gonzalo (Elsevier Ltd., 2022)Flexible AC Transmission System devices (FATCS) and in particular Static Synchronous Compensators (STATCOM) play a key role in the evolution of the modern power grids to the future smart grids. The STATCOM is used in an ... -
Reactive Power Limits of Single-Phase and Three-Phase DC-Link VSC STATCOMs under Negative-Sequence Voltage and Current
Marzo Elguero, Iosu; Barrena, Jon Andoni; Abad, Gonzalo (IEEE, 2021)This paper analyzes and compares the reactive power limits of single- and three-phase configured dc-link Voltage Source Converter (VSC) structures for Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) to operate with negative-sequence ... -
Simple voltage balancing method to protect series-connected devices experimentally verified in a 5L-MPC converter
Mazuela, Mikel; Baraia-Etxaburu, Igor (IEEE, 2018)This paper presents a solution for the voltage balance problem of the series-connected devices that can be applied to multilevel converters in which the series-connected devices need to block twice their switched voltage. ... -
Zero-sequence controller requirements and comparison for a delta-CHB STATCOM under unbalanced operation
Marzo Elguero, Iosu; Abad, Gonzalo; Costa Pérez de Iriarte, Juan José; Barrena, Jon Andoni (Elsevier, 2024)Delta-configured Cascaded H-Bridge (DCHB) topology is a suitable alternative for Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) applications. However, under unbalanced voltage and/or current conditions, zero-sequence current ...