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Design of a Medium Voltage Mobile Utilities Support Equipment based Solid State Transformer (MUSE-SST) with 10 kV SiC MOSFETs for Grid Interconnection
Anup Anurag,Sayan Acharya,Yos Prabowo,Venkat Nag Someswar Rao Jakka,Subhashish Bhattacharya +4 more
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TLDR
A basic power topology for a medium voltage mobile utilities support equipment based solid state transformer (MUSE-SST) with the new 10 kV SiC MOS-FETs with various challenges that comes along with it is discussed.Abstract:
A conventional transformer can withstand multiple electrical, mechanical and thermal faults which enables it to have a long lifetime. However, its inability to control the power flow through it has led researchers to look for alternate options such as the solid-state transformers. With the Silicon Carbide (SiC) semiconductor devices, it is now possible to go to high switching frequencies in medium voltage applications, which helps in reducing the overall size and weight of the transformer. The advent of medium voltage (MV) SiC devices has enabled the use of simple two-level and three-level topologies for medium voltage power transfer. This paper discusses a basic power topology for a medium voltage mobile utilities support equipment based solid state transformer (MUSE-SST) with the new 10 kV SiC MOS-FETs. A design of the MUSE-SST is presented followed by some of the practical considerations that needs to be taken, including gate driver design and heat sink configurations. Simulation results for a 100 kW, MV MUSE SST system is presented. Experimental results are provided validating the operation of these 10 kV devices in double pulse tests, buck and boost operation. This research helps in providing an overview regarding the usage of the 10 kV SiC devices in grid-interconnection and also discusses various challenges that comes along with it.read more
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