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Solid State Transformer and MV grid tie applications enabled by 15 kV SiC IGBTs and 10 kV SiC MOSFETs based multilevel converters

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In this article, a transformerless Intelligent Power Substation (TIPS) is proposed as a 3-phase SST interconnecting 13.8 kV distribution grid with 480 V utility grid.
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Recently, medium voltage SiC devices have been developed which can be used for grid tie applications at medium voltage. Two such devices - 15 kV SiC IGBT and 10 kV SiC MOSFET have opened up the possibility of looking into different converter topologies for medium voltage distribution grid interface. These can be used in medium voltage drives, active filter applications or as the active front end converter for Solid State Transformers (SST). Transformer-less Intelligent Power Substation (TIPS) is one such application for these devices. TIPS is proposed as a 3-phase SST interconnecting 13.8 kV distribution grid with 480 V utility grid. The Front End Converter (FEC) of TIPS is made up of 15 kV SiC IGBTs. This paper focuses on the advantages, design considerations and challenges associated with the operation of converters using these devices keeping TIPS as the topology of reference.

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Design Considerations and Performance Evaluation of 1200-V 100-A SiC MOSFET-Based Two-Level Voltage Source Converter

TL;DR: In this paper, a two-level voltage source converter (2L-VSC) using SiC MOSFETs and Si IGBTs is presented, which is operated to supply 35 kVA load at 20-kHz switching frequency with dc bus voltage of 800 V and corresponding experimental results are presented.
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A MV intelligent gate driver for 15kV SiC IGBT and 10kV SiC MOSFET

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Medium voltage power converter design and demonstration using 15 kV SiC N-IGBTs

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors summarized the different steps that have been undertaken to design medium voltage power converters using the state-of-the-art 15 kV SiC N-IGBTs.
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A unified control scheme for harmonic elimination in the front end converter of a 13.8 kV, 100 kVA transformerless intelligent power substation grid tied with LCL filter

TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a simple control scheme to eliminate the lower order harmonics in the line currents of the front end converter of a 100 kVA Transformerless Intelligent Power Substation (TIPS) connected to the medium voltage (13.8 kV) grid through an LCL filter.
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TL;DR: Transformerless Intelligent Power Substation (TIPS) as mentioned in this paper is a 3-phase Solid State Transformer (SST) to interconnect 13.8 kV, 3phase distribution grid with 480 V.
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