TY - GEN
T1 - Current-type Power Hardware in the Loop (PHIL) evaluation for smart transformer application
AU - De Carne, Giovanni
AU - Buticchi, Giampaolo
AU - Liserre, Marco
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 IEEE.
PY - 2018/4/25
Y1 - 2018/4/25
N2 - The development of power electronics and power systems due to the massive integration of renewable energy sources is challenging the distribution grids. Among several concepts, the Smart Transformer (ST), a solid-state transformer with advanced control and communication capabilities, has been investigated by several researchers. A great challenge of this kind of system is the possibility to test the effectiveness of the physical system under a broad spectrum of operating conditions. For this reason, the Power Hardware in the Loop (PHIL) concept can be adopted to emulate the behavior of a distribution grid connected to the ST. In this case, because the low-voltage stage of the ST is voltage controlled, the test setup must be current-controlled. In this paper, the current-controlled PHIL setup is analyzed. The theorethical analysis is carried out and preliminary results obtained with the PHIL facilities are presented, highlighting how the current-controlled PHIL can be an effective means to study the ST.
AB - The development of power electronics and power systems due to the massive integration of renewable energy sources is challenging the distribution grids. Among several concepts, the Smart Transformer (ST), a solid-state transformer with advanced control and communication capabilities, has been investigated by several researchers. A great challenge of this kind of system is the possibility to test the effectiveness of the physical system under a broad spectrum of operating conditions. For this reason, the Power Hardware in the Loop (PHIL) concept can be adopted to emulate the behavior of a distribution grid connected to the ST. In this case, because the low-voltage stage of the ST is voltage controlled, the test setup must be current-controlled. In this paper, the current-controlled PHIL setup is analyzed. The theorethical analysis is carried out and preliminary results obtained with the PHIL facilities are presented, highlighting how the current-controlled PHIL can be an effective means to study the ST.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85048771137&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/IESES.2018.8349933
DO - 10.1109/IESES.2018.8349933
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85048771137
T3 - Proceedings - 2018 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Electronics for Sustainable Energy Systems, IESES 2018
SP - 529
EP - 533
BT - Proceedings - 2018 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Electronics for Sustainable Energy Systems, IESES 2018
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 1st IEEE International Conference on Industrial Electronics for Sustainable Energy Systems, IESES 2018
Y2 - 30 January 2018 through 2 February 2018
ER -
