ZHANG Jian, CHEN Rui, CHEN Shiying, et al. Review on Aging Mechanism and Condition Monitoring of Devices in MMC Sub-module[J]. High voltageapparatus, 2020, 56(1): 1-8.
ZHANG Jian, CHEN Rui, CHEN Shiying, et al. Review on Aging Mechanism and Condition Monitoring of Devices in MMC Sub-module[J]. High voltageapparatus, 2020, 56(1): 1-8. DOI: 10.13296/j.1001-1609.hva.2020.01.001.
Review on Aging Mechanism and Condition Monitoring of Devices in MMC Sub-module
Modular Multilevel Converter(MMC)is the core equipment of the voltage source converter based highvoltage DC transmission. Its safe and stable operation is of great importance to the safety of multi-terminal DC trans-mission system. Insulating Gate Bipolar Transistors(IGBTs) and Metallized Polypropylene Film Capacitor(MPPF-Cap) both are important power devices in MMC. These devices age gradually during the long-term operation
whichresulting in abnormalities of internal structure and causing certain trend changes in the operating characteristics.These changes will affect working performance of the MMC. The aging mechanism and condition monitoring methodsof IGBTs and MPPF-Cap are summarized in this paper
and the condition monitoring methods of sub-module capaci-tor based on MMC topology and operating characteristics are introduced. The research prospect of MMC topology andoperating characteristics based condition monitoring methods are proposed.