LOU Yantao, LIU Qi, XU Haibo, et al. Clamping Circuit Losses Calculation Method for MMC Submodule Based on IGCT[J]. High voltage apparatus, 2025, 61(7): 197-202.
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LOU Yantao, LIU Qi, XU Haibo, et al. Clamping Circuit Losses Calculation Method for MMC Submodule Based on IGCT[J]. High voltage apparatus, 2025, 61(7): 197-202. DOI: 10.13296/j.1001-1609.hva.2025.07.023.
Clamping Circuit Losses Calculation Method for MMC Submodule Based on IGCT
The losses calculation of clamping circuit is the basis for the electrical design
operation loss assessment
and valve cooling system design of IGCT-MMC converter valves. Based on the analysis of the operating principle of clamping circuit for IGCT-MMC submodule
an equivalent model of the clamping circuit for the transient process of the submodule commutation is set up based on the exponential function model of the IGCT turn-off current and the diode reverse recovery current. An analytical calculation method for the losses of the submodule clamping circuit is proposed. The effectiveness of the proposed loss calculation method is verified by comparing the experimental and the theoretical calculation results.