To meet the application requirements of DC collection for far-reaching offshore wind power
this paper aims to design a high-voltage DC converter that combines compact structure
high voltage gain
large capacity
and low loss. First
a novel modular topology based on the modular multilevel converter-neutral point clamped (input-series output-series)(MMC-NPC)(ISOS) structure is proposed
which integrates a primary-side NPC circuit with a secondary-side single-phase MMC valve string in an input-output series cascade configuration to achieve high-voltage isolation and high-ratio power conversion. Then
corresponding power balancing control and interleaved phase-shift ripple suppression strategies are designed
and key parameters are collaboratively optimized based on a quasi-two-level model and soft-switching conditions. Finally
a bipolar system simulation model is built on the PSCAD/EMTDC platform to verify its bidirectional power transfer and dynamic balancing performance. Simulation and techno-economic comparison results show that the proposed topology outperforms traditional solutions in terms of volume
weight
and operational loss
making it more suitable for offshore wind power DC collection applications.
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