Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP140102437

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP140102437

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Regulation of the Cell Bus Voltages of Large Scale Modular Multilevel Converters: Advanced Energy Converters for Future Electricity Grids. Large scale power electronic converters are essential to the emerging “Smart Grid” electrical distribution networks, using large numbers of cascaded cells to operate at the very high voltages that are required for direct grid connection. At present, the fundamental factors that drive the fluctuations of the cell DC link voltages, including in particular the complex non-linear interactions caused by the physical cell switching processes, are very poorly understood. This project will use a new harmonic analysis strategy to investigate the basic engineering science that underpins this voltage fluctuation phenomena, to achieve a quantum step in the understanding of the fundamental operating processes of large scale cascaded converters.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 29-12-2017

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $362,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Power and Energy Systems Engineering (excl. Renewable Power) | Electrical and Electronic Engineering not elsewhere classified | Industrial Electronics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Energy Services and Utilities | Energy Transmission and Distribution (excl. Hydrogen) |

Other Keywords

Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Electrical and Electronic Engineering not elsewhere classified | Energy Services and Utilities | Energy Transmission and Distribution (excl. Hydrogen) | Industrial Electronics | Power and Energy Systems Engineering (excl. Renewable Power)

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