Single-Submodule Open-Circuit Fault Diagnosis for a Modular Multi-level Converter Using Articial Intelligence-based Techniques

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Main Author: Ke, Ziwei
Language:English
Published: The Ohio State University / OhioLINK 2019
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Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu156262961593976
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu1562629615939762021-08-03T07:11:43Z Single-Submodule Open-Circuit Fault Diagnosis for a Modular Multi-level Converter Using Articial Intelligence-based Techniques Ke, Ziwei Electrical Engineering power converter multi-level converter modular multi-level converter artificial intelligence fault diagnosis Due to the increased attention in electronic power conversion for high-power applications, the development of new converter topologies with new semiconductor technology has been increased. In fact, multi-level converters have been under research and development for more than three decades and have successfully made their way into many industries. They are commercialized in standard or customized products within a wide range of applications including energy and power systems such as High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission systems, industry such as conveyors and compressors, transportation such as ship propulsion and high-speed train traction, and renewable energy such as wind energy conversion. Modular multilevel converters (MMCs) are one of the promising topologies in recent years for medium or high voltage applications. They are considered as the next generation AC/DC, DC/AC converters for medium/high voltage (MV/HV) motor drive applications due to their transform-less structures, high efficiency, and modularity. In addition, MMCs provide better quality of output voltages and eliminate additional capacitors on the dc link, as the storage is distributed among the capacitors in the submodules of the converters.Reliability is one of the most important challenges in MMCs, since a large number of power switching devices are used and each of these devices can be considered as a potential failure point. These switching devices are the most vulnerable components in power converters. Therefore, it is significant to detect and locate the fault correctly in a short time after the fault occurrence. Failures of switching devices can be classified into short-circuit faults and open-circuit faults. Since the short-circuit fault is normally protected in device level, only single-submodule open-circuit faults are considered and investigated in this paper.This paper studies and investigates the behaviors of both failure and healthy submodules, and uses artificial neural network (ANN) classification algorithms for single-submodule open-circuit fault diagnosis. In addition, the fault tolerance and reconfiguration control of the MMC is also investigated. Individual submodule capacitor voltages of the MMC are used as diagnostic signals to detect faults and their locations (which device of which submodule). An ANN classification is applied to the fault diagnosis of the MMC drive system. Multilayer structure networks are applied to identify the fault type and location based on the characteristics of the capacitor voltage waveforms. Simulation and experimental results of the proposed fault diagnosis for a single-module open-circuit fault are presented in this paper. The ANN algorithm is implemented in field programmable gate array (FPGA) and the ANN parameters and weights training is completed offline in Matlab by using the experimental data. In summary, the overall single-submodule open-circuit fault diagnosis and reconfiguration control include 1) a modeling method for detecting the fault, 2) a neural network method for classifying the type of the fault and locating the failure device, 3) reconfiguration control. 2019-11-06 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu156262961593976 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu156262961593976 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Electrical Engineering
power converter
multi-level converter
modular multi-level converter
artificial intelligence
fault diagnosis
spellingShingle Electrical Engineering
power converter
multi-level converter
modular multi-level converter
artificial intelligence
fault diagnosis
Ke, Ziwei
Single-Submodule Open-Circuit Fault Diagnosis for a Modular Multi-level Converter Using Articial Intelligence-based Techniques
author Ke, Ziwei
author_facet Ke, Ziwei
author_sort Ke, Ziwei
title Single-Submodule Open-Circuit Fault Diagnosis for a Modular Multi-level Converter Using Articial Intelligence-based Techniques
title_short Single-Submodule Open-Circuit Fault Diagnosis for a Modular Multi-level Converter Using Articial Intelligence-based Techniques
title_full Single-Submodule Open-Circuit Fault Diagnosis for a Modular Multi-level Converter Using Articial Intelligence-based Techniques
title_fullStr Single-Submodule Open-Circuit Fault Diagnosis for a Modular Multi-level Converter Using Articial Intelligence-based Techniques
title_full_unstemmed Single-Submodule Open-Circuit Fault Diagnosis for a Modular Multi-level Converter Using Articial Intelligence-based Techniques
title_sort single-submodule open-circuit fault diagnosis for a modular multi-level converter using articial intelligence-based techniques
publisher The Ohio State University / OhioLINK
publishDate 2019
url http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu156262961593976
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