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New configuration of 36-pulse voltage source converter with auxiliary circuit

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This paper proposes a new configuration of the 36-pulse voltage source converter, composed of two 6-pulse bridges and a pulse-interleaving auxiliary circuit. The converter topology was devised to increase the number of pulses of the output voltage without increasing the number of 6-pulse bridges and coupling transformers. The operational feasibility of the proposed system was verified by computer simulations with power system computer aided design/electomagnetic transient DC analysis software and experimental work with 2 kVA hardware prototype. The proposed converter can be widely used for the power quality compensator and the distributed power generation, such as solar and fuel cell power system.

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, Myongji University, Yongin, 449-728, South Korea

    Byung-Moon Han, Seung-Taek Baek & Young-Soo Jon

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Han, BM., Baek, ST. & Jon, YS. New configuration of 36-pulse voltage source converter with auxiliary circuit. Electr Eng 88, 497–507 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00202-005-0305-3

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