TY - GEN
T1 - Smart Transformer reliability and efficiency through modularity
AU - Andresen, Markus
AU - Costa, Levy F.
AU - Buticchi, Giampaolo
AU - Liserre, Marco
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.
PY - 2016/7/13
Y1 - 2016/7/13
N2 - The application of the Smart Transformer (ST) in the electrical distribution system follows the trend to install more intelligent devices in the grid. In competition with the traditional transformer, the winning argument of the ST can be the grid services, while the system needs to be designed for the targets of high efficiency, high reliability and high availability. This work proposes a modular ST design, which uses power semiconductors rated for lower current and voltage for high efficiency, while the reliability and the availability are targeted by directly routing the power within the modular system. An overview is given on promising modular ST architectures and the concept of power routing for improved reliability is presented.
AB - The application of the Smart Transformer (ST) in the electrical distribution system follows the trend to install more intelligent devices in the grid. In competition with the traditional transformer, the winning argument of the ST can be the grid services, while the system needs to be designed for the targets of high efficiency, high reliability and high availability. This work proposes a modular ST design, which uses power semiconductors rated for lower current and voltage for high efficiency, while the reliability and the availability are targeted by directly routing the power within the modular system. An overview is given on promising modular ST architectures and the concept of power routing for improved reliability is presented.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84983268375&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/IPEMC.2016.7512814
DO - 10.1109/IPEMC.2016.7512814
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84983268375
T3 - 2016 IEEE 8th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, IPEMC-ECCE Asia 2016
SP - 3241
EP - 3248
BT - 2016 IEEE 8th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, IPEMC-ECCE Asia 2016
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 8th IEEE International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, IPEMC-ECCE Asia 2016
Y2 - 22 May 2016 through 26 May 2016
ER -