High Voltage Direct Current Transmission

Multipulse VSC AC-DC Converters

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1. A three-phase six-pulse bi-directional boost AC-DC converter (GTO based Voltage Source Converter, VSC)
draws 25 kW from 254 V/phase, 50Hz, 3-phase ac mains with and sinusoidal voltage. The ac inductors of 10
mH are connected between ac mains and VSC ac sides. The VSC is operated in a mode to cancel 3
rd
harmonic
in VSC output voltage. The displacement factor is corrected close to unity. Determine (a) the fundamental phase
current, (b) the converter fundamental voltage, (c) the dc bus voltage of the VSC, (d) the value phase shift in
fundamental component of VSC ac voltage and supply voltage, (e) the 5
th
, 7
th
, 11
th
and 13
th
harmonic currents,
(f) the THD in VSC ac voltage, (g) the THD in the VSC ac current.
2. A three-phase six-pulse bi-directional boost AC-DC converter (GTO based Voltage Source Converter) draws 20
kW from 254 V/phase, 50Hz, 3-phase ac mains with and sinusoidal voltage. The 5
th
harmonic current is to be
limited 10% of fundamental ac current. The VSC is operated in a mode to cancel 3
rd
harmonic in VSC output
voltage. The displacement factor is corrected close to unity. Determine (a) the fundamental phase current, (b)
the value of the ac inductor, (c) the dc bus voltage of the VSC, (d) the value phase shift in fundamental
component of VSC ac voltage and supply voltage, (e) the 5
th
, 7
th
, 11
th
and 13
th
harmonic currents, (f) the THD in
VSC ac voltage, (g) the THD in the VSC ac current, and (h) the converter fundamental voltage.
3. A three-phase six-pulse three-level bi-directional boost AC-DC converter (GTO based Voltage Source
Converter, VSC connected through a star/star transformer) feeds 30 kW from a battery of 820 V to a 254V per
phase, 50Hz, 3-phase ac mains with and sinusoidal voltage. The 5
th
harmonic current is to be limited 15% of
fundamental ac current. The VSC is operated in a mode to cancel 3
rd
harmonic in VSC output voltage. The
displacement factor is corrected close to unity. Determine (a) the fundamental phase current, (b) the value of the
ac inductor, (c) turns ratio of the transformer, (d) the value phase shift in fundamental component of VSC ac
voltage and supply voltage, (e) the 5
th
, 7
th
, 11
th
and 13
th
harmonic currents, (f) the THD in VSC ac voltage, (g)
the THD in the VSC ac current, and (h) the converter fundamental voltage.
4. A three-phase twelve-pulse bi-directional boost AC-DC converter (consisting GTO based two Voltage Source
Converters, VSCs connected through a star/delta and delta/delta transformers with common dc bus) draws 25
kW from 250V per phase, 50Hz, 3-phase ac mains with and sinusoidal voltage. It consists of star/delta and
delta/delta transformers to feed two six pulse VSCs with same ac output voltages with common dc bus. The ac
inductors of 7.50 mH are connected between transformer and VSCs ac sides. The displacement factor is
corrected close to unity. The VSC is operated in a mode to cancel 5
th
and 7
th
harmonics in VSC output voltage.
Determine (a) the fundamental phase current, (b) the converter fundamental voltage, (c) the dc bus voltage of
the VSC, (d) the value phase shift in fundamental component of VSC ac voltage and supply voltage, (e) the 5
th
,
7
th
, 11
th
and 13
th
harmonic currents in converter, (f) 11
th
, 13
th
, 23
rd
, and 25
th
harmonic currents in ac mains, (g)
the THD in VSC ac voltage, (h) the THD in the VSC ac current.
5. A three-phase twelve-pulse bi-directional boost AC-DC converter (consisting two six pulse GTO based Voltage
Source Converter coupled with transformers having star/delta and delta/delta with common dc bus with same
rms line voltages on both sides) draws 50 kW from 254V per phase, 50Hz, 3-phase ac mains with and
sinusoidal voltage to charge a battery of 720 V. The 11
th
harmonic current is to be limited 5% of fundamental ac
current. The displacement factor is corrected close to unity. The VSC is operated in a mode to cancel 5
th
and 7
th

harmonics in VSC output voltage. Determine (a) an output dc voltage, (b) the value phase shift in fundamental
component of VSC ac voltage and supply voltage, (c) fundamental phase current, (d) 13
th
harmonic current, (e)
THD in VSC ac voltage, (f) THD in the ac current and (g) value of the ac inductor.
6. A three-phase twelve-pulse bi-directional boost AC-DC converter (GTO based Voltage Source Converter
coupled with transformers having star/delta and delta/delta with common dc bus) feeding 60 kW to 240V per
phase, 50Hz, 3-phase ac mains, and sinusoidal wave voltage from a 720 V dc source. The ac inductor is 10.0
mH. The displacement factor is corrected close to unity. The VSC is operated in a mode to cancel 5
th
and 7
th

harmonics in VSC output voltage. Determine (a) transformer turns ratios, (b) an output ac rms voltage, (c) value
phase shift in fundamental component of VSC ac voltage and supply voltage, (d) fundamental phase current, (e)
11
th
harmonic current, (f) THD in VSC ac voltage and (g) THD in the ac current.