Abstract

Power electronic transformer (PET) is a key apparatus in smart grid system, due to the advantages of power controllability and ac/dc grids interconnection. The four-stage PETs have multiple output ports, good controllability, and flexibility, but are limited by multiple power conversion stages, complex structure, and low efficiency. Therefore, a novel modular multilevel converter (MMC)-based PET topology with mixed-frequency modulation is proposed to reduce the power conversion stage. The power decoupling circuits are designed to realize multiple output ports, including medium voltage ac (MVAC) port, medium voltage dc (MVDC) port, and low voltage dc (LVDC) port. The equivalent circuit and controllability of proposed PET are analyzed. The proposed PET topology provides the same multiple output ports by only three power conversion stages, therefore, the PET structure is simplified. In addition, simulation results are provided to verify the effectiveness of proposed PET.

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