Pawan C. Tapre
SND College of Engineering Education and Research Center

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An ingenious MMC topology appropriate for motor drives across their entire frequency spectrum Manoj Dhondiram Patil; Mohan P. Thakre; Haridarshan S. Sonawane; Pawan C. Tapre; Sunil Somnath Kadlag; Deepak P. Kadam
Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics Vol 12, No 3: June 2023
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/eei.v12i3.4872

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Modular multilevel converter (MMC) modules have popped up as among the best choices for medium and high-powered uses. This paper proposes a control scheme for the entire frequency range of operation for the MMC, focusing on supplying a three-phase machine. The machine is required to be controlled in the outer as well as the inner loop. Standard field oriented control (FOC) manages the three-phase machine in the outer closed loop while the inner control has to come up against the problem of energy balancing. That is unevenly distributed and stored in the capacitance of the upper and lower arms of the converter. There are two operating methods used in the inner control loop: a low-frequency method is used for start-up and low-speed operation, and a high-frequency method is for higher speed. In low-frequency mode (LF-mode), a special control strategy has to be implemented to minimize the energy oscillation in the capacitances of the converter arms. It makes utilization of the 3-phase machine's common mode voltage (Vc) as well as internal circulatory currents to verify a symmetrical energy distribution inside this MMC arms and also to avert whatever AC currents inside the DC source.
Integration of storage technology oversight: power system and computer engineering analogy Mohan P. Thakre; Pranali M. Thakre; Pawan C. Tapre; Ramesh S. Pawase; Sunil Somnath Kadlag; Deepak Prakash Kadam; Satish N. Bhadane
Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics Vol 12, No 6: December 2023
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/eei.v12i6.4879

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Energy storage, analogous to data storage in a computer system, is one of the enabling technologies that has emerged alongside the widespread use of renewable energy sources in the nation's power grid. This article shows that the underlying platforms for storing data and energy are quite similar. Batteries and hydrogen storage offer significant energy potential, much like a hard disk for storing vast amounts of data in a computer's central processing unit (CPU). A supercapacitor or flywheel storage device can be used to have emergency power on hand, with access times as fast as random access memory (RAM) in modern computers. In this study, we propose an energy-control scheme for caches that is akin to computer engineering and is used to coordinate the operation of multilevel storage systems that incorporate both capacity and access-oriented storage. By supporting the energy-management system, which in turn provides modern plug-and-play functionality, cache energy control helps optimise the system as a whole. Such an integrated system calls for renewable energy generation, local loads, fueling stations, and connections to gas and electric distribution grids. Distribution energy concepts with various storage systems can be easily grasped by drawing parallels between computer engineering and power system integration.