Harmonic Modeling of Voltage Source Converters Using Simple Numerical Methods

One of the first books to bridge the gap between frequency domain and time-domain methods of steady-state modeling of power electronic converters

Harmonic Modeling of Voltage Source Converters using Basic Numerical Methods presents detailed coverage of steady-state modeling of power electronic devices (PEDs). This authoritative resource describes both large-signal and small-signal modeling of power converters and how some of the simple and commonly used numerical methods can be applied for harmonic analysis and modeling of power converter systems. The book covers a variety of power converters including DC-DC converters, diode bridge rectifiers (AC-DC), and voltage source converters (DC-AC).

The authors provide in-depth guidance on modeling and simulating power converter systems. Detailed chapters contain relevant theory, practical examples, clear illustrations, sample Python and MATLAB codes, and validation enabling readers to build their own harmonic models for various PEDs and integrate them with existing power flow programs such as OpenDss.

This book:

• Presents comprehensive large-signal and small-signal harmonic modeling of voltage source converters with various topologies
• Describes how to use accurate steady-state models of PEDs to predict how device harmonics will interact with the rest of the power system
• Explains the definitions of harmonics, power quality indices, and steady-state analysis of power systems
• Covers generalized steady-state modeling techniques, and accelerated methods for closed-loop converters
• Shows how the presented models can be combined with neural networks for power system parameter estimations

Harmonic Modeling of Voltage Source Converters using Basic Numerical Methods is an indispensable reference and guide for researchers and graduate students involved in power quality and harmonic analysis, power engineers working in the field of harmonic power flow, developers of power simulation software, and academics and power industry professionals wanting to learn about harmonic modeling on power converters.

Ryan Kuo-Lung Lian, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan. He has been working in power system modeling for more than 10 years. His research interests are in power quality analysis, energy management systems, renewable energy systems, real time simulation, and power electronic control systems. Dr. Lian received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto, Canada, and he is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Ramadhani Kurniawan Subroto, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark. Dr. Subroto received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan in 2021. His research interests include power converter control, power system control, energy storage control, model predictive control, sliding mode control, and harmonics modeling of power converter.

Victor Andrean, received his M.Sc. degree from the Department of Electrical Engineering at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei City, Taiwan, in 2019. Victor is currently working as a data scientist for HedgeDesk, CA, USA.

Bing Hao Lin, Associate Researcher, Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan. He received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in 2018 and 2020, respectively.