Power Electronics Applications

Power electronics systems are spread to all voltage levels, from extra high voltage transmission to low‐voltage circuits in end‐user facilities. This chapter presents a survey of the work performed in the time‐domain simulation of power electronics systems using the Alternative Transients Program (ATP). It discusses the modelling guidelines to be applied when simulating power electronics devices as either stand‐alone systems or as part of a larger power system. The chapter also discusses the approaches that can be used for representing power electronics converters and semiconductor devices. It provides a very short summary of the ATP solutions methods. The chapter explains the ATP capabilities that can be used for representing the different blocks that form power electronics systems and some guidelines for their application. It further summarizes the power electronics applications in transmission, distribution, and distributed energy resources. The chapter also presents some illustrative case studies.