Beyond the MMC: Extended modular multilevel converter topologies and applications

P Sun, Y Tian, J Pou… - IEEE Open Journal of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The unique advantages of modular multilevel converters (MMCs) have led to wide adoption
of the converter topology in high voltage dc (HVDC) transmission systems, with great …

On converter fault tolerance in MMC-HVDC systems: A comprehensive survey

JVM Farias, AF Cupertino, HA Pereira… - IEEE Journal of …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Since they were first proposed, modular multilevel converters have been strongly studied in
the literature. Due to their high component count, some concerns regarding their reliability …

Design and control of power fluctuation delivery for cell capacitance optimization in multiport modular solid-state transformers

J Zhou, J Zhang, J Wang, J Zang, G Shi… - … on Power Electronics, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Modular multilevel converter (MMC)-based solid-state transformers (SSTs) have gained
increasing interest lately. Topologies consisting of cells made of directly coupled MMC …

Dual harmonic injection for reducing the submodule capacitor voltage ripples of hybrid MMC

J Xu, W Deng, C Gao, F Lu, J Liang… - IEEE Journal of …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Reducing the capacitor voltage ripples of the half-bridge submodules (HBSM) and full-
bridge submodules (FBSM) in a hybrid modular multilevel converter (MMC) is expected to …

Energy storage requirements optimization of full-bridge MMC with third-order harmonic voltage injection

C Zhao, Y Hu, K Luan, F Xu, Z Li… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Full-bridge submodule (FBSM) capacitance of an FBSM-based modular multilevel converter
(FB-MMC) can achieve a significant reduction with boosted ac voltages, which makes it a …

A new H-bridge hybrid modular converter (HBHMC) for HVDC application: Operating modes, control, and voltage balancing

MB Ghat, A Shukla - IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An H-bridge hybrid modular converter (HBHMC) is proposed for high-voltage direct current
(HVDC) applications. It uses a wave-shaping circuit consisting of series-connected full …

Recent contributions and future prospects of the modular multilevel converters: A comprehensive review

M Kurtoğlu, F Eroğlu, AO Arslan… - … on Electrical Energy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The modular multilevel converters (MMCs) are frequently preferred for medium and high
power energy conversion systems thanks to their modular structure and high quality output …

[PDF][PDF] 基于三次谐波电压注入的扩展混合型MMC 运行区域的控制方法

李冠宏, 路茂增, 边敦新, 赵艳雷, 路梅雪 - 电测与仪表, 2023 - epjournal.csee.org.cn
针对低直流电压运行工况下混合型MMC 全桥子模块及半桥子模块电容电压不均衡问题,
提出了一种基于三次谐波电压注入的改善方法. 回顾了子模块电容电压不均衡问题机理 …

A novel battery integration method of modular multilevel converter with battery energy storage system for capacitor voltage ripple reduction

Y Ma, J Xiao, H Lin, Z Wang - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Modular multilevel converter with integrated battery energy storage system has been verified
as a better choice for large-scale battery energy storage system. However, battery power …

An AC fault ride through method for MMC-HVDC system in offshore applications including DC current-limiting inductors

H Ye, W Cao, W Chen, H Wu, G He… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The current-limiting inductors (CLIs) are commonly used to suppress DC fault current to
safely trip DC circuit breakers in MMC-HVDC systems, but it significantly jeopardizes DC …