Modulation techniques applied to medium voltage modular multilevel converters for renewable energy integration: A review

A Antonio-Ferreira, C Collados-Rodriguez… - Electric Power Systems …, 2018 - Elsevier
Modular multilevel converters (MMC) inherent features are gaining more attention for dc
voltage transmission systems. One of the main research paths regarding the converter …

Comparison of phase-shifted and level-shifted PWM in the modular multilevel converter

R Darus, G Konstantinou, J Pou… - … 2014-ECCE ASIA), 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reports a comparison study of different carrier-based PWM techniques applied to
the modular multilevel converter. Phase-disposition PWM (PD-PWM) and phase-shifted …

An integrated control strategy with fault detection and tolerant control capability based on capacitor voltage estimation for modular multilevel converters

M Abdelsalam, MI Marei… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Modular multilevel converters (MMCs) will be extensively used in the high-voltage direct-
current transmission networks because of its superior characteristics over line commutated …

Capacitor voltage balancing strategy based on sub-module capacitor voltage estimation for modular multilevel converters

M Abdelsalam, M Marei, S Tennakoon… - CSEE Journal of …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The modular multilevel converter (MMC) is expected to be used extensively in high-voltage
direct current (HVDC) transmission networks because of its superior characteristics over the …

Adaptive carrier-based PDPWM control for modular multilevel converter with fault-tolerant capability

TB Hashfi, S Mekhilef, M Mubin… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Modular multilevel converters (MMCs) are considered very promising converters due to their
modularity structure and high reliability from fault-tolerant. A fault within a submodule (SM) is …

[HTML][HTML] Current-THD minimization in multilevel inverters with variable DC ratios utilizing a generic closed-form analytic formulation of line-voltage WTHD

E Barbie, A Kuperman, D Baimel - Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
This article presents a generic approach to load-current THD minimization in hard-switched
Staircase Modulation (SCM) based three-phase (3ɸ) Multilevel Inverters (MLI) with either …

Negative-sequence second-order circulating current injection for hybrid MMC under over-modulation conditions

P Hu, R Teodorescu… - IEEE Journal of Emerging …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to the presence of full-bridge submodules (FBSMs), hybrid modular multilevel
converters (HMMCs) consisting of FBSMs and half-bridge submodules (HBSMs) can work …

采用质因子分解法与希尔排序算法的MMC 电容均压策略

何智鹏, 许建中, 苑宾, 赵成勇, 彭茂兰 - 中国电机工程学报, 2015 - epjournal.csee.org.cn
子模块电容电压均衡控制策略是保证模块化多电平换流器(modular multilevel converter, MMC)
正常运行的重要环节. 对于每相桥臂含有大规模数量子模块的模块化多电平换流器高压直流输电 …

Faults in modular multilevel cascade converters—part I: Reliability, failure mechanisms, and fault impact analysis

F Rojas, C Jerez, CM Hackl… - IEEE Open Journal …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Modular multilevel cascade converters (MMCCs) are considered a promising power
electronics topology in industry. Their scalability allows to reach (ultra/very) high voltage …

State observer based capacitor-voltage-balancing method for modular multilevel converters without arm-current sensors

P Hu, R Teodorescu, JM Guerrero - … Journal of Electrical Power & Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a state observer (SO) based capacitor-voltage-balancing method for
modular multilevel converters (MMCs) without arm-current sensors. Without the knowledge …