A robust capacitor voltage balancing method for CPS-PWM-based modular multilevel converters accommodating wide power range

L Zhou, C Chen, J Xiong… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Capacitor voltage balancing is one of the most important issues for the safe, reliable, and
economical operation of the modular multilevel converter (MMC). This article proposes a …

Staircase Matrix Modulation for the Switched-Capacitor Modular Multilevel Converter With Sensor-Less Capacitor Voltage Balancing

RF Yehia, Z Guo, H Li, FZ Peng - IEEE Open Journal of Power …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Staircase modulation is a switching technique ubiquitous in multilevel inverters utilizing
large number of output voltage levels. With tens of levels, the output of a multilevel inverter …

Startup of the Switched-Capacitor Modular Multilevel Converter with Middle Submodule

RF Yehia, K Schoder, RB Gonzatti… - 2022 IEEE Energy …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Among several multilevel converter topologies, the modular multilevel converter (MMC) has
received increasing interest due to its modularity, efficiency, and voltage and power …

Switched-capacitor modular multilevel converter to achieve inductor-less, filter-less, and transformer-less medium-voltage power conversion for high power density …

RF Yehia - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Power electronic applications that demand ratings exceeding 250kW require medium
voltage (MV) converters to handle the high power (HP) levels. MV HP converters are widely …

Y-Matrix Modulation for SC-MMC Medium Voltage Grid-Tie Converter

H Pourgharibshahi, Y Zou, RB Gonzatti… - IEEE Journal of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article illustrates the practical implementation of-Matrix Modulation for a medium
voltage grid-tie switched-capacitor modular multilevel converter (SC-MMC) with a middle …

Staircase Matrix Modulation for the Switched-Capacitor Modular Multilevel Converter with Sensor-less Voltage Balancing

RF Yehia, FZ Peng - 2023 IEEE Applied Power Electronics …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Staircase modulation is a switching strategy widely used for multilevel inverters employing
high number of output voltage levels. With tens of levels, a staircase modulated multilevel …