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 …

Comparative evaluation of voltage source converters with silicon carbide semiconductor devices for high-voltage direct current transmission

K Jacobs, S Heinig, D Johannesson… - … on Power Electronics, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent advancements in silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor technology enable
developments in the high-power sector, eg, high-voltage-direct-current (HVdc) converters for …

Review of hybrid multilevel converter topologies utilizing thyristors for HVDC applications

P Bakas, Y Okazaki, A Shukla, SK Patro… - … on Power Electronics, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Hybrid multilevel converters using bidirectional thyristors and IGBTs have gained significant
interest in recent times, as they possess important features of both voltage-source and line …

A hybrid modular multilevel converter family with higher power density and efficiency

J Liu, D Dong, D Zhang - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Modular multilevel converter (MMC) has many advantages of scalability, reliability and easy
implementation, but suffers from large number of switching devices and capacitors. To …

Hybrid modular multilevel converters for high-AC/low-DC medium-voltage applications

JK Motwani, J Liu, R Burgos, Z Zhou… - IEEE Open Journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With ever-increasing power-density requirements, technologies such as energy storage
systems and electric-vehicles can benefit greatly from interfacing medium-voltage (MV)-AC …

A survey of powertrain technologies for energy-efficient heavy-duty machinery

Z Quan, L Ge, Z Wei, YW Li, L Quan - Proceedings of the IEEE, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a comprehensive, multidisciplinary overview of the development of
powertrain technologies for energy-efficient heavy-duty earthmoving machines. The heavy …

A flying capacitor hybrid modular multilevel converter with reduced number of submodules and power losses

J Liu, D Dong - IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a novel flying-capacitor-type hybrid modular multilevel converter (FC-
HMMC) as an alternative to the traditional modular multilevel converter (MMC) for medium …

A new hybrid modular multilevel rectifier as MVac–LVdc active front-end converter for fast charging stations and data centers

J Liu, JK Motwani, R Burgos, Z Zhou… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As the power demands from dc energy-storage and loads continue to grow in electric
vehicle fast charging stations and data centers, the power delivery infrastructure faces …

The enhanced modular multilevel converter with DC fault blocking capability

GA Reddy, A Shukla - IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The large energy-storage requirement and lack of dc fault-tolerant capability are the major
drawbacks of modular multilevel converters (MMC). To address these issues, alternate …

A hybrid three-level and modular multilevel converter with DC fault blocking capability and reduced semiconductor losses

L Bieber, J Pfannschmidt, L Wang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article proposes a hybrid three-level converter (H3LC) with AC-side cascaded full-
bridge submodules (FBSM) for high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission. The three …