Modular multilevel converters: Recent achievements and challenges

MA Perez, S Ceballos, G Konstantinou… - IEEE Open Journal …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The modular multilevel converter (MMC) is currently one of the power converter topologies
which has attracted more research and development worldwide. Its features, such as high …

Modular‐multilevel converter topologies and applications–a review

M Priya, P Ponnambalam… - IET Power Electronics, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Recently developed modular‐multilevel converter (M‐MC) has a major attention in the
industry and research works which is moving into feasible technology for many medium and …

Research on key technology and equipment for Zhangbei 500kV DC grid

H Pang, X Wei - … Conference (IPEC-Niigata 2018-ECCE Asia), 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the capacity of new energy resources such as wind power and photovoltaic in
Zhangbei region increasing rapidly, the reliable transmission and consumption capabilities …

Analysis of single-phase-to-ground faults at the valve-side of HB-MMCs in HVDC systems

G Li, J Liang, F Ma, CE Ugalde-Loo… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Although the probability of occurrence of station internal ac grounding faults in modular
multilevel converter (MMC)-based high-voltage direct-current systems is low, they may lead …

Fault current estimation in multi-terminal HVDC grids considering MMC control

M Langwasser, G De Carne, M Liserre… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
DC faults are critical events for the multi-terminal HVdc protection systems, where knowing
the critical fault time is fundamental in the protections design. Existing literature analyzes the …

On full-bridge bipolar MMC-HVDC control and protection for transient fault and interaction studies

S Wenig, M Goertz, C Hirsching… - … on Power Delivery, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Bipolar high voltage direct current (HVdc) links present one reasonable solution to realize
bulk power transmission schemes. Especially if full-bridge modular multilevel converter …

A novel hybrid-arm bipolar MMC topology with DC fault ride-through capability

X Yu, Y Wei, Q Jiang, X Xie, Y Liu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a novel bipolar modular multilevel converter (MMC) topology with dc
fault ride-through capability. The proposed bipolar MMC topology is a hybrid of two types of …

DC fault current blocking with the coordination of half-bridge MMC and the hybrid DC breaker

H Iman-Eini, M Liserre - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, a modified hybrid dc breaker and a half-bridge modular multilevel converter
(MMC) are employed to interrupt the dc fault current in a high-voltage direct current …

Two-level suppressing controller of offshore DC overvoltage using zero-sequence voltage and GFL-GFM switching

H Zhou, W Yao, K Sun, H Zhao… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A valve-side single-phase-to-ground (VSSPG) fault in the converter station of the modular
multilevel converter based high voltage direct current (MMC-HVDC) integrated offshore wind …

A new hybrid multilevel DC–AC converter with reduced energy storage requirement and power losses for HVDC applications

J Yang, Z He, J Ke, M Xie - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A dc-ac converter for voltage-source converter (VSC)-HVdc technology has a significant
influence on the performance of the entire power transmission system. This paper introduces …