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 …

A detailed review of MMC circuit topologies and modelling issues

JB Soomro, F Akhtar, R Hussain… - … on Electrical Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
MMC is a promising technology for MTDC systems and would transform into the concept of
Supergrids in the near future. The salient features of MMC are modularity, reduced dv/dt and …

Review and outlook of HVDC grids as backbone of transmission system

M Wang, T An, H Ergun, Y Lan… - CSEE Journal of …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
HVDC technology has undergone many major developments in the past decades, resulting
in higher power ratings, increased efficiency, and the availability of effective means for …

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 …

Review of a disruptive vision of future power grids: a new path based on hybrid AC/DC grids and solid-state transformers

V Monteiro, JS Martins, JC Aparicio Fernandes… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Power grids are evolving with the aim to guarantee sustainability and higher levels of power
quality for universal access to electricity. More specifically, over the last two decades, power …

Modeling and control method for a three-level hybrid modular multilevel converter

J Liu, D Zhang, D Dong - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The modular multilevel converter (MMC) is one of the most favored topologies for medium
and high voltage applications. However, the drawbacks, such as lots of capacitors and …

Isolated MMC-based ac/ac stage for ultrafast chargers

YP Marca, MGL Roes, JL Duarte… - 2021 IEEE 30th …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The application of indirect and direct modular multilevel converter-based topologies in an
isolated ultrafast charger, operating from a three-phase medium-voltage grid, is compared …

A line-frequency commutated HV VSC embedded modular multilevel converter with DC fault blocking capability

J Liu, D Dong - IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Modular multilevel converter (MMC) has become one of the most favored topologies in
medium-voltage and high-voltage (HV) applications. However, it still suffers from some …

A comprehensive study on the modulation ratio for modular multilevel converters

Z Liu, KJ Li, Z Guo, J Wang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Modulation ratio is an important index for power converters, which is related to the circuit
parameter selection, converter transformer taps changing, control scheme design, etc …