A review of power electronics equipment for all-electric ship MVDC power systems

S Castellan, R Menis, A Tessarolo, F Luise… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Medium Voltage DC (MVDC) distribution Power Systems for all-electric ships (AES)
can be regarded as functionally composed of three subsystems, namely the power sources …

Fault diagnosis and tolerant control of single IGBT open-circuit failure in modular multilevel converters

B Li, S Shi, B Wang, G Wang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The modular multilevel converter (MMC) is distinguished by its modularity that is the use of
standardized submodules (SMs). To enhance reliability and avoid unscheduled …

The hybrid-cascaded DC–DC converters suitable for HVdc applications

J Yang, Z He, H Pang, G Tang - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A dc-dc converter is essential for interconnecting HVdc networks of different voltage levels.
This letter introduces a new family of dc-dc converters consisting of semiconductor switches …

The modular multilevel converter for high step-up ratio DC–DC conversion

X Zhang, TC Green - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
High step-up ratio dc-dc converters with megawatt ratings are of interest in wind turbine
interfaces and high-voltage direct-current systems. This paper presents a modular multilevel …

A high step-up ratio soft-switching DC–DC converter for interconnection of MVDC and HVDC grids

S Cui, N Soltau, RW De Doncker - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
DC grid technology is regarded as a promising solution for future electric networks
integrating a great amount of renewable energies. It calls for high-efficiency dc–dc …

Enhanced frequency shift carrier modulation for H-bridge multilevel converter to conquer the impact of instability in deputize condenser voltage.

KA Kumar - International Journal of Electrical Engineering …, 2020 - search.ebscohost.com
H-bridge multilevel converter is the most challenging topology from nominal to high power
applications. However, when the energy is exchanged between AC side and DC side or vice …

A sharing-branch modular multilevel dc transformer with wide voltage range regulation for dc distribution grids

H Jin, W Chen, K Hou, S Shao… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As the key equipment in dc distribution grids, dc transformer (DCT) suffers from low power
density caused by a large number of submodules (SMs). Hence, this article proposes a …

Towards automated statistical partial discharge source classification using pattern recognition techniques

H Janani, B Kordi - High Voltage, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This study presents a comprehensive review of the automated classification in partial
discharge (PD) source identification and probabilistic interpretation of the classification …

A modular multilevel resonant DC–DC converter

S Shao, Y Li, J Sheng, C Li, W Li… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A modular multilevel resonant (MMR) dc-dc converter, its modulation, and control are
proposed in this article. The MMR converter inherits the desirable features of both the …

Reliability modeling and evaluation of MMCs under different redundancy schemes

J Guo, X Wang, J Liang, H Pang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to the demand for high reliability, modular multilevel converters (MMCs) are designed
with redundant submodules. Redundant submodules can be integrated into the converter by …