This paper presents a comprehensive study on the state-of-the-art and emerging wind
energy technologies from the electrical engineering perspective. In an attempt to decrease …

HVDC systems are playing an increasingly significant role in energy transmission due to
their technical and economic superiority over HVAC systems for long distance transmission …

Modular multilevel converter (MMC) is one of the most promising topologies for medium to
high-voltage high-power applications. The main features of MMC are modularity, voltage …

Multilevel inverters (MLIs) have gained increasing interest for advanced energy-conversion
systems due to their features of high-quality produced waveforms, modularity …

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 …

Multilevel inverters (MLIs) are being used in wide range of power electronic applications.
These converters have attracted a lot of attention during recent years and exist in different …

In the last decades, multilevel converters have been developed usually for medium-voltage
high-power applications. They have become a mature solution for the increasing power …

High penetration of renewable energy resources in the power system results in various new
challenges for power system operators. One of the promising solutions to sustain the quality …

The cost reduction of power-electronic devices, the increase in their reliability, efficiency,
and power capability, and lower development times, together with more demanding …

Cascaded-bridge converters (CBCs) and modular multilevel converters (MMCs) enjoy
growing popularity mostly due to modularity and scalability. Conventionally, their …