Solid state transformers topologies, controllers, and applications: State-of-the-art literature review

A Abu-Siada, J Budiri, AF Abdou - Electronics, 2018 - mdpi.com
With the global trend to produce clean electrical energy, the penetration of renewable
energy sources in existing electricity infrastructure is expected to increase significantly within …

A review on hybrid modular multilevel converters for medium voltage applications

R Shahane, KN Rao, A Shukla - 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The medium-voltage dc (MVDC) distribution network is gaining interest due to the increasing
demand for electrical vehicles, medium voltage motor drives, onboard electrical systems for …

Modular power electronic transformers: Modular multilevel converter versus cascaded H-bridge solutions

F Briz, M Lopez, A Rodriguez… - IEEE Industrial Electronics …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article analyzes two modular power converter concepts, cascaded H-bridges (CHB)
and modular multilevel converter (MMC) topologies, with special attention to the latter …

Design and comparison of cascaded H-bridge, modular multilevel converter, and 5-L active neutral point clamped topologies for motor drive applications

A Marzoughi, R Burgos, D Boroyevich… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents the design procedure and comparison of converters currently used in
medium-voltage high-power motor drive applications. For this purpose, the cascaded H …

Investigating impact of emerging medium-voltage SiC MOSFETs on medium-voltage high-power industrial motor drives

A Marzoughi, R Burgos… - IEEE Journal of Emerging …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The SiC MOSFETs are becoming game-changing devices in the field of power electronics,
enabling higher temperatures, power densities, and efficiencies. However, at higher …

Model predictive control method for CHB multi‐level inverter with reduced calculation complexity and fast dynamics

I Kim, R Chan, S Kwak - IET Electric Power Applications, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Finite control set model predictive control (MPC) method needs calculations corresponding
to the total number of voltage vectors made by power converters. This operating principle of …

Self-synchronizing cascaded inverters with virtual oscillator control

M Lu, S Dutta, B Johnson - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we introduce a decentralized communication-free control strategy to
synchronize and control an arbitrary number of series-connected inverters delivering power …

Characterization and performance evaluation of the state-of-the-art 3.3 kV 30 A full-SiC MOSFETs

A Marzoughi, R Burgos… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With their intrinsic superiorities such as high breakdown electric field and high thermal
conductivity, the silicon carbide (SiC) mosfets are replacing traditional Si insulated gate …

Power quality improvement in HVDC MMC with modified nearest level control in real-time HIL based setup

S Ali, JB Soomro, M Mughal, FA Chachar… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) is the best topology for medium and high voltage
applications. The performance of MMC and the quality of the output waveform completely …

[HTML][HTML] Cascaded multilevel inverter topology based on cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverter

AM Noman, A A. Al-Shamma'a, KE Addoweesh… - Energies, 2018 - mdpi.com
A three-phase multilevel inverter topology for use in various applications is proposed. The
present topology introduces a combination of a cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverter with a …