Modular multilevel converter-based microgrid: A critical review

SB Bashir, AAA Ismail, A Elnady, MM Farag… - IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recently, the Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) has drawn significant attention due to its
diverse merits and its applicability to a wide range of medium to high-power applications …

Reliability-and cost-based redundancy design for modular multilevel converter

P Tu, S Yang, P Wang - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The modular multilevel converter (MMC) is very attractive in a high-voltage dc (HVdc)
transmission system due to its high modularity and scalability. It is also a promising …

Recent contributions and future prospects of the modular multilevel converters: A comprehensive review

M Kurtoğlu, F Eroğlu, AO Arslan… - … on Electrical Energy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The modular multilevel converters (MMCs) are frequently preferred for medium and high
power energy conversion systems thanks to their modular structure and high quality output …

Design of a 10 kV SiC MOSFET-based high-density, high-efficiency, modular medium-voltage power converter

S Mocevic, J Yu, B Fan, K Sun, Y Xu, J Stewart… - IEnergy, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Simultaneously imposed challenges of high-voltage insulation, high dv/dt, high-switching
frequency, fast protection, and thermal management associated with the adoption of 10 kV …

Recent advancements in submodule topologies and applications of MMC

S Ali, Z Ling, K Tian, Z Huang - IEEE Journal of Emerging and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Modular multilevel converter (MMC) is a promising topology for medium-and high-power
conversion systems. In recent years, it has been prominent over other power converters …

Deadbeat predictive current control for modular multilevel converters with enhanced steady-state performance and stability

J Wang, Y Tang, P Lin, X Liu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Model predictive control (MPC) methods are popularly employed in modular multilevel
converters (MMCs) due to their fast dynamic response and multiobjective control capability …

A three-phase modular multilevel DC–DC converter for power electronic transformer applications

J Zhang, Z Wang, S Shao - … of Emerging and Selected Topics in …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A three-phase modular multilevel dc-dc converter is proposed and analyzed for power
electronic transformer (PET) applications. Similar to a dual active bridge converter, the …

Grou** capacitor voltage estimation and fault diagnosis with capacitance self-updating in modular multilevel converters

Z Wang, L Peng - IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Modular multilevel converter (MMC) with reduced number of voltage sensors is conducive to
the reduction of equipment cost and hardware complexity, however, usually resulting in the …

A capacitor voltage balancing method for a modular multilevel DC transformer for DC distribution system

S Shao, M Jiang, J Zhang, X Wu - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A capacitor voltage balancing method for a modular multilevel dc (MMDC) converter is
proposed. The MMDC inherits the desirable features of both a modular multilevel converter …

Voltage estimation in combination with level-adjusted phase-shifted-carrier modulation (LA-PSC) for sensorless balancing of diode-clamped modular multilevel …

N Tashakor, D Keshavarzi, F Iraji… - … on Power Electronics, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The modular multilevel converter (MMC) is a popular solution in high-voltage applications
with significant potential in others. However, its stable operation is at the expense of …