Review of MVDC applications, technologies, and future prospects

S Coffey, V Timmers, R Li, G Wu, A Egea-Àlvarez - Energies, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
This paper presents a complete review of MVDC applications and their required
technologies. Four main MVDC applications were investigated: rail, shipboard systems …

A review of power converters for ships electrification

H Mahdi, B Hoff, T Østrem - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2022‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Fully electric ships have become popular to meet the demand for emission-free
transportation and improve ships' functionality, reliability, and efficiency. Previous studies …

Fault management techniques to enhance the reliability of power electronic converters: An overview

S Rahimpour, O Husev, D Vinnikov… - IEEE …, 2023‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The reliability of power electronic converters is a major concern in industrial applications
because of using prone-to-failure elements such as high-power semiconductor devices and …

Robust optimization method for voltage balancer planning in bipolar dc distribution systems

JO Lee, YS Kim, JH Jeon - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2024‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article proposes a new method for determining the optimal placement and sizing of
voltage balancers (VBs) in bipolar DC distribution systems. In bipolar DC systems …

[HTML][HTML] Reliability analysis of modular multilevel converters in mvdc applications

Y Tian, G Konstantinou - e-Prime-Advances in Electrical Engineering …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
In modular multilevel converters (MMCs) designed for medium-voltage DC (MVDC) systems,
since the required sub-modules (SMs) in one arm are fewer, the converters cannot afford the …

Optimal AC/DC Distribution Systems Expansion Planning From DSO's Perspective Considering Topological Constraints

HF De Barros, MC Alvarez-Herault… - … on Power Delivery, 2023‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As the integration of DC distributed resources increases in recent years, hybrid AC/DC
topology emerges as a promising alternative in the planning of distribution systems. This …

EV integration-oriented DC conversion of AC low-voltage distribution networks and the associated adaptive control strategy

B Zhang, W Tang, J Liang, L Zhang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Driven by carbon-neutral targets and transportation electrification, the widespread use of
electric vehicles (EVs) has become an irreversible trend. However, low-voltage distribution …

Switch voltage rating selection considering cost-oriented redundancy and modularity-based trade-offs in modular multilevel converter

M Ahmadi, A Shekhar, P Bauer - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2023‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Modular Multilevel Converters (MMCs) find increasing applications in medium to high-
voltage systems. In such systems, reliability-oriented selection of power electronic switches …

[HTML][HTML] Reliability and economic evaluation of offshore wind power DC collection systems

R Sun, G Abeynayake, J Liang, K Wang - Energies, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
One key directive to realize the global transition towards net-zero emission goals is to
integrate more renewable energy resources into the generation mix. Due to higher and more …

Analysis and protection of converter-side AC faults in a cascaded converter-based MVDC link: ANGLE-DC project

W Liu, J Yu, G Li, J Liang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Medium-voltage direct-current (MVDC) technology exhibits advantages over ac transmission
due to its enhanced capacity, controllability, and flexibility. A practical example is the ANGLE …