Modular multilevel converters: Recent achievements and challenges

MA Perez, S Ceballos, G Konstantinou… - IEEE Open Journal …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

Model predictive control of high-power modular multilevel converters—An overview

A Dekka, B Wu, V Yaramasu… - IEEE Journal of …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Model predictive control (MPC) has emerged as a promising approach to control a modular
multilevel converter (MMC). With the help of a cost function, the control objectives of an MMC …

Evolution of topologies, modeling, control schemes, and applications of modular multilevel converters

A Dekka, B Wu, RL Fuentes, M Perez… - IEEE Journal of …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 converters: Control and modulation techniques for their operation and industrial applications

JI Leon, S Vazquez, LG Franquelo - Proceedings of the IEEE, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

Generalized control approach for a class of modular multilevel converter topologies

D Karwatzki, A Mertens - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a generalized control concept that can be applied to a class of modular
multilevel converter topologies. Examples for such topologies are the Modular Multilevel …

Feedback linearization-based current control strategy for modular multilevel converters

S Yang, P Wang, Y Tang - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Modular multilevel converters (MMCs) are multi-input multi-output (MIMO) nonlinear
systems. The control systems for MMCs are required to simultaneously achieve multiple …

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 …

Modular multilevel converters technology: a comprehensive study on its topologies, modelling, control and applications

MN Raju, J Sreedevi, RP Mandi… - IET Power …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A modular multilevel converter (MMC) is one of the perfect topologies for high power and
medium‐/high‐voltage energy conversion systems. The MMC has attractive features such as …

Selective harmonic elimination technique with control of capacitive DC-link voltages in an asymmetric cascaded H-bridge inverter for STATCOM application

R Sajadi, H Iman-Eini… - IEEE Transactions …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, the selective harmonic elimination (SHE) technique is introduced for a
cascaded H-bridge-based static VAR compensator (CHB-STATCOM) with unequal …

Dynamic model, control and stability analysis of MMC in HVDC transmission systems

M Mehrasa, E Pouresmaeil, S Zabihi… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A control technique is proposed in this paper for control of modular multilevel converters
(MMC) in high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission systems. Six independent …