Investigation of a new modular multilevel converter with DC fault blocking capability

X Hu, J Zhang, S Xu, Y Jiang - IEEE Transactions on Industry …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Modular multilevel converter (MMC) has been a promising candidate in high voltage direct
current (HVdc) transmission systems. Due to the features of simple structure, low cost, and …

A resilient framework for fault-tolerant operation of modular multilevel converters

A Ghazanfari, YARI Mohamed - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a resilient framework for fault-tolerant operation in modular multilevel
converters (MMCs) to facilitate normal operation under internal and external fault conditions …

Fault-tolerant control scheme for modular multilevel converter based on sorting algorithm without reserved submodules

SM Kim, KB Lee, JS Lee - 2018 IEEE Applied Power …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a fault-tolerant method for the half-bridge based modular multilevel
converter (MMC). Fault-tolerance is able to enhance reliability which is one of the crucial …

Fault-tolerant matrix converter motor drives with fault detection of open switch faults

S Khwan-on, L de Lillo, L Empringham… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper describes a novel fault-tolerant matrix converter motor drive system which
requires an appropriate control strategy and the application of an effective fault detection …

Cascaded open-circuit fault ride-through of modular multilevel converters with model predictive control

D Zhou, P Tu, H Qiu, Y Tang - 2018 IEEE Energy Conversion …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a model predictive control (MPC) of modular multilevel converters
(MMCs) with cascaded open-circuit fault ride-through to improve the reliability of MMCs …

Fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control of modular multi-level converter high-voltage DC system: a review

H Liu, K Ma, C Wang, F Blaabjerg - Electric Power Components …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Modular Multilevel Converter based High Voltage Direct Current (MMC-HVDC)
configuration is a promising solution for the efficient grid integration and bulky power …

Fault detection and tolerant control for flying-capacitor modular multilevel converters feeding induction motor drives

DD Le, S Hong, DC Lee - Journal of Power Electronics, 2022 - Springer
In this paper, an IGBT open-circuit fault detection and fault-tolerant control strategy are
proposed for a flying-capacitor modular multilevel converter (FC-MMC) feeding induction …

Fault-tolerant control of CPS-PWM-based cascaded multilevel inverter with faulty units

L Xiong, F Zhuo, X Liu, Z Xu… - IEEE Journal of Emerging …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Bypassing the faulty power unit (s) of the regenerative cascaded multilevel inverter (CMI)
directly results in a series of adverse influences. The existing solutions are not easy to …

An NPC‐type fault‐tolerant MLI with symmetrical and asymmetrical voltage modes

B Kumar, S Peddapati, VSP K - International Journal of Circuit …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Current studies have been challenging in reducing the number of devices and ensuring fault
tolerance features of the multilevel inverters (MLIs). This article proposes a new fault …

Adaptive carrier-based PDPWM control for modular multilevel converter with fault-tolerant capability

TB Hashfi, S Mekhilef, M Mubin… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Modular multilevel converters (MMCs) are considered very promising converters due to their
modularity structure and high reliability from fault-tolerant. A fault within a submodule (SM) is …