A contribution to the development of high-voltage dc circuit breaker technologies: A review of new considerations

Z Liu, SS Mirhosseini, L Liu, M Popov… - IEEE industrial …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To promote the integration of renewable energy resources into modern energy systems,
high-voltage dc (HVdc) and circuit breaker (CB) technologies have become critical to …

Circulating current optimization control of MMC

GA Reddy, A Shukla - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Modular multilevel converter (MMC) is a preferred topology for higher power applications.
The instantaneous voltage mismatch between the phase legs and dc bus in MMC leads to …

AC fault ride through in MMC-based HVDC systems

SD Tavakoli, E Prieto-Araujo… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
VSC-HVDC systems are being increasingly employed in the power systems. The recently
installed HVDC systems have a power capacity similar to traditional power plants. Hence …

Current integral comparison based power loss balancing control for full-bridge modular multilevel converters

H Li, F Deng, J Tian, Y Lu, G Li… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Power loss management is one of the most important challenges for improving the reliability
of modular multilevel converters (MMCs). This article proposes a current integral comparison …

[HTML][HTML] Model predictive control and protection of MMC-based MTDC power systems

A Shetgaonkar, L Liu, A Lekić, M Popov… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Meshed offshore grids (MOGs) present a viable option for a reliable bulk power transmission
topology. The station-level control of MOGs requires faster dynamics along with multiple …

Fault identification scheme for protection and adaptive reclosing in a hybrid multi-terminal HVDC system

J Hou, G Song, Y Fan - … and Control of Modern Power Systems, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A fault identification scheme for protection and adaptive reclosing is proposed for a hybrid
multi-terminal HVDC system to increase the reliability of fault isolation and reclosing. By …

An integrated control and protection scheme based on FBSM-MMC active current limiting strategy for DC distribution network

T Zheng, W Lv, Q Wu, R Li, X Liu… - IEEE Journal of …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
DC faults can easily lead to overcurrent in dc distribution networks; these faults pose serious
threats to the safe operation of the system. The blocking of a modular multilevel converter …

A dual-MMC chain-link structure for multifrequency power transfer

Y Li, D Liu, GJ Kish - IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A dual-modular-multilevel-converter (MMC) structure is presented that allows multifrequency
power transfer between its ports. By exploiting a three-winding transformer, where the …

A novel DC fault ride-through method for wind farms connected to the grid through bipolar MMC-HVDC transmission

S Jiang, Y Xin, G Li, L Wang - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Modular multilevel converter based high voltage direct current (MMC-HVDC) transmission is
the prospective technology for large-scale wind farms integration. In this paper, a …

Double-thyristor-based protection for valve-side single-phase-to-ground faults in HB-MMC-based bipolar HVDC systems

G Li, W Liu, T Joseph, J Liang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The valve-side single-phase-to-ground (SPG) faults in the half-bridge modular multilevel
converter (HB-MMC)-based bipolar high-voltage direct-current (HVdc) systems induce some …