A review of multilevel converters with parallel connectivity

J Fang, F Blaabjerg, S Liu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cascaded-bridge converters (CBCs) and modular multilevel converters (MMCs) enjoy
growing popularity mostly due to modularity and scalability. Conventionally, their …

Concept of a distributed photovoltaic multilevel inverter with cascaded double H-bridge topology

SM Goetz, C Wang, Z Li, DLK Murphy… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents proof-of-concept of a novel photovoltaic (PV) inverter with integrated
short-term storage, based on the modular cascaded double H-bridge (CHB 2) topology, and …

Optimizing PV–Battery Hybrid Systems: A Reconfigurable Approach with Module-Level Maximum-Power-Point Tracking and Load Sharing

W Jiang, N Tashakor, P Pourhadi… - … on Power Electronics, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a novel hybrid reconfigurable battery and photovoltaic (PV) system
designed to meet the growing demand for efficient renewable energy sources. The system …

Improved reweighted zero-attracting quaternion-valued LMS algorithm for islanded distributed generation system at IM load

S Kewat, B Singh - IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Sudden start of an IM load and frequent change of nonlinear load in a standalone distributed
generation system (DGS) cause the dip in ac voltage and frequency. Moreover, these loads …

A highly compact transformerless universal power-flow and quality control as well as soft open point circuit

M Lu, SM Goetz - IECON 2022–48th Annual Conference of the …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The electricity system, particularly the low-voltage grid is under immense pressure due to
rapid growth of high-power loads and sources, such as vehicle chargers and photovoltaic …

Hybrid energy storage system based on a multioutput multilevel converter

R Lizana, S Rivera, F Figueroa… - IEEE Journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Energy storage systems (ESSs) allow improving the stability and efficiency of the electrical
grids with a high penetration of renewable energy sources. Moreover, the use of Hybrid …

Asymmetrical Cascaded-Bridge Converter with Equal Modules and Sensorless Voltage Balancing for High-Quality Output

A Hashemi-Zadeh, N Tashakor… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The cascading of power modules can generate multilevel voltage output to enhance power
transmission capacity and quality. However, conventional cascaded converters require an …

Bidirectional energy transfer for heterogeneous modular batteries in electric vehicle applications

N Tashakor, P Pourhadi, MH Samimi… - 2023 25th European …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Modular multilevel converters enable serial and bypass operation, which are suitable for
using lower-voltage components in higher-voltage systems. Reconfigurable batteries …

Modular Reconfigurable Mixed Battery System with Heterogeneous Modules

N Tashakor, P Pourhadi, M Bayati… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Contrary to the half-bridge modules in conventional modular multilevel converters with only
serial and bypass operation, emerging topologies bring additional parallel inter-module …

Highly compact transformerless universal power-flow and quality control circuit

M Lu, SM Goetz - 2022 IEEE 1st Industrial Electronics Society …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a novel, highly compact direct-injection modular universal power flow
and quality control topology exclusively using lower power components. In addition to …