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 …

Steady-state modeling of modular multilevel converter under unbalanced grid conditions

X Shi, Z Wang, B Liu, Y Li, LM Tolbert… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a steady-state model of MMC for the second-order phase voltage ripple
prediction under unbalanced conditions, taking the impact of negative-sequence current …

Composition and Control of a New Type of Hybrid Voltage-Source Converter Based on DRUs and FBMMC for Large-Scale Offshore Wind Power Integration and …

C Wang, A Ali, F Blaabjerg - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The composition and control of a new type of hybrid voltage-source converters (H-VSCs) are
proposed based on diode rectifier units (DRUs) and full-bridge modular multilevel converter …

A closed-loop time-domain analysis method for modular multilevel converter

J Wang, J Liang, F Gao, X Dong… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Time-domain steady-state analysis for modular multilevel converter (MMC) can effectively
realize the performance evaluation, circuit parameters design, and semiconductor devices …

The impact of voltage-balancing control on switching frequency of the modular multilevel converter

Y Li, EA Jones, F Wang - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Voltage-balancing control in a modular multilevel converter (MMC) impacts not only the
voltage difference among submodule capacitors, but also the power device switching …

On exploiting active redundancy of a modular multilevel converter to balance reliability and operational flexibility

J Kang, H Kim, HJ Jung, DS Lee… - … on Power Electronics, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a practical strategy for utilizing the submodule (SM) redundancy of a
modular multilevel converter (MMC) for its fault tolerance. This strategy provides a …

Design procedure of mmc-hvdc system: comprehensive consideration of internal and external dynamics

J Kang, DW Kang, JP Lee, DW Yoo, JW Shim - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a systematic design procedure with comprehensive consideration of
the internal and external dynamics in modular multilevel converter high voltage direct …

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 …

Precise control law of MMC and its application in reducing capacitor voltage ripple by injecting circulating current

K Li, C Li, FC Lee, M Mu, Z Zhao - 2015 18th International …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Modular multilevel converter (MMC) has been a research hotspot in the past decade in the
high-voltage high-power applications. The basic working principle is analyzed in depth in …

A Novel Circulating Current Suppression Control Utilizing Negative Insertion in MMC

S Jakkula, NP Rao, A Shukla - 2024 IEEE Applied Power …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The suppression of circulating current in modular multilevel converter (MMC) is essential for
its efficient operation. Usually, the dominant second harmonic component of circulating …