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 …

Decoupled control system for cascaded H-bridge multilevel converter based STATCOM

G Farivar, B Hredzak… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In conventional control systems for a static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) based on
a cascaded H-bridge multilevel converter, the action of individual voltage controllers that …

Inverter power control based on DC-link voltage regulation for IPMSM drives without electrolytic capacitors

N Zhao, G Wang, D Xu, L Zhu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
DC-link electrolytic capacitor critically affects the lifetime of the motor drive system. This
paper proposes an inverter power control strategy based on dc-link voltage regulation for …

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 …

Low-capacitance cascaded H-bridge multilevel StatCom

G Farivar, CD Townsend, B Hredzak… - … on Power Electronics, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper introduces a cascaded H-bridge multilevel converter (CHB-MC)-based StatCom
system that is able to operate with extremely low dc capacitance values. The theoretical limit …

Space vector pulsewidth modulation strategy for multilevel cascaded H-bridge inverter with DC-link voltage balancing ability

A Lewicki, IC Odeh, M Morawiec - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Space vector pulsewidth modulation (SVPWM) algorithms for cascaded H-bridge multilevel
(CHB ML) inverter usually provide the possibility of using several combinations of active …

Reduction of MMC capacitances through parallelization of symmetrical half-bridge submodules

J Fang, S Yang, H Wang, N Tashakor… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Modular multilevel converters (MMCs) enjoy the benefits of modularity and scalability. In
particular, MMCs with symmetrical half-bridge submodules enable bipolar operation yet with …

An active filter method to eliminate DC-side low-frequency power for a single-phase quasi-Z-source inverter

B Ge, Y Liu, H Abu-Rub, RS Balog… - IEEE Transactions …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The second harmonic pulsating power flows through the dc side of a single-phase quasi-Z-
source inverter (qZSI), which requires bulky capacitor banks and inductors to suppress low …

A DC-side sensorless cascaded H-bridge multilevel converter-based photovoltaic system

G Farivar, B Hredzak… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a cascaded H-Bridge (CHB)-multilevel converter (MC)-based photovoltaic (PV)
system with no voltage or current sensors at the dc-side is proposed. Eliminating the dc-side …

Incremental passivity control in multilevel cascaded H-bridge converters

ER Ramos, R Leyva, GG Farivar… - … on Power electronics, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A low-capacitance static compensator (LC-StatCom) based on a cascaded H-bridge (CHB)
multilevel converter can be an efficient and low-cost solution for reactive power …