Modeling, control, and protection of modular multilevel converter-based multi-terminal HVDC systems: A review

L Zhang, Y Zou, J Yu, J Qin, V Vittal… - CSEE Journal of …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multi-terminal direct current (MTDC) grids provide the possibility of meshed interconnections
between regional power systems and various renewable energy resources to boost supply …

An overview of modular multilevel converters in HVDC transmission systems with STATCOM operation during pole-to-pole DC short circuits

TH Nguyen, K Al Hosani, MS El Moursi… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Fault-current handling capability of the modular multilevel converters (MMCs) under dc-
cable short-circuit conditions is a major concern for the MMC applications on the high …

An input-voltage-sharing control strategy of input-series-output-parallel isolated bidirectional DC/DC converter for DC distribution network

Y Wang, Y Guan, OB Fosso, M Molinas… - … on Power Electronics, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Input-series-output-parallel (ISOP) isolated bidirectional direct current (dc)/dc converter
(IBdc) becomes a preferred scheme connecting high-voltage and low-voltage bus in dc …

HVDC transmission and its potential application in remote communities: Current practice and future trend

X Liang, M Abbasipour - IEEE Transactions on Industry …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
High voltage direct current (HVdc) transmission systems play an essential role in our
modern power grids, not only providing bulk power transmission and asynchronous ac …

Impedance analysis of modular multi-level converters connected to weak AC grids

J Khazaei, M Beza, M Bongiorno - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper investigates the stability of a modular multi-level converter (MMC) based HVDC
system connected to a weak ac grid. Impedance analysis is used to study the interactions …

A back-stepping control method for modular multilevel converters

M Ahmadijokani, M Mehrasa, M Sleiman… - IEEE Transactions …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, a back-stepping method (BSM) in abc reference is presented to establish the
stable operating conditions for modular multilevel converter (MMC). The designed BSM …

Nearest-level control method with improved output quality for modular multilevel converters

MH Nguyen, S Kwak - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Nearest-level control (NLC) is a popular technique used in modular multilevel converters
(MMCs) with a large number of submodules (SMs) owing to the NLC's flexibility and ease of …

Small-signal modeling and analysis of MMC under unbalanced grid conditions based on linear time-periodic (LTP) method

J Zhu, J Hu, S Wang, M Wan - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As in grid-tied Modular Multilevel Converters (MMC), the steady-state operation under
asymmetric grid conditions is rather general, especially for the overhead line of the AC …

Recent contributions and future prospects of the modular multilevel converters: A comprehensive review

M Kurtoğlu, F Eroğlu, AO Arslan… - … on Electrical Energy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The modular multilevel converters (MMCs) are frequently preferred for medium and high
power energy conversion systems thanks to their modular structure and high quality output …

Detection and localization strategy for switch open-circuit fault in modular multilevel converters

Z Geng, M Han, ZW Khan… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The modular multilevel converter (MMC) is one of the most attractive topologies for high-
voltage and high-power applications. Reliability is an important challenge for MMCs due to …