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Learning from two-level voltage source converters, the existing impedance-based stability analyses of modular multilevel converters (MMCs) primarily focus on system modes with finite closed-loop transfer functions, which consider…
Electrical power conversions are common in a large variety of engineering applications. With reference to AC/DC and DC/AC power conversions, a strong research interest resides in multilevel converters, thanks to the many advantages they…
It is well-known that measuring the input voltage and current, as the feedforward and feedback terms, are vital for the controller design in the problem of power factor compensation of an AC-DC boost converter. Traditional adaptive…
Well-designed current control is a key factor in ensuring the efficient and safe operation of modular multilevel converters (MMCs). Even though this control problem involves multiple control objectives, conventional current control schemes…
Input current estimation is indispensable in the sensorless control algorithms for the problem of power factor compensation (PFC) of an AC-DC boost converter. The system estimator design is challenged by the bilinear form dynamics and…
Reducing the current is a common method to ensure the synchronous stability of a modular multilevel converter (MMC) when there is a short-circuit fault at its AC side. However, the uncertainty of the fault location of the AC system leads to…
The Modulated Wideband Converter (MWC) is a recently proposed analog-to-digital converter (ADC) based on Compressive Sensing (CS) theory. Unlike conventional ADCs, its quantization reference voltage, which is important to the system…
The modular multilevel converter (MMC) has become increasingly important in voltage-source converter-based high-voltage direct current (VSC-HVDC) systems. Direct and indirect modulation are widely used as mainstream modulation techniques in…
The application of multilevel converters to renewable energy systems is a growing topic due to their advantages in energy efficiency. Regarding its control, model predictive control (MPC) has become very appealing due to its natural…
In this paper, a mathematical expression to define the maximum and minimum voltage ripples of the modular multilevel converter (MMC) sub-module (SM) capacitors is proposed. Using the arm averaged model of the MMC, the instantaneous power…
This paper proposes an advanced control strategy to eliminate both current sharing error and DC circulating current caused by line impedance mismatched and measurement errors in islanded AC microgrid system. The proposed adaptive virtual…
Modern power systems are characterized by low inertia and fast voltage dynamics due to the increase of sources connecting via power electronics and the removal of large traditional thermal generators. Power electronics are commonly equipped…
This paper proposes a non-invasive fault location method for modular multilevel converters (MMC) considering light load conditions. The prior-art fault location methods of the MMC are often developed and verified under full load conditions.…
Modular Multilevel Converter-based High Voltage Direct Current (MMC-HVDC) system is a promising technology for integration of offshore wind farms (OWFs). However, onshore AC faults on MMC-HVDC reduce the power transfer capability of onshore…
Impedance-based small-signal stability analysis is widely applied in practical engineering with modular multilevel converters (MMCs). However, the deficiencies of existing impedance models (IMs) and the idealized extension for the single…
Modular multilevel converter (MMC) has complex topology, control architecture and broadband harmonic spectrum. For this, linear-time-periodic (LTP) theory, covering multi-harmonic coupling relations, has been adopted for MMC impedance…
Model predictive control (MPC) has become one of the well-established modern control methods for three-phase inverters with an output LC filter, where a high-quality voltage with low total harmonic distortion (THD) is needed. Although it is…
The cost of wind energy can be reduced by controlling the power reference of a turbine to increase energy capture, while maintaining load and generator speed constraints. We apply standard torque and pitch controllers to the direct inputs…
The bridge arm of the hybrid modular multilevel converter (MMC) is composed of half-bridge and full-bridge sub-modules cascaded together. Compared with the half-bridge MMC, it can operate in the boost-AC mode, where the modulation index can…
This paper presents a detailed description, analysis and example of practical application of a wide frequency band voltage-to-current converter. The converter is characterized by a combination of positive and negative feedback loops. This…