Comparison between two VSC-HVDC transmission systems technologies : modular and neutral point clamped multilevel converter [PDF]
, 2009 The paper presents a detail comparison between two voltage source converter high voltage dc transmission systems, the first is based on neutral point-clamped (also known as HVDC-Light) and the second is based on innovative modular multilevel converter ...
Adam, G.P. +5 more
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A New Modular Marx Derived Multilevel Converter [PDF]
, 2011 A new Modular Marx Multilevel Converter, M(3)C, is presented. The M(3)C topology was developed based on the Marx Generator concept and can contribute to technological innovation for sustainability by enabling wind energy off-shore modular multilevel ...
Encarnação, Luís +3 more
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Backstepping controller of five-level three-phase inverter
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2014 Multilevel converters are becoming increasingly used in many industrial applications due to the many advantages that they offer. The improvements in the output signal quality, lower Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) and many other properties make ...
Majdoul R. +5 more
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Review of Multilevel Inverters for PV Energy System Applications
Energies, 2021 Over the last decade, energy demand from the power grid has increased significantly due to the increasing number of users and the emergence of high-power industries.
Ali Bughneda +4 more
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Active power losses distribution methods for the modular multilevel converter [PDF]
, 2016 Modular Converters such as the MMC have become the new standard in VSC-HVDC applications. Their modularity has brought many industrial advantages but also increased the complexity of their operation.
Merlin, MMC, Mitcheson, PD
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Grid Connection of Wave Power Farm Using an N-Level Cascaded H-Bridge Multilevel Inverter
Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2013 An N-level cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverter is proposed for grid connection of large wave power farms. The point-absorber wave energy converters are individually rectified and used as isolated DC-sources.
Rickard Ekström, Mats Leijon
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Multilevel Converters: An Enabling Technology for High-Power Applications [PDF]
, 2009 | Multilevel converters are considered today as the state-of-the-art power-conversion systems for high-power and power-quality demanding applications.
García Franquelo, Leopoldo +6 more
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On the impact of current generation commercial gallium nitride power transistors on power converter loss [PDF]
, 2017 The enormous potential benefits of gallium nitride based power switching devices, only commercially available very recently, in terms of power switching device loss are highlighted.
Foster, M.P., Petersen, A., Stone, D.A.
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A Novel Multilevel Bidirectional Topology for On-Board EV Battery Chargers in Smart Grids
Energies, 2018 This paper proposes a novel on-board electric vehicle (EV) battery charger (EVBC) based on a bidirectional multilevel topology. The proposed topology is formed by an AC-DC converter for the grid-side interface and by a DC-DC converter for the battery ...
Rafael S. Leite +2 more
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IEEE Access, 2023 Real-time simulation is important for ensuring the reliable operation of VSC-HVDC converters in power grids, particularly through the use of rapid control prototyping (RCP) and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) based converter controllers.
Levi Bieber +3 more
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