TY - JOUR
T1 - Operation, control, and applications of the modular multilevel converter
T2 - A review
AU - Debnath, Suman
AU - Qin, Jiangchao
AU - Bahrani, Behrooz
AU - Saeedifard, Maryam
AU - Barbosa, Peter
PY - 2015/1
Y1 - 2015/1
N2 - The modular multilevel converter (MMC) has been a subject of increasing importance for medium/high-power energy conversion systems. Over the past few years, significant research has been done to address the technical challenges associated with the operation and control of the MMC. In this paper, a general overview of the basics of operation of the MMC along with its control challenges are discussed, and a review of state-of-the-art control strategies and trends is presented. Finally, the applications of the MMC and their challenges are highlighted.
AB - The modular multilevel converter (MMC) has been a subject of increasing importance for medium/high-power energy conversion systems. Over the past few years, significant research has been done to address the technical challenges associated with the operation and control of the MMC. In this paper, a general overview of the basics of operation of the MMC along with its control challenges are discussed, and a review of state-of-the-art control strategies and trends is presented. Finally, the applications of the MMC and their challenges are highlighted.
KW - Capacitor voltage balancing
KW - circulating current control
KW - high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission
KW - modular multilevel converter (MMC)
KW - modulation techniques
KW - redundancy
KW - variable-speed drive systems
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84906819262&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/TPEL.2014.2309937
DO - 10.1109/TPEL.2014.2309937
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84906819262
SN - 0885-8993
VL - 30
SP - 37
EP - 53
JO - IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
JF - IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
IS - 1
M1 - 6757006
ER -
