Operation, control, and applications of the modular multilevel converter: A review

Suman Debnath; Jiangchao Qin; Behrooz Bahrani; Maryam Saeedifard; Peter Barbosa

doi:10.1109/TPEL.2014.2309937

Operation, control, and applications of the modular multilevel converter: A review

Suman Debnath, Jiangchao Qin, Behrooz Bahrani, Maryam Saeedifard, Peter Barbosa

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	6757006
Pages (from-to)	37-53
Number of pages	17
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
Volume	30
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2014.2309937
State	Published - Jan 2015

Keywords

Capacitor voltage balancing
circulating current control
high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission
modular multilevel converter (MMC)
modulation techniques
redundancy
variable-speed drive systems

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