A modified voltage balancing sorting algorithm for the modular multilevel converter: Evaluation for staircase and phase-disposition PWM
This paper introduces a low complexity implementation of the voltage balancing sorting algorithm to reduce the switching frequency of the power devices in modular multilevel converters (MMCs). Two modulation techniques are evaluated; staircase modulation and phase-disposition pulse-width modulation...
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
2014
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a A modified voltage balancing sorting algorithm for the modular multilevel converter: Evaluation for staircase and phase-disposition PWM |
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| 520 | 3 | |a This paper introduces a low complexity implementation of the voltage balancing sorting algorithm to reduce the switching frequency of the power devices in modular multilevel converters (MMCs). Two modulation techniques are evaluated; staircase modulation and phase-disposition pulse-width modulation (PD-PWM) under the conventional and the proposed algorithm. Using a circulating current controller in an MMC with 12 sub-modules per arm, PD-PWM yields better results compared to the staircase modulation technique. The test condition for this comparison is such that the power devices operate at a similar switching frequency and produce similar amplitudes to the capacitor voltage ripples in both modulation techniques. The results are verified through extensive simulations and experimentally using a phase-leg MMC laboratory prototype. © 2014 IEEE. | |
| 650 | 0 | 4 | |a Algorithms |
| 650 | 0 | 4 | |a Capacitor voltage balancing |
| 650 | 0 | 4 | |a Capacitor voltage ripple |
| 650 | 0 | 4 | |a Capacitors |
| 650 | 0 | 4 | |a Circulating current |
| 650 | 0 | 4 | |a Electric converters |
| 650 | 0 | 4 | |a Extensive simulations |
| 650 | 0 | 4 | |a Frequency modulation |
| 650 | 0 | 4 | |a Modular multilevel converter |
| 650 | 0 | 4 | |a Modular multilevel converters |
| 650 | 0 | 4 | |a Modulation technique |
| 650 | 0 | 4 | |a Modulation techniques |
| 650 | 0 | 4 | |a Power electronics |
| 650 | 0 | 4 | |a Pulse modulation |
| 650 | 0 | 4 | |a Pulse width modulation |
| 650 | 0 | 4 | |a Pulse-width modulation |
| 650 | 0 | 4 | |a Sorting algorithm |
| 650 | 0 | 4 | |a Stairs |
| 650 | 0 | 4 | |a Switching frequency |
| 650 | 0 | 4 | |a Voltage balancing |
| 650 | 0 | 4 | |a Voltage control |
| 700 | 1 | 0 | |a Agelidis, V.G. |e author |
| 700 | 1 | 0 | |a Ceballos, S. |e author |
| 700 | 1 | 0 | |a Darus, R. |e author |
| 700 | 1 | 0 | |a Konstantinou, G. |e author |
| 700 | 1 | 0 | |a Pou, J. |e author |