dc.creatorLi, Zhongxi
dc.creatorLizana F., Ricardo
dc.creatorYu, Zhujun
dc.creatorSha, Sha
dc.creatorPeterchev, Angel V.
dc.creatorGoetz, Stefan M.
dc.date2020-06-21T19:47:09Z
dc.date2020-06-21T19:47:09Z
dc.date2019-10
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-18T12:07:26Z
dc.date.available2022-10-18T12:07:26Z
dc.identifierIEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Volume 34, Issue 10, October 2019, pages: 9854-9865
dc.identifierhttp://repositoriodigital.ucsc.cl/handle/25022009/1936
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/4441570
dc.descriptionArtículo de publicación scopus
dc.descriptionWhen providing ac output, modular multilevel converters (MMCs) experience power fluctuation in the phase arms. The power fluctuation causes voltage ripple on the module capacitors, which grows with the output power and inversely to the output frequency. Thus, low-frequency operations of MMCs, e.g., for motor drives, require injecting common-mode voltages and circulating currents, and strict dc voltage output relative to ground is impossible. To address this problem, this paper introduces a novel module topology that allows parallel module connectivity in addition to the series and bypass states. The parallel state directly transfers power across the modules and arms to cancel the power fluctuations and hence suppresses the capacitor voltage ripple. The proposed series/parallel converter can operate at a wide frequency range down to dc without common-mode voltages or circulating currents; it also allows sensorless operation and full utilization of the components at higher output frequencies. We present detailed simulation and experiment results to characterize the advantages and limitations of the proposed solution.
dc.languageen
dc.publisherIEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
dc.sourcehttps://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8601394
dc.subjectLow-frequency operation
dc.subjectModular-multilevel converter
dc.subjectVoltage ripple
dc.titleA modular multilevel series/parallel converter for a wide frequency range operation
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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