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Enhancing the Reliability of Modular Multilevel Converters Using Neutral Shift

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Authors

  • Jakub Kucka
  • Dennis Karwatzki
  • Axel Mertens

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8953-8957
Number of pages5
JournalIEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
Volume32
Issue number12
Publication statusPublished - 18 Apr 2017

Abstract

This letter presents an approach for modular multilevel converters that enables a stable operation with failed nonredundant modules. This is achieved by using a neutral shift with a dedicated power feed-forward control. The feasibility of the approach is verified by simulation.

Keywords

    Availability, failed module, HVDC, modular multilevel converter (MMC), redundancy, reliability

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Enhancing the Reliability of Modular Multilevel Converters Using Neutral Shift. / Kucka, Jakub; Karwatzki, Dennis; Mertens, Axel.
In: IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Vol. 32, No. 12, 18.04.2017, p. 8953-8957.

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Kucka J, Karwatzki D, Mertens A. Enhancing the Reliability of Modular Multilevel Converters Using Neutral Shift. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. 2017 Apr 18;32(12):8953-8957. doi: 10.1109/TPEL.2017.2695327
Kucka, Jakub ; Karwatzki, Dennis ; Mertens, Axel. / Enhancing the Reliability of Modular Multilevel Converters Using Neutral Shift. In: IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. 2017 ; Vol. 32, No. 12. pp. 8953-8957.
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