Evaluation of control and modulation methods for modular multilevel converters

2010 International Power Electronics Conference - ECCE Asia -, IPEC 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 746-753

  Siemaszko, Daniel ^a   Antonopoulos, Antonios ^a   Ilves, Kalle ^a   Vasiladiotis, Michail ^a   Ängquist, Lennart ^a   Nee, Hans Peter ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Controller evaluation; Feedback control; Modular multilevel converter; Open loop control; Prototype

Indexed keywords

CAPACITOR VOLTAGES; CIRCULATING CURRENT; CONTROLLER EVALUATION; CONVERTER TECHNOLOGY; HIGH POWER APPLICATIONS; HIGH-VOLTAGES; MODULAR MULTILEVEL CONVERTERS; MODULATION METHODS; OPEN LOOP CONTROL; PROTOTYPE; SORTING ALGORITHM; SUBMODULES; VOLTAGE CONTROLLERS; VOLTAGE RESPONSE;

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; CONTROL THEORY; ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; POWER ELECTRONICS;

CONTROLLERS;

EID: 77956552410     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IPEC.2010.5544609     Document Type: Conference Paper

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