Open-loop control of modular multilevel converters using estimation of stored energy

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2516-2524

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

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Energy balance; modular multilevel converter (M2C); modulation; open loop control; prototype

Indexed keywords

CAPACITOR VOLTAGES; DIRECT VOLTAGES; EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION; FEEDBACK CONTROLLER; INTERNAL CONTROLS; LOADING CONDITION; MODULAR MULTILEVEL CONVERTERS; OPEN LOOP CONTROL; OUTPUT CURRENT; PROTOTYPE; SELECTION MECHANISM; STORED ENERGY; SUBMODULES; VOLTAGE SHARING;

CONTROL THEORY; ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE; ENERGY BALANCE; MODULATION;

ELECTRIC CONVERTERS;

EID: 82055172549     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2011.2168593     Document Type: Article

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