Model-predictive control of grid-tied four-level diode-clamped inverters for high-power wind energy conversion systems

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2861-2873

  Yaramasu, Venkata ^a   Wu, Bin ^a   Chen, Jin ^b  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SHANGHAI SECOND POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Current control; dc ac power conversion; dc link capacitor voltages balancing; digital control; diode clamped converters; discrete time signals; finite control set model predictive control (FCS MPC); grid connected; multilevel inverters; wind energy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893904941     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2013.2276120     Document Type: Article

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