Modular multilevel converter with series and parallel module connectivity: Topology and control

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 203-215

  Goetz, Stefan M ^a,b   Peterchev, Angel V ^a   Weyh, Thomas ^b,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c BUNDESWEHR UNIVERSITY MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

AC AC power converters; ac dc power converters; battery management systems; converters; dc power systems; topology

Indexed keywords

AC-AC POWER CONVERTERS; CAPACITORS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; MECHANICS; SWITCHING CIRCUITS; TOPOLOGY; TORQUE CONVERTERS;

AC-DC POWER CONVERTERS; CAPACITOR VOLTAGES; DC POWER SYSTEMS; MODULAR MULTILEVEL CONVERTERS; MULTILEVEL CONVERTER; PARALLEL CONFIGURATION; PARALLEL CONNECTIONS; SWITCHING MODULES;

BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 84906815634     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2014.2310225     Document Type: Article

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