Analysis and control of modular multilevel converters with integrated battery energy storage

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 163-175

  Vasiladiotis, Michail ^a   Rufer, Alfred ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Active power control; battery energy storage system (BESS); integrated split storage; modular multilevel converter; prototype; state of charge (SoC) balancing; symmetrical components

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; DC-DC CONVERTERS; ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ENERGY STORAGE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SECONDARY BATTERIES;

ACTIVE POWER CONTROL; BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; MODULAR MULTILEVEL CONVERTERS; PROTOTYPE; STATE OF CHARGE; SYMMETRICAL COMPONENTS;

BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 84906817587     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2014.2303297     Document Type: Article

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