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Analysis Of Modulation And Voltage Balancing Strategies For Modular Multilevel Converters, Ryan Blackmon
Analysis Of Modulation And Voltage Balancing Strategies For Modular Multilevel Converters, Ryan Blackmon
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Modular multilevel converters are an emerging voltage source converter topology suitable for many applications. The increased utilization of HVDC power transmission solutions has resulted in modular multilevel converters becoming a more common converter type. Other applications include interfacing renewable energy power sources to the grid and motor drives. Modular multilevel converters are beneficial for medium voltage motor drives because the properties of this converter topology, such as low distortion, allow for an efficient motor drive design.
Modular multilevel converters are designed where instead of using 6 IGBTs as in a conventional voltage source converter, numerous low-rated IGBTs are used to …