Modular Multilevel Converters for HVDC Transmission and MVDC Distribution Systems: Topology, Control, Modulation and Applications
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "F3: Power Electronics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (26 March 2022) | Viewed by 3420
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Guest Editors are inviting submissions to a Special Issue of Energies on the subject area of “Modular Multilevel Converters for HVDC and MVDC: Topology, Control, Modulation and Applications”.
Multilevel converters are attractive power converter circuits for medium- and high-power applications. A DC-structure-based electric power system has recently become the most attractive solution for the expansion of high-voltage transmission and medium-voltage distribution networks, as well as the integration of renewable energy sources. Among the voltage source converter (VSC) technologies for DC electric power systems, the modular multilevel converter (MMC) is a promising and competitive technology over two- and three-level VSC topologies. The modular multilevel converter presents many advantages, such as low harmonics, low dv/dt, modularity, simple scaling, high reliability, low switching loss, no need for series connection of power semiconductors, and DC bus capacitor elimination, etc.
This Special Issue will cover all technologies and applications related to MMC. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- New modular multilevel converter circuits;
- Control and modulation schemes for modular multilevel converters;
- Submodule DC capacitor voltage balancing;
- Operation schemes of MMC under unbalanced grid conditions;
- Operation schemes of MMC under multi-terminal and multi-voltage dc networks;
- AC- or DC-side Fault ride-through;
- Interconnecting voltage sourced multilevel converter with current sourced converter systems;
- Interconnecting high-voltage (HV) and medium-voltage (MV) DC grids.
Dr. Jae-Jung Jung
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- High-voltage transmission system
- Medium-voltage distribution system
- Modular multilevel converter
- Modulation method
- Control method
- Fault ride-through
- Multi-terminal DC grid
- System balance
