Industrial Electronics
Optimized Algorithm for Open-Circuit Fault Detection in Switches and Capacitor Voltage Balancing Control in Modular Multilevel Converters

Mohsen Rahmani; Seyed Masoud Barakati; Saeed Yousofi Darmian; Vahid Barahouei; Mohammad Bagheri Hashkavayi

Volume 7, Issue 1 , March 2024, , Pages 15-27

https://doi.org/10.22111/ieco.2024.47310.1509

Abstract
  The modular multilevel converter (MMC) is a favored topology in the industry, but its reliability is at risk with an increase in the number of sub-modules (SMs) due to a rise in switching components. The essential need for maintaining capacitor voltage balance in each arm leads to increased complexity ...  Read More