Multi-level Power Converters Systems
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Power Electronics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 November 2024) | Viewed by 6647
Special Issue Editor
Interests: HVDC; STATCOM; multilevel converters; predictive control; hybrid electric vehicles; renewable energies
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Dear Colleagues,
Multilevel converters have been developed since the 80s, with the neutral point clamped inverter by A. Nabae, I. Takahashi, and H. Akagi, the flying capacitor inverter by T.Meynard and H.Foch and the cascade H-bridge inverter by M. Marchesoni. These converters are well suited for medium-voltage applications, but it is not possible to use them in high-voltage (HV) settings.
The modular multilevel converter was developed in 2002 by Rainer Marquardt, allowing the use of voltage source converters for first time in HV applications, e.g., for HVDC converters.
Recently, a new family of multiplexed multilevel converters was introduced by T.Meynard, demonstrating how it is still possible to find new topologies in this field.
This Special Issue aims to report the latest progress in the development of multi-level power converter systems. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- New multi-level power converters topologies;
- Advanced modulating techniques;
- Advanced voltage capacitor balancing strategies;
- New applications of multi-level power converters;
- Renewable energy applications;
- Battery applications;
- High-power applications.
Dr. Luis Vaccaro
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- renewables
- multilevel converter
- hybrid converter
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