@inproceedings{a6e2fa2e0d6e41108f05035174fd5df1,
title = "An Inter-Phase Balancing Strategy based on Model Predictive Control for Discontinuously Operated Cascaded H-Bridge StatComs",
abstract = "The conventional implementation of discontinuous modulation (DM) in cascaded H-bridge static compensators negatively affects the inter-phase capacitor voltage balancing, particularly during grid unbalanced conditions. This paper integrates the DM implementation and the inter-phase capacitor voltage balancing using a finite control set model predictive control approach. This advanced predictive DM implementation outperforms the conventional DM while preventing the capacitor voltages from diverging during unbalanced grid conditions. The effectiveness of the proposed strategy is verified with simulation results considering different unbalanced grid cases.",
keywords = "Cascaded U-bridge (CUB), Discontinuous Modulation (DPWM), Static Compensator (STATCOM)",
author = "Qingxiang Liu and Ezequiel Rodriguez and Farivar, \{Glen G.\} and Townsend, \{Christopher D.\} and Josep Pou and Ramon Leyva",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by the Office of Naval Research U.S. under DUNS Code: 595886219 and in part by the National Research Foundation of Singapore under {"}Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems (DERMS) For Energy Grid 2.0{"} project. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 IEEE.; 7th IEEE Southern Power Electronics Conference, SPEC 2022 ; Conference date: 05-12-2022 Through 08-12-2022",
year = "2022",
doi = "10.1109/SPEC55080.2022.10058238",
language = "English",
series = "2022 IEEE 7th Southern Power Electronics Conference, SPEC 2022",
publisher = "IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers",
booktitle = "2022 IEEE 7th Southern Power Electronics Conference, SPEC 2022",
address = "United States",
}