Long-Horizon Nonlinear Model Predictive Control of Modular Multilevel Converters

• Published in: Energies (Basel) Vol. 15; no. 4; p. 1376
• Main Authors: Reyes Dreke, Victor Daniel, Lazar, Mircea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.02.2022
• Subjects: Algorithms; Controllers; Converters; Cost function; Decoupling; Electric potential; Electric vehicles; Field programmable gate arrays; Horizon; Linearization; modular multilevel converter (MMC); Multilevel; Nonlinear control; nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC); Performance enhancement; Performance prediction; power transfer control (PTC); Prediction models; Topology; Transient response; ultra-fast charging stations (UFCSs); Voltage

Modular Multilevel Converters (MMCs) are a topology that can scale several voltage levels to obtain higher efficiency and lower harmonics than most voltage-source converters. MMCs are very attractive for renewable energy applications and fast charging stations for electric vehicles, where they can i...