Fault detection for modular multilevel converters based on sliding mode observer

This letter presents a fault detection method for modular multilevel converters (MMC) which is capable of lo¬cating a faulty semiconductor switching device in the circuit. The proposed fault detection method is based on a sliding mode observer (SMO) and a switching model of a half-bridge, the approa...

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Main Authors: Shao, Shuai, Wheeler, Patrick, Clare, Jon C., Watson, Alan James
Format: Article
Published: IEEE 2013
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43946/