Modulated Model Predictive Control of Modular Multilevel Converters in VSC-HVDC Systems

This paper proposes a new modulated model predictive control method for the control of modular multilevel converters (MMCs) in voltage source converter-high voltage dc systems. The proposed method retains the advantages of the conventional finite control set-model predictive control methods by programming the nonlinear properties of the MMC into the design calculations while minimizing the ac line...