• Model predictive current control of grid-connected neutral-point-clamped converters to meet low-voltage ride-through requirements 

      Calle Prado, Alejandro; Alepuz Menéndez, Salvador; Bordonau Farrerons, José; Nicolás Apruzzese, Joan; Cortés, Patricio; Rodríguez Pérez, José (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2015-03-01)
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      The low-voltage ride through (LVRT) requirement demands the wind power plants to remain connected to the grid in the presence of grid voltage dips, actively helping the network overall control to keep network voltage and ...
    • Multilevel direct power control-A generalized approach for grid-tied multilevel converter applications 

      Rivera, Sebastian; Kouro, Samir; Wu, Bin; Alepuz Menéndez, Salvador; Malinowski, Mariusz; Cortés, Patricio; Rodriguez, José (2014-10-01)
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      This paper presents a generalized multilevel direct power control (ML-DPC) scheme for grid-connected multilevel power converters. The proposed method extends the original DPC operating principle by considering only the ...
    • Predictive control of a back-to-back NPC converter-based wind power system 

      Calle Prado, Alejandro; Alepuz Menéndez, Salvador; Bordonau Farrerons, José; Cortés, Patricio; Rodriguez, Jose (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2016-07-01)
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      As wind power technology points to increase power ratings, the implementation based on a permanent-magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) with a full-power converter is expanding its market share. Multilevel converters, as ...