The DOI matches its Crossref record.
A Zero-Current-Switching High Conversion Ratio Modular Multilevel DC–DC Converter
Abstract
As the demand of dc-dc converter for medium and high voltage application is increasing in recent years, more and more attention has been paid to modular multilevel converters (MMC). This paper proposes a novel transformerless MMC to achieve high-conversion-ratio DC-DC power conversion purpose. This converter can be used in Medium Voltage Direct Current (MVDC) system, as a high step-up ratio solid-state transformer (SST). The proposed converter possesses scalability, simplicity as well as inherent voltage balancing capability. No complex control algorithm is needed to balance the voltages in each submodule. By using the MMC concept, N low voltage submodules are connected in series to generate a high voltage output. The conversion ratio can be regulated by the phase-shifted control. Two kinds of submodules are outlined to build the MMC. By utilizing stray inductance distributed on wire, the bulky inductors with high power loss can be removed from the system. Resonant operation between wire stray inductance and submodule capacitors assists the converter to work under ZCS mode at high efficiency. A design example with 11-time step-up ratio is analyzed and simulated. And a 200W scaled down lab prototype with 7-time voltage step-up capability has been built to verify the proposed concept.
Overview
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Verification
Claims the paper makes
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
In the citing paper
“The SST provides a solution by controlling the power output and the power could still be generated [67].”
From State of the Art of Solid-State Transformers: Advanced Topologies, Implementation Issues, Recent Progress and Improvements (2020) · cites this paper as [67]
Citations
Cites
Still being checked.
Research works printed but not linked: 25
- 10.1109/TPEL.2008.2006055 · DOI
- 10.1109/TPEL.2009.2025273 · DOI
- khan, 2007, 5 kW multilevel DC-DC converter for hybrid electric and fuel cell automotive applications, Proc 42nd IAS Annu Meeting Conf Rec IEEE Ind Appl Conf, 628
- 10.1109/ECCE.2011.6063817 · DOI
- 10.1109/APEC.2010.5433407 · DOI
- 10.1109/APEC.2015.7104378 · DOI
- 10.1109/TIA.2010.2073432 · DOI
- 10.1109/ECCE.2010.5617719 · DOI
- 10.1049/iet-pel.2008.0253 · DOI
- 10.1109/APEC.2016.7468092 · DOI
- 10.1109/PESC.2004.1355682 · DOI
- 10.1109/PESC.2003.1218270 · DOI
- 10.1109/PESC.2005.1581596 · DOI
- 10.1109/TPEL.2006.876891 · DOI
- 10.1109/TIA.2007.908176 · DOI
- 10.1109/TPEL.2013.2287501 · DOI
- 10.1109/APEC.2009.4802802 · DOI
- 10.1109/TIE.2009.2022074 · DOI
- 10.1109/TIA.2003.808945 · DOI
- 10.1109/TPEL.2003.820550 · DOI · Paper page
- 10.1109/APEC.2015.7104582 · DOI
- 10.1109/TPEL.2014.2301974 · DOI
- 10.1109/TPEL.2014.2305976 · DOI
- 10.1109/TPEL.2012.2237413 · DOI
- 10.1109/TPEL.2014.2377719 · DOI
Cited by
Sorted by citations
Hannan, M. A., Ker, P. J., Lipu, M. S. H., Choi, Z. H., Rahman, M. S. A., Muttaqi, K. M., & Blaabjerg, F. (2020) · IEEE Access · doi:10.1109/access.2020.2967345 · Cited by 339
“(a) MV grid converter with MMC converter [22]; (b) Circuit structure of full-bridge submodule; (c) Circuit structure of half-bridge submodule [67].”
BackgroundZheng, L., Kandula, R. P., & Divan, D. (2022) · IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics · doi:10.1109/tpel.2021.3101482 · Cited by 85
A Three-Level Modular DC/DC Converter Applied in High Voltage DC Grid
You, H., & Cai, X. (2018) · IEEE Access · doi:10.1109/access.2018.2829703 · Cited by 34
Metadata
- Authors
- Li, Y., Lyu, X., & Cao, D.
- Affiliations
- North Dakota State University (US)
- Venue
- IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics
- Published
- 2017-03
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 151-161
- ISSN
- 2168-6777 (ISSN-L)
- 2168-6785
- OpenAlex
- W2548462606
- Cited by
- 56
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 8
- FWCI
- 3.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Advanced DC-DC Converters
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › HVDC Systems and Fault Protection
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Multilevel Inverters and Converters
- Keywords
- modular multilevel converter, DC-DC converter, zero-current switching, high conversion ratio, non-isolated converter, solid-state transformer, MVDC, phase shift control, parasitic inductance, resonant operation
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review