Pou, JosepCeballos, SalvadorKonstantinou, Georgios2024-07-242024-07-242016-01-01Pou , J , Ceballos , S & Konstantinou , G 2016 , Multilevel converters : Topologies, modulation and control . in Control Circuits in Power Electronics : Practical Issues in Design and Implementation . Institution of Engineering and Technology , pp. 267-306 . https://doi.org/10.1049/PBPO072E_ch1097818491982269781849198233https://hdl.handle.net/11556/2263Publisher Copyright: © The Institution of Engineering and Technology 2016.This chapter has introduced the main multilevel converter topologies, i.e. the DCC, the FC, and the CHB converters, as well as the MMC, which is a recent topology that is expected to be widely applied in HVDC transmission systems. After classifying the modulation techniques, the basics of SVM and CB-PWM for multilevel converters have been presented. In the case of SVM, a modulation algorithm prone to be implemented in a digital processor has been applied to the three-level DCC (or NPC converter) and described in detail. A capacitor voltage balancing strategy based on selecting proper redundant vectors has also been embedded in the modulation. In the case of implementing a CB-PWM, several carrier signals are required for multilevel converters. Different carrier dispositions have been shown, including PS-PWM and LS-PWM. CB-PWM is especially interesting for modular converter topologies, such as the CHB converter and the MMC.40enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccessbook part10.1049/PBPO072E_ch10Capacitor voltage balancing strategyCB-PWMDigital processorFC converterHVDC power transmission CHB converterHVDC transmission systemLS-PWMMMCModulation techniqueMultilevel converter topologyNPC converterPS-PWMPWM power convertorsSVMThree-level DCC converterGeneral EngineeringSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energyhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85014231743&partnerID=8YFLogxK