RT Journal Article T1 Finite-state model-based predictive control with increased prediction horizon for a 7-level cascade H-bridge multilevel STATCOM A1 Gregor Recalde, Raúl Igmar A1 Renault, Alfredo A1 Comparatore Franco, Leonardo David A1 Pacher Vega, Julio César A1 Rodas Benítez, Jorge Esteban A1 Gregor Recalde, Derlis Orlando A1 Muñoz, Javier A1 Rivera, Marco A2 Universidad Nacional de Asunción - Facultad de Ingeniería A2 Universidad de Talca - Department of Industrial Technologies AB This paper presents a finite-state model-based predictive control technique applied to the three-wire cascade H-bridge multilevel converters for static synchronous compensators. The focus of this paper is to examine the impacts of increasing the prediction horizon on the control performance in terms of reactive power compensation. The proposed approach predicts the future behavior of the control actions considering all possible switching states considering a second step of prediction horizon in order to selects the optimal switching vector by using an optimization process considering a defined cost function. The effectiveness of the proposed control approach is analyzed through simulations. YR 2018 FD 2018 LK http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14066/3356 UL http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14066/3356 LA eng NO CONACYT – Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología DS MINDS@UW RD 08-nov-2024