RT Journal Article T1 Model based predictive control with a fixed switching frequency applied to a single-phase cascade H-bridge multilevel STATCOM A1 Comparatore Franco, Leonardo David A1 Rodas Benítez, Jorge Esteban A1 Rivera, Marco A1 Gregor Recalde, Raul Igmar A1 Pacher Vega, Julio César A1 Renault, Alfredo A1 Muñoz, Javier A2 Universidad Nacional de Asunción - Facultad de Ingeniería A2 Universidad de Talca - Department of Electrical Engineering (CL) AB Classical model based predictive control for single-phase cascade H-bridge multilevel STATCOM generates a variable switching frequency that produces high frequency harmonics and high stress on the power semiconductor devices. To solve these issues, in this paper is proposed a predictive control strategy operating at fixed switching frequency. The method includes a modulation stage in the predictive control algorithm. Simulation results show increased performance of the proposed control method in terms of ripple amplitude and total harmonic distortion. YR 2018 FD 2018 LK http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14066/2984 UL http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14066/2984 LA eng NO CONACYT – Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología DS MINDS@UW RD 25-ago-2024