RT Journal Article T1 Model based predictive current control for a three-phase cascade h-bridge multilevel STATCOM operating at fixed switching frequency A1 Comparatore Franco, Leonardo David A1 Gregor Recalde, Raul Igmar A1 Rodas Benítez, Jorge Esteban A1 Pacher Vega, Julio César A1 Renault, Alfredo A1 Rivera, Marco A2 Universidad Nacional de Asunción - Facultad de Ingeniería A2 Universidad de Talca - Department of Electrical Engineering AB The absence of modulator in model based predictive control technique for different converter topologies generates a variable switching frequency that produces high frequency harmonics and higher stress on the power semiconductor devices. In this paper, a novel model based predictive control strategy with a fixed switching frequency applied to a three-phase cascade H-bridge multilevel STATCOM is introduced with the aim to increase the performance of classical model predictive control. Simulation results show increased performance of the proposed control method in terms of current waveform total harmonic distortion. YR 2018 FD 2018 LK http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14066/3395 UL http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14066/3395 LA eng NO CONACYT – Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología DS MINDS@UW RD 22-jul-2024