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This paper compares the performance and power losses of Silicon (Si) semiconductor based Modular Mutilevel Converter (MMC) and Silicon-Carbide (SiC) semiconductor based MMC in a 22kV-2SMVA Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) application in Matlab/Simulink environment. Semiconductor switching and conduction losses are compared at different operating points for both types of the semiconductors. The study result suggests SiC semiconductor based MMC can reduce the converter power losses significantly compared to Si semiconductor based MMC.
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