Mwinyiwiwa, Bakari M. M.Wolanski, Z.Ooi, B. T.2016-03-232016-03-231997-06Mwinyiwiwa, B., Wolanski, Z. and Ooi, B.T., 1997, June. Multilevel STATCOM with third harmonic elimination on the DC link capacitor voltages. In Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 1997. PESC'97 Record., 28th Annual IEEE (Vol. 1, pp. 317-322). IEEE.0275-9306http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1257Full text available at http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=616743&newsearch=true&queryText=.QT.Multilevel%20STATCOM%20with%20Third%20Harmonic%20Elimination%20on%20the%20DC%20Link%20Capacitor%20VoltagesSimulation studies, confirmed by laboratory experiments, show that the undesirable third harmonic inherently present on the DC link capacitor voltages of multilevel converters can be eliminated by a 6-phase configuration in a shunt multilevel STATCOM. The principle can be extended to eliminate the residual sixth harmonic by configuring a 12-phase STATCOMencapacitorsharmonic distortionpower convertorspower system harmonicsstatic VAr compensatorsConference Paper10.1109/PESC.1997.616743