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Received: 20 Jul 2026 | Revised: 02 Aug 2026 | Accepted: 04 Aug 2026 | Published: 11 Aug 2026

Abstract

Keywords

modular multilevel converters (MMCs) | selective harmonics elimination (SHE) | harmonic mitigation (SHM) | total harmonic distortion (THD) | analytical solution

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