ThisisamuchneededbookrecognizingthatVSCtechnologyisrapidlydevelopingasitappliestoelectricpowersystems.ItissorapidthatitischallengingtokeepupwithVSCconfigurationsandcontrolthatcontinuetoemergeandfindapplicationsinpowersystems.Itisimportanttorealizethattheconventionalthyristor-basedconverterorlineco妹妹utatedconverter(LCC)withitscontrolsandprotectionrequirementsarefarlesstechnicallychallengingthanVSCtechnologiesappliedtowindturbinegeneratorsandVSCtransmission.TheauthorsemphasizethebasicmoduleofaVSCvalve,thehalf-bridgeconverter.ItisoftenappliedasthebuildingblockforVSCsthatinterfacebetweenacanddcsystems.