Control of modular multilevel converters under singular unbalanced voltage conditions with equal positive and negative sequence components
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Author(s)
Prieto-Araujo, E
Junyent Ferre, A
Clariana-Colet, G
Gomis-Bellmunt, O
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
This article focuses on the control of Modular Multilevel Converters (MMC) for High Voltage DC (HVDC) applications during unbalanced AC grid voltage sags where positive and negative sequence voltages are equal. The control scheme is based on six arm energy regulators, six independent current controllers and two reference calculation stages that convert the power references into grid and inner current references. Conventional inner AC currents reference calculation fails if the amplitude of the positive and the negative sequence AC grid voltages are equal, a state which is referred to in this paper as singular voltage condition. This article discusses the types of network faults that cause this condition and proposes three different solutions to operate the converter in such scenarios. The adequacy of the proposed solutions is validated through simulations considering each of the problematic fault scenarios.
Date Issued
2017-05-01
Date Acceptance
2016-07-24
Citation
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 2017, 32 (3), pp.2131-2141
ISSN
1558-0679
Publisher
IEEE
Start Page
2131
End Page
2141
Journal / Book Title
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
Volume
32
Issue
3
Copyright Statement
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Engineering
Science & Technology
Technology
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Engineering
HVDC transmission
modular multilevel converters
unbalanced operation
voltage-source converter
FREQUENCY
Energy
0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2016-08-08