Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy

ISSN 2196-5625 CN 32-1884/TK

Enhanced AC Fault Ride-through Control for MMC-integrated System Based on Active PCC Voltage Drop
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1.Center for Advanced Power Conversion Technology and Equipment, School of Electrical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China;2.Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark;3.China Electric Power Research Institute, Beijing 100192, China

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This work was supported in part by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2020YFF0305800) and in part by State Grid Science Technology Project (No. 520201210025).

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    Abstract:

    When a renewable energy station (RES) connects to the rectifier station (RS) of a modular multilevel converter-based high-voltage direct current (MMC-HVDC) system, the voltage at the point of common coupling (PCC) is determined by RS control methods. For example, RS control may become saturated under fault, and causes the RS to change from an equivalent voltage source to an equivalent current source, making fault analysis more complicated. In addition, the grid code of the fault ride-through (FRT) requires the RES to output current according to its terminal voltage. This changes the fault point voltage and leads to RES voltage regulation and current redistribution, resulting in fault response interactions. To address these issues, this study describes how an MMC-integrated system has five operation modes and three common characteristics under the duration of the fault. The study also reveals several instances of RS performance degradation such as AC voltage loop saturation, and shows that RS power reversal can be significantly improved. An enhanced AC FRT control method is proposed to achieve controllable PCC voltage and continuous power transmission by actively reducing the PCC voltage amplitude. The robustness of the method is theoretically proven under parameter variation and operation mode switching. Finally, the feasibility of the proposed method is verified through MATLAB/Simulink results.

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  • Received:May 18,2022
  • Revised:August 02,2022
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  • Online: July 25,2023
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