A Coherency-Based Equivalence Method for MMC Inverters Using Virtual Synchronous Generator Control

This paper extends the previous virtual synchronous generator (VSG) control for voltage-source converters to modular multilevel converters (MMCs). Compared with the ac synchronous generator (SG), the VSG-based MMC is embedded with a power-angle characteristic. Starting from this feature and with ref...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on power delivery 2016-06, Vol.31 (3), p.1369-1378
Main Authors: Li, Chengyu, Xu, Jianzhong, Zhao, Chengyong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agglomeration
Coherence
Coherency identification
Converters
Criteria
Dynamical systems
Equivalence
equivalence method
Generators
Inverters
Mathematical model
Metal matrix composites
Methods
modular multilevel converter (MMC)
parameters aggregation
Rotors
Synchronous
Synchronous generators
Torque
virtual synchronous generator (VSG)
Voltage control
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Summary:This paper extends the previous virtual synchronous generator (VSG) control for voltage-source converters to modular multilevel converters (MMCs). Compared with the ac synchronous generator (SG), the VSG-based MMC is embedded with a power-angle characteristic. Starting from this feature and with reference to the existing ac system coherency-based equivalence methods, this paper proposes a novel coherency equivalence method for MMC used in large-scale renewable energy systems connected to the ac grid. This novel method mainly focuses on the coherency criterion and parameter aggregation methods which have significant differences compared with the ac system methods. The proposed equivalence method is validated on PSCAD/EMTDC and the study results indicate that: 1) the VSG-based MMC model does show the power-angle characteristic similar to the SG model; 2) the proposed coherency criterion can accurately and efficiently classify the paralleled MMC into coherent groups; and 3) the dynamic behaviors of the external systems are preserved after the aggregations of all previous coherency MMC groups.
ISSN:0885-8977
1937-4208
DOI:10.1109/TPWRD.2015.2499262