Optimized MMC passive impedance shaping method for high frequency oscillation suppression

Abstract

Recent years, there have been several high-frequency oscillation events in modular multilevel converter (MMC) based DC current projects. Considering the wideband oscillation characteristics of this issue, passive MMC impedance shaping methods are superior solutions for their advantages over the active methods in enhancing the broadband damping level. However, the optimization of parallel passive devices mainly focused on reactive power compensation and the suppression of characteristic harmonics generated by low-level inverters, which is not applicable to MMC systems. To address the optimization design problem of passive damping devices, this paper proposes an optimized design method for passive filters by analyzing the relationship between the passive damping device and the impedance shaping effect of the inverter. The proposed method reduces the capacity of the passive damping device while ensuring system stability margin. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed passive impedance shaping strategy is verified through time-domain simulations considering changes in AC side operating conditions and power reduction operation of the MMC.

Keywords

• Modular multilevel converter
• High-frequency oscillation
• Impedance shaping method
• Passive damping