Abstract
To avoid short-circuits of the same side switching of power converters, the dead time is of significance in the pulse trigger gating signal for full bridge modular multilevel converter (FB-MMC). However, the previous equivalent models use the binary resistance switching model to equivalent the switching state which is impossible to simulate the switching with dead time, and the detailed model (DM) with higher levels is time-consuming and inefficient in electromagnetic transient (EMT) simulation. To address this problem, based on the state-space averaging method, a speed-up average value model (AVM) of FB-MMC considering dead time is proposed. Firstly, the working state of FB-MMC is obtained through analysing the switching states with dead time and is classified into three cases according to the capacitor. Secondly, derived from state-space equation, the three cases are integrated into a unified model by introducing the duty cycle, and then the equivalent controlled source is used as the interface circuit between the external grid and capacitor. Finally, a 49-level two-terminal MMC-HVDC system consisting of FB-MMC is constructed in PSCAD / EMTDC simulations, showing that the proposed AVM compared with DM has high accuracy and operation efficiency.
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