Abstract
The modular multilevel converters (MMCs) are attractive topologies for the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system. Since the complicated structure of MMC with hundreds sub-modules per arm, building an accurate model to design the appropriate control strategy is one of the main technical challenges. In this paper, the average-value model (AVM) of the MMCs considering the sub-module capacitor voltage ripple is established to explore the control dynamic performance of MMCs. The effect of the sub-module capacitor voltage ripple on the MMC dynamic behavior is explored and the equivalent impedances of the DC and AC sides in the MMC converters are extracted and evaluated. Based on the equivalent impedances, a particular AVM of MMCs, which comprises the equivalent capacitors reflecting the capacitor voltage ripple, is presented. Furthermore, the detailed interaction of the AC side voltages, AC side currents and arm voltages and the coupling relationship of AC output current i <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">d</sub> and i <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">q</sub> can be also precisely described by the introduced AVM. Finally, the effectiveness of the presented model is verified by the PSCAD/EMTDC simulations.
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