High-frequency oscillation mechanism analysis of wind farm-side MMC station considering converter transformer stray capacitance

Abstract

High-frequency oscillation is one of the critical issues threatening the stability of modular multilevel converter (MMC) based high-voltage direct current (HVDC) system. A new 2 kHz high-frequency oscillation has occurred in the wind farm-side MMC station of Rudong wind farm integrated MMC-HVDC project of China during no-load charging process. The mechanism of this high-frequency oscillation is different to previous ones. Apart from the time delay of MMC, the stray capacitance of converter transformer makes a significant contribution to the high-frequency oscillation. This paper investigates the high-frequency oscillation mechanism of wind farm-side MMC station during no-load charging process. First, the harmonic state space (HSS) model of a wind farm-side MMC station is established. In addition to the leakage inductance, the stray capacitance is considered in the converter transformer model. To reveal the significance of the converter transformer stray capacitance in this new high-frequency oscillation, the root loci of the system are calculated with varying stray capacitance. Then, the state variables with high degree of participation in the high-frequency oscillation modes are determined by the participation factor analysis. A reduced-order model suitable for the high-frequency oscillation analysis is further established based on the participation factor analysis results. Next, the high-frequency oscillation mechanism is revealed by impedance analysis. Finally, the effects of system parameters are analyzed by the combination of eigenvalue analysis and impedance analysis. The analysis results are validated by electromagnetic transient simulations.