Modeling of effective margin angle characteristics and AC voltage stability analysis of CCC

Abstract

AbstractA capacitor commutated converter (CCC) has a simple circuit topology of a series capacitor placed between the valve and the converter transformer in each phase. The series capacitor mitigates the inverter operation of a CCC by assisting the commutation with the voltage charged in it. However, it does not guarantee complete commutation in any conditions, for a valve does not have self‐extinction ability. Therefore, precise analysis of the commutation process of a CCC is required to secure its operation. First, the formulation of the interrelation among the converter parameters—AC voltage, DC voltage, firing delay angle, overlap angle, and effective commutation margin angle—is presented. The firing delay angle at a given effective margin angle is calculated by using the obtained equations, which can be applied to constant extinction angle control. Next, we assess the AC voltage stability of an AC/DC link, when constant extinction angle control is applied to the inverter of CCC. The calculated voltage stability factor (VSF) shows that the commutation capacitor improves the AC voltage stability of constant extinction angle control at the inverter linked to a weak AC system, but it differs by the rectifier operation mode and compensation factor of the commutation capacitor. © 2001 Scripta Technica, Electr Eng Jpn, 137(4): 38–47, 2001