Sequence Impedance Modeling and Frequency Characteristic Analysis of MMC-based HVDC

Modular multilevel converter (MMC)has emerged as a preferred technology for high-voltage dc (HVDC)transmission, while many HVDC-MMC projects have been reported resonance problems. The existing researches show that stability of a HVDC-grid system is decided by both the sequence impedance characteristic of HVDC-MMC and power grid, and due to coupling effect, the power grid impedance will also impact the HVDC-MMC impedance characteristic. Multi-harmonic linearization method will be adopted in this paper to develop a HVDC-MMC analytical sequence impedance model. Then the developed model is used to illustrate the effect of the power control loop as well as the bandwidth of other controllers on HVDC-MMC impedance characteristic. Finally, based on the sequence impedance model considering coupling effect, the influence of HVDC-MMC bandwidth on the system stability will be analyzed as well.