CONTROL OF MMC DURING FAULT

A method of controlling a Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) during a fault in a power grid to which the MMC is connected is disclosed. The MMC includes a plurality of phases, each including at least one phase leg. Each phase leg includes a plurality of series connected converter cells. The method i...

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Hauptverfasser:	BANCEANU, Cosmin, BUCHMANN, Beat
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC,OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWERSUPPLY SYSTEMS CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTINGELECTRIC POWER CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUTPOWER CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRICITY GENERATION PERFORMING OPERATIONS POWER SUPPLY LINES, AND DEVICES ALONG RAILS, FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY TRANSPORTING VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	A method of controlling a Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) during a fault in a power grid to which the MMC is connected is disclosed. The MMC includes a plurality of phases, each including at least one phase leg. Each phase leg includes a plurality of series connected converter cells. The method includes determining that a fault has occurred in the power grid, the fault including a reduced voltage in the power grid. The method also includes, for each phase leg of the MMC, reducing the DC voltage of the phase leg by a predetermined amount from a nominal DC voltage to a reduced DC voltage, the DC voltage being the sum of all respective voltages over an energy storage of each cell of the phase leg. The method also includes determining that the fault has been cleared, whereby the voltage in the power grid is returned to nominal. The method also includes for each of the phase legs of the MMC, increasing the DC voltage back to the nominal DC voltage.