新型模块化多电平换流器的设计与应用

随着电力系统电压等级的不断升高,模块化多电平换流器(Modular Multilevel Converter,MMC)桥臂中串联的子模块数量增多,硬件成本升高,制约了其在直流输电系统中的发展.针对这些问题,通过分析多电平换流器和现有的阶调式模块化多电平变换器(Gradationally Controlled Modular Multilevel Converter,GC-MMC)的工作原理,提出了一种新型的换流器.为了解决新型逆变器的电容电压平衡问题,提出了一种适用于新型逆变器的新型稳压算法.最后在Matlab/Simulink环境下搭建了双端标幺值控制的柔性直流输电系统,将新型逆变器应用于系统中进行了验证.仿真结果表明,新型换流器输出电平数量比普通MMC多,输出交流侧和直流侧的波形质量达到直流输电要求.通过对新型逆变器和普通MMC分别进行成本计算,结果表明新型逆变器的建设成本大大少于普通MMC.

A gradationally controlled modular multilevel converter and its application

With the increasing voltage level of power systems, the number of serial sub-modules in the bridge arm of a modular multilevel converter (MMC) increases, and the hardware costs increase. This restricts its development in the direct current transmission system. In order to solve these problems, a new type of converter is proposed by analyzing the working principle of a multi-level converter and the existing gradationally controlled modular multilevel converter (GC-MMC). In order to solve the problem of capacitor voltage balance of the new inverter, a new voltage regulation algorithm suitable for the new inverter is proposed. Finally, in the Matlab/Simulink environment, a flexible HVDC transmission system based on the new inverter''s double-terminal SCM unit value control is built and verified. The simulation results show that the output level of the new converter is more than that of the common MMC, and the quality of the waveform of the output AC and DC side can meet the requirements of DC transmission. Through the cost calculation of the new inverter and the common MMC respectively, the results show that the construction cost of the new inverter is much less than the common MMC. This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 61803219).