The modular multilevel converter (MMC) has attracted significant interest for medium-/high-power energy conversion applications due to its modularity, scalability, and excellent harmonic performance. One of the technical challenges associated with the operation of the MMC is the circulation of double-frequency harmonic currents within its phase legs. This paper proposes a circulating current control strategy in a double-frequency rotating reference frame, which, contrary to the existing solutions that are based on approximate/inaccurate models, relies on an experimentally identified nonparametric model of circulating currents to determine the coefficients of the controller. Minimizing the squared second norm of the error between the open-loop transfer function of the system and a desired one, the coefficients of the controller are determined. To guarantee the stability of the closed-loop system, the minimization problem is subjected to a few constraints. The validity and effectiveness of the proposed control strategy is confirmed, and its dynamic performance is compared with that of an existing solution by experimental results.


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    Title :

    Circulating current suppression of the modular multilevel converter in a double-frequency rotating reference frame



    Publication date :

    2016-04-13



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    DDC:    629 / 620



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