DC-Bus Voltage Control Stability Affected by AC-Bus Voltage Control in VSCs Connected to Weak AC Grids

With the wide application of voltage source converters (VSCs) in power system, dc-bus voltage control instabilities increasingly occurred in practical conditions, especially in weak ac grid, which poses challenges on stability and security of power converters applications. This paper aims to give physical insights into the stability of dc-bus voltage control affected by ac-bus voltage control in VSC connected to weak grid. The concepts of damping and restoring components are developed for dc-bus voltage to describe the stability of dc-bus voltage control. The impact of ac-bus voltage control on dc-bus voltage control stability can be revealed by investigating the impact of ac-bus voltage control on damping and restoring components essentially. Furthermore, the detailed analysis for the impact of ac-bus voltage control on damping and restoring components is presented considering varied ac system strengths, operating points, and ac-bus voltage control parameters. The simulation results from 1.5-MW full-capacity wind power generation system are demonstrated which conform well to the analysis. Finally, the experimental results validate the analysis.

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