Virtual Oscillator based Dual Loop Control for Grid Forming Modular Multilevel Converter

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Virtual Oscillator based Dual Loop Control for Grid Forming Modular Multilevel Converter

Author : Dr Chandan Kumar

Year : 2025

Publisher : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Source Title : IEEE PESGRE 2025 - 4th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid, and Renewable Energy

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Abstract

Modular multilevel converter (MMC) is widely explored for offshore wind farms and large-scale photovoltaic (PV) plants for high voltage (HV) and medium voltage (MV) power processing. The MMC comprises of sub-modules (SM) connected in series and can provide higher voltage levels. The dc-ac power conversion through MMC is done through grid forming (GFM) control to regulate voltage magnitude and frequency. In the GFM mode of operation, power converters are susceptible to low-order voltage and frequency oscillations and instability. This paper presents an Andronov-Hopf oscillator (AHO) based virtual oscillator (VO) control for MMC with dual voltage and current control to address such issues. The modulation scheme includes rule-based SM voltage balancing to maintain SM capacitor voltages. The simulation results show the stable operation of the MMC through load variations.