MMC(modular multilevel converter)contains a large number of switching elements,which brings a huge computational burden to the electromagnetic transient simulation.For this problem,this paper proposes a rapid simulation method for full-bridge sub-module MMC based on bridge arm equivalent capacitance.A modeling method for arm equivalent circuit under normal working state,blocking state and full state was developed,and a simulation model was developed which can accurately simulate electromagnetic transient response of the full bridge MMC.On PSCAD/EMTDC platform,a two-terminal MMC-based DC grid test system was constructed to validate its feasibility.Additionally,the model was compared with the Thevenin equivalent model.The results confirm the accuracy and ef-ficiency of the proposed simulation.
DC power gridmodular multilevel converterbridge arm equivalenceelectromagnetic transient