Measurement of the Interactions and Stability of MTDC Systems

Abstract: The small-signal stability of multi-terminal HVDC systems, which is related to the dynamic interactions among different VSCs through the coupling of DC and AC networks, has become one of the important issues for the safety and stable operation of modern power systems. On the other hand, the robust stability theory with {\nu}-gap metric is an effective tool for the stability analysis and synthesis of uncertain feedback systems. In this paper, we combine it with the self-/en-stabilizing coefficients method to measure the relative stability and analyze the stability influence of different paths of interactions in an MTDC system. The stability index is defined to represent the stability margin with respect to different paths of interactions in an MTDC system. A method for calculating the range of uncertain parameters preserving the stability is presented based on the stability criterion. The influence of control parameters on robust stability through interactions among VSCs can be analyzed quantitatively. Extensive examples are given to demonstrate the application and the effectiveness of the proposed method.