DC Grid Control Through the Pilot Voltage Droop Concept—Methodology for Establishing Droop Constants

Abstract

Converter control is an important aspect of voltage-source-converter high-voltage dc (VSC-HVDC) based multi-terminal dc grids. Variants of power drooped against dc voltage control have previously been proposed for this purpose. However, there is at this time no clear methodology available on how to select the size of the droop constants for distributing a power mismatch, following, e.g., a converter trip, on several converters. This paper proposes a methodology for establishing droop constants for a variant of power drooped against dc voltage called pilot voltage droop control. The methodology is derived from the basic control laws in a straight forward fashion and the accuracy is exemplified by time domain simulations in Digsilent's Powerfactory platform.