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Table 3 comparison of inter-cluster balancing methods

From: Inter-cluster voltage balancing control of a delta connected modular multilevel cascaded converter under unbalanced grid voltage

Parameters

Proposed method

Negative sequence current

Zero sequence current

Maximum current flowing in the converter

65A

80A

70A

Maximum current flowing from the converter to the grid

55A

80A

48A

Degree of unbalanced current injected to the grid

13.8%

50%

0%

Switching power losses Ps

0.81Ps

Ps

0.9Ps

Maximum sub-module capacitor voltage variation

±3%

±7%

±10%