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Dunya Sh. Wais
Mustansiriyah University
Electrical & Electronics Engineering

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Analyzing the ability of capacitor energy in a modular multilevel converter to support inertia in an AC system Dunya Sh. Wais; Huda A. Abbood
International Journal of Applied Power Engineering (IJAPE) Vol 15, No 2: June 2026
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/ijape.v15.i2.pp646-662

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Flexible DC transmission systems based on modular multilevel converters have the potential to support the inertia of AC power grids by using sub-module capacitor energy storage. However, existing studies generally believe that the inertia provided by flexible DC systems is limited by their energy storage time constants, which is weaker than that of synchronous motors, and lacks quantitative indicators to measure their support strength. Introducing the flexible-DC equivalent inertia constant (FDEIC) as a precise metric for assessing inertia support under different management schemes, this research presents a new analytical framework based on frequency responses. Results show that the inertial response is influenced by control bandwidth, DC-voltage dynamics, and circulating-current behaviour. A more generalized multi-terminal FDEIC is created to account for the impact of raised total capacitor energy, and the theory is further expanded to cover DC grids with more than one terminal. A three-terminal flexible DC grid simulation model is built in the PSCAD environment, and the simulation results verify the effectiveness of the proposed quantitative analysis method.
Co-Authors Huda A. Abbood