Parameter Design Scheme for the embedded Multiport Flexible ac Interconnector

The softly open point (SOP) is a burgeoning technology to deal with the potential voltage violation and feeder congestion issues yielded by the increasing integration of distributed generations (DGs) and various novel loads. Compared with the traditional solution with the back-to-back modular multilevel converters (BTB-MMC), a novel embedded multiport flexible ac interconnector (eM-FACI) is proposed to serve as the SOP for the feeders’ power regulation with light weight, small volume, and low cost. Flexible multi-feeder interconnection can be achieved by using half-bridge submodules instead of full-power MMC stations. However, due to the feeder integration, the eM-FACI’s unique configuration makes the parameter design more complicated than the conventional BTB-MMC. This paper proposes a parameter design scheme for the eM-FACI’s according to the extreme fluctuate power interaction condition. And the extreme case is designed by the current decoupling and the power decoupling between different feeders. The feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method are verified by MATLAB/Simulink.