IP Library Granted Patent US 12676543
Granted Patent B2
US 12676543 · App. 18/725,653 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Zero-sequence current suppression method and device, converter and wind generating set

Inventor: Jinpeng Wang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: GOLDWIND SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
H02M1/007H02M5/42
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Patent No.
US 12676543
App. No.
18/725,653
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A zero-sequence current suppression method and device, a converter and a wind turbine are provided. The converter comprises N converter units connected in parallel, N being a positive integer greater than or equal to 2. The zero-sequence current suppression method comprises: obtaining a zero-sequence current in each of N−1 converter units among the N converter units; synchronizing pulse width modulation PWM control signals of all rectifiers in the N converter units and synchronizing PWM control signals of all inverters in the N converter units, to suppress high-frequency components of zero-sequence currents in the N converter units; and performing PI regulation by using the zero-sequence currents of the N−1 converter units and zero-sequence current reference values of the N−1 converter units, to suppress low frequency components of the zero-sequence currents in the N converter units.

Claims (37)

1 . A zero-sequence current suppression method for a converter, wherein the converter comprises N converter units connected in parallel, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2, and the method comprises:

obtaining a zero-sequence current in each of N−1 converter units among the N converter units;

synchronizing pulse width modulation PWM control signals of all rectifiers in the N converter units and synchronizing PWM control signals of all inverters in the N converter units, to suppress high-frequency components of zero-sequence currents in the N converter units; and

performing PI regulation by using the zero-sequence currents of the N−1 converter units and zero-sequence current reference values of the N−1 converter units, to suppress low frequency components of the zero-sequence currents in the N converter units.

2 . The zero-sequence current suppression method of the converter according to claim 1 , wherein the performing PI regulation by using the zero-sequence currents of the N−1 converter units and zero-sequence current reference values of the N−1 converter units, to suppress low frequency components of the zero-sequence currents in the N converter units comprises:

performing the PI regulation by using the zero-sequence currents of the N−1 converter units and zero-sequence current reference values of the N−1 converter units, to obtain voltage control components for controllers in respective ones of the N−1 converter units; and

controlling, based on the voltage control components, PWM controllers of the inverters in the respective converter units, to suppress the low-frequency components of the zero-sequence currents in the N converter units.

3 . The zero-sequence current suppression method of the converter according to claim 1 , wherein DC buses in each of the N converter units are independent from each other.

4 . The zero-sequence current suppression method of the converter according to claim 1 , wherein for each of the N−1 converter units, the zero-sequence current is obtained by calculating from an input current of a rectifier of the converter unit.

5 . The zero-sequence current suppression method of the converter according to claim 1 , wherein

among the N converter units,

PWM controllers of rectifiers in adjacent ones of the converter units communicate with each other through optical fiber connection, and

PWM controllers of inverters in adjacent ones of the converter units communicate with each other through optical fiber connection.

6 . The zero-sequence current suppression method of the converter according to claim 5 , wherein PWM control signals of all rectifiers in the N converter units are synchronized through clock synchronization and, PWM control signals of all inverters in the N converter units are synchronized through clock synchronization.

7 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores instructions or programs, and implements the following steps when the instructions or programs are executed by a processor:

obtaining a zero-sequence current in each of N−1 converter units among the N converter units;

synchronizing pulse width modulation PWM control signals of all rectifiers in the N converter units and synchronizing PWM control signals of all inverters in the N converter units, to suppress high-frequency components of zero-sequence currents in the N converter units; and

performing PI regulation by using the zero-sequence currents of the N−1 converter units and zero-sequence current reference values of the N−1 converter units, to suppress low frequency components of the zero-sequence currents in the N converter units.

8 . A zero-sequence current suppression apparatus, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing a computer program, wherein

the processor, when executing the computer program, is configured to:

obtain a zero-sequence current in each of N−1 converter units among N converter units connected in parallel in a converter;

synchronize PWM control signals of all rectifiers in the N converter units and synchronize PWM control signals of all inverters in the N converter units, to suppress high-frequency components of the zero-sequence currents in the N converter units; and

perform PI regulation by using the zero-sequence currents of the N−1 converter units and zero-sequence current reference values of the N−1 converter units, to suppress low frequency components of the zero-sequence currents in the N converter units.

9 . A converter, comprising

the zero-sequence current suppression apparatus according to claim 8 .

10 . A wind turbine, comprising the converter according to claim 9 .

11 . The zero-sequence current suppression apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

perform the PI regulation by using the zero-sequence currents of the N−1 converter units and zero-sequence current reference values of the N−1 converter units, to obtain voltage control components for controllers in respective ones of the N−1 converter units; and

control, based on the voltage control components, PWM controllers of the inverters in the respective converter units, to suppress the low-frequency components of the zero-sequence currents in the N converter units.

12 . The zero-sequence current suppression apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein DC buses in each of the N converter units are independent from each other.

13 . The zero-sequence current suppression apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein for each of the N−1 converter units, the zero-sequence current is obtained by calculating from an input current of a rectifier of the converter unit.

14 . The zero-sequence current suppression apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein among the N converter units,

PWM controllers of rectifiers in adjacent ones of the converter units communicate with each other through optical fiber connection, and

PWM controllers of inverters in adjacent ones of the converter units communicate with each other through optical fiber connection.

15 . The zero-sequence current suppression apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein PWM control signals of all rectifiers in the N converter units are synchronized through clock synchronization and, PWM control signals of all inverters in the N converter units are synchronized through clock synchronization.