Abstract：In order to reduce the undesired impacts and damages on the VSC-HVDC system and the connected AC system during the startup and re-startup procedures, appropriate startup control strategy should be dedicatedly designed. Charging the DC capacitor voltage to the preset value quickly is the fundamental of the subsequent control strategy. In this paper, a two-stage self startup procedure is proposed for VSC-HVDC system consisting of two-level and diode-clamped three-level converters. During the first stage, the resistors are inserted to limit the current during the charging. If the DC voltage can not reach the preset value after predetermined time, the startup procedure switches to the second stage and the capacitors will be further charged with a DC voltage controller. The startup procedure completes till the DC link voltage reaches the preset value and then the converters are ready to change from the startup mode to the normal operating mode. In addition, a new control strategy is proposed for the startup of the passive network and the AC system suffered from black out. With the proposed control strategy, the inrush currents during the energization of the transformers and the overvoltage during the closure of the long overhead transmission lines can be suppressed. Simulation results verify the feasibility of the proposed startup procedures.
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