Literature Review of Circulating Current of Parallel Voltage Source Converters

To increase the power density of voltage source converters (VSC) usually use parallel structures. However, parallel VSC will easily introduce circulating current, which can cause a power efficiency decline. This paper gives a review of the circulating current and the solutions of it. Through the analysis of the principle of circulating current generation and the detail of the solutions, this paper gives an overview of the current research stage of circulating current. The technology can be divided into hardware solutions and software solutions are then analyzed and evaluated.