The invention discloses a
hybrid modular multilevel converter (MMC) based on assistance of a
thyristor commutation circuit, which is characterized in that on the basis of the
hybrid MMC, a series half-bridge sub-module in each bridge arm is connected in parallel with a
thyristor branch (consisting of a plurality of thyristors connected in series), one end of the
thyristor branch is connected to an adjacent
direct current side, and the other end of the thyristor
branch is connected to an adjacent
direct current side. And the other end is connected with the junction of the half-bridge sub-module and the full-bridge sub-module, and is connected with a direct-current line after being sequentially connected in series with a quick mechanical switch and a load
transfer switch on the direct-current side. After a direct-current short-circuit fault occurs, a fault current path can be rapidly and dynamically adjusted, so that the half-bridge sub-module and the full-bridge sub-module can participate in removing the direct-current fault current. According to the method, the fault current clearing speed of the
hybrid MMC can be remarkably improved, and the requirement for a full-bridge sub-module is reduced. Therefore, the cost and the loss of the hybrid MMC are lower than those of a conventional hybrid MMC. In addition, the half-bridge sub-module also participates in direct-current fault removal and
energy absorption, so that the
overvoltage problem of the full-bridge sub-module is also effectively relieved.