The invention discloses a multifunctional power distribution net flexible grounding device and a control method. The device is arranged on the side of an
electricity generator and a power distributionnetwork
transformer secondary side or a power distribution network
busbar side; the device comprises a three-
phase converter and a controllable switch, and the neutral point of the three-
phase converter can be grounded through the controllable switch; the device works in the reactive compensation mode under the normal condition, when a single-phase grounding fault of the power distribution net happens, the controllable switch is closed, the device injects zero-frequency / common mode current or
zero frequency / common mode
voltage into a power distribution network three-phase circuit so as to achieve the purposes of single-phase grounding fault
arc extinction and fault positioning, and the reactive compensation, single-phase grounding fault
arc extinction and fault positioning functions can be enabled at the same time. The reactive compensation, circuit grounding parameter measurement,
arc extinction, fault line selection, positioning and other functions can be integrated into the same device, the reactive compensation function can be normally enabled while the single-phase grounding arc
extinction, single-phase
grounding line selection, positioning and other functions are achieved, and multiple purposes of the device are truly achieved.