“…When considering the supplementary control design of HVDC links to enhance the stability of AC/DC power systems, some previous researches [10,12,14] represent the active power modulation of HVDC links as a reduced first-order inertial model, of which the equivalent time constant is assumed to be exactly known. However, the parameter uncertainties and high order dynamics without modeling of the actual HVDC systems may make this equivalent time constant time-varying or state-dependent, namely, the equivalent time constant is not exactly known, but only of known sign and bounds.…”