Overvoltage is a common fault in high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission systems, which directly affects the safe and stable operation of the system. Energy storage system has been widely used in power system because of its fast response speed, high precision and bidirectional energy transmission. As a variable parameter, the low voltage traverse active power coefficient directly affects the overvoltage of commutation failure in HVDC system. In this paper, the influence of transient characteristics and energy storage parameters on commutation failure overvoltage of energy storage system connected to HVDC is analyzed. Based on PSASP simulation, combined with the actual characteristic setting parameters of a power grid in northwest China, the positive correlation between energy storage low-pass active power and transient overvoltage of HVDC system commutating failure is verified by dynamic trajectory sensitivity analysis, and the optimization space of HVDC energy storage system is expanded.