As the control system of Voltage Source Converter HVDC(VSC-HVDC) is very complex, its resistance to fault is poor. It’s necessary to do research on the protection of VSC-HVDC. This paper analyzes the structural characteristics and zero-mode network of VSC-HVDC, and proposes a single-end protection further. The proposed method needs only single-end zero-mode current which is obtained by integrating the sum of negative pole and positive pole currents. And the amplitude is used to distinguish internal single-pole-to-ground fault. The method applies to three-phase two-level VSC-HVDC system at positive and negative pole symmetrical operation status. The algorithm is very simple and implemented in time domain, needs fewer amount of computations, and its sampling frequency is lower. The PSCAD is used for fault simulation. Simulation results show that the proposed protection principle can find the internal single-pole-to-ground fault reliably and rapidly.