Development of a thyristor valve for next generation 500 kV HVDC transmission systems

Author

Hasegawa, T. ; Yamaji, K. ; Irokawa, H. ; Shirahama, Hirokatsu ; Tanaka, C. ; Akabane, K.

Author_Institution

Kansai Electr. Power Co. Inc., Osaka, Japan

Volume

11

Issue

4

fYear

1996

fDate

10/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1783

Lastpage

1788

Abstract

A high voltage thyristor valve is the basic component of an HVDC transmission system. Development of a 500 kV valve for next generation HVDC transmission systems is described. First, the power loss of the valve is analyzed to decide a reasonable wafer size for the light-triggered thyristor. From these results, a six inch diameter wafer size is selected. A light-triggered thyristor, with ratings of 8 kV and 3.5 kA, is developed using the six inch wafer. The design of the valve employing the thyristor and test results with a prototype valve prove that a 500 kV valve can be realized by this design method

Keywords

HVDC power convertors; HVDC power transmission; design engineering; power transmission; thyristor convertors; 3.5 kA; 500 kV; 6 in; 8 kV; HVDC transmission systems; design method; light-triggered thyristor; power loss; ratings; test results; thyristor valve development; wafer size; Design methodology; HVDC transmission; Integrated circuit interconnections; Power system interconnection; Propagation losses; Prototypes; Testing; Thyristors; Valves; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8977

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/61.544258

Filename

544258