Control of capacitor commutated converters in long cable HVDC-transmission

Author

Meisingset, M. ; Golé, A.M.

Author_Institution

Manitoba Univ., Winnipeg, Man., Canada

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

962

Abstract

HVDC transmission over long distances is becoming more common, partly due to the deregulated environment in the electricity industry. The capacitor commutated converter (CCC) is a new type of HVDC converter topology which shows promise for use in long distance transmission via cables. This technology is, thus, a potential candidate for use in HVDC transmission across large bodies of water. Several HVDC-connections with cable lengths of about 600 km are currently in the planning stage in Northern Europe. This paper proposes two possible control options for such extremely long cable HVDC-connections. The suitability of these control alternatives in a CCC-inverter based HVDC-scheme terminating in a weak AC-network, is investigated using electromagnetic transient simulation

Keywords

HVDC power convertors; HVDC power transmission; capacitor switching; commutation; power transmission control; 600 km; Europe; capacitor commutated converter control; computer simulation; deregulated environment; electricity industry; electromagnetic transient simulation; long cable HVDC-transmission; Capacitance; Capacitors; HVDC transmission; Inverters; Power markets; Student members; Thyristors; Topology; Valves; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Engineering Society Winter Meeting, 2001. IEEE

Conference_Location

Columbus, OH

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6672-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PESW.2001.917003

Filename

917003