AC vs. DC distribution: Maximum transfer capability

Author

Starke, Michael ; Li, Fangxing ; Tolbert, Leon M. ; Ozpineci, Burak

Author_Institution

Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

fYear

2008

fDate

20-24 July 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Many studies comparing AC and DC systems have focused on efficiency, stability, and controllability, but have not compared the maximum transfer capability. In this paper, the maximum transfer capability of an AC system and two DC systems, one with two lines and another with three, is determined through the continuation power flow method and compared. The results reveal that significant gains can be achieved by moving to a DC system with three lines.

Keywords

power system simulation; transmission networks; AC distribution; DC distribution; continuation power flow method; maximum transfer capability; power system modeling; three line DC system; Communication system control; Controllability; Load flow; Marine vehicles; Power generation; Power system modeling; Power system protection; Power systems; Stability; Voltage; DC power systems; continuation power flow method; maximum power transfer; power distribution; power system modeling;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power and Energy Society General Meeting - Conversion and Delivery of Electrical Energy in the 21st Century, 2008 IEEE

Conference_Location

Pittsburgh, PA

ISSN

1932-5517

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1905-0

Electronic_ISBN

1932-5517

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PES.2008.4596730

Filename

4596730