An Overview of Self-Commutating Converters and Their Application in Transmission and Distribution

Author

Liu, Y.H. ; Zhang, R.H. ; Arrillaga, J. ; Watson, N.R.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Inf. Eng., Inner Mongolia Univ. of Technol., Huhehote

fYear

2005

fDate

2005

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

7

Abstract

In the past two decades, the development of the FACTS technology has produced high power forced-commutated converters of high reliability and control flexibility. These developments have now permeated the DC transmission area with the acceptance of the HVDC Light technology and new converter concepts are continually being proposed. This paper provides a critical overview of the state of the art of large power high voltage conversion with reference to potential applications in the power transmission and distribution areas

Keywords

AC-DC power convertors; HVDC power convertors; HVDC power transmission; commutation; distribution networks; flexible AC transmission systems; switching convertors; DC transmission; FACTS technology; HVDC; high-power forced-commutated converters; power distribution; power switches; power transmission; self-commutating AC-DC converters; Application software; Controllability; Force control; HVDC transmission; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Power semiconductor switches; Power transmission; Switching converters; Thyristors; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exhibition: Asia and Pacific, 2005 IEEE/PES

Conference_Location

Dalian

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9114-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TDC.2005.1546792

Filename

1546792