AC Grid with Embedded VSC-HVDC for Secure and Efficient Power Delivery

Author

Pan, Jiuping ; Nuqui, Reynaldo ; Srivastava, Kailash ; Jonsson, Tomas ; Holmberg, Per ; Hafner, Ying-Jiang

Author_Institution

ABB Corp. Res., Raleigh, NC

fYear

2008

fDate

17-18 Nov. 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Increased bulk power transactions in competitive energy markets together with large scale integration of renewable energy sources are posing challenges to high-voltage transmission systems. Environmental constraints and energy efficiency requirements also have significant effects on future transmission infrastructure development. This paper reviews the recent development in HVDC technologies and discusses the needs of the hybrid AC/DC grid structure for future power systems with focus on VSC-HVDC applications in meshed AC grid. It has also been recognized that hybrid AC/DC transmission system together with the wide area measurement system (WAMS) could effectively manage the overall power grid operation security and efficiency under uncertain supply and demand conditions.

Keywords

HVDC power convertors; HVDC power transmission; power grids; power markets; power system measurement; power system security; renewable energy sources; supply and demand; AC grid; VSC-HVDC technologies; energy markets; hybrid AC/DC transmission system; power delivery; power grid security; power transactions; renewable energy sources; supply and demand; system security; voltage source converters; wide area measurement system; Energy efficiency; Energy management; HVDC transmission; Hybrid power systems; Large scale integration; Power system management; Power system measurements; Power system security; Renewable energy resources; Wide area measurements; HVDC transmission; Transmission expansion; VSC-HVDC; security and efficiency of power delivery system; wide area measurement system;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Energy 2030 Conference, 2008. ENERGY 2008. IEEE

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2850-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2851-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ENERGY.2008.4781042

Filename

4781042