• DocumentCode
    3308189
  • Title

    A Short History of the Pacific HVDC Intertie

  • Author

    Litzenberger, Wayne

  • Author_Institution
    Bonneville Power Adm., Vancouver, WA
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    Oct. 29 2006-Nov. 1 2006
  • Firstpage
    24
  • Lastpage
    27
  • Abstract
    The development of the Pacific HVDC Intertie (PDCI) is traced from inception in the 1960s to present day. The PDCI has undergone a number of changes and upgrades over the 36 years since its construction. The changes in the PDCI mirror the advances in HVDC technology and renovated the southern converter station at Sylmar completely replacing nearly all of the converter equipment with modern high power converters over that period
  • Keywords
    HVDC power convertors; HVDC power transmission; substations; HVDC technology; HVDC transmission; PDCI; Pacific HVDC intertie; Sylmar; high power converters; renovation; southern converter station; Earthquakes; HVDC transmission; History; Insulation testing; Insulator testing; Power transmission lines; Thyristors; Transformers; Valves; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Systems Conference and Exposition, 2006. PSCE '06. 2006 IEEE PES
  • Conference_Location
    Atlanta, GA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0177-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1-4244-0178-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PSCE.2006.296243
  • Filename
    4075712