Parallel-cascaded tapping station

One of mankind´s greatest modern challenges is poverty alleviation. The provision of electricity can greatly assist in this regard H. Khatib (1998). The tapping of small amounts of power from an HVDC transmission line represents a solution to the above problem especially in rural areas. The work conducted to facilitate the publishing of this paper was divided into two phases namely, a technical feasibility study and an economic viability study. This paper addresses the technical feasibility of tapping small amounts of power from HVDC transmission lines. The paper analyses the dynamic characteristics of the parallel-cascaded tapping station. The results obtained clearly indicate that the parallel-cascaded tapping station proves to be a viable solution to tapping small amounts of power from an HVDC transmission line. A future paper will address the economic feasibility of tapping small amounts of power from HVDC transmission lines.