An evaluation of the HVDC and HVAC transmission economic

Author

Sousa, T. ; dos Santos, Milana Lima ; Jardini, J.A. ; Casolari, Ronaldo Pedro ; Nicola, Geraldo Luiz Costa

Author_Institution

Univ. Fed. of ABC, Santo Andre, Brazil

fYear

2012

fDate

3-5 Sept. 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Different configurations and transmission technologies regarding the geographic distances and the expansion of the electrical system in large countries can be proposed. These technologies must meet the technical criteria considering the minimal cost. The minimal cost solution aims at bringing low tariffs to the final consumer. Accordingly, this paper will present the assessment of the economic limit of HVDC and both HVAC transmission, when issues like the variation of the voltage level (kV), the transmitted power (MW) and the line length (km) are considered.

Keywords

HVDC power transmission; costing; power transmission economics; tariffs; HVAC transmission economic evaluation; HVDC transmission economic evaluation; electrical system expansion; geographic distance; line length; minimal cost solution; power transmission; tariff; voltage level; Conductors; Corona; Economics; HVDC transmission; Maintenance engineering; Poles and towers; Substations; HVAC; HVDC; economic limit; transmissionsystems.;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transmission and Distribution: Latin America Conference and Exposition (T&D-LA), 2012 Sixth IEEE/PES

Conference_Location

Montevideo

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2672-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TDC-LA.2012.6401828

Filename

6401828