Application aspects of multiterminal DC power transmission

Author

Long, W.F. ; Reeve, J. ; McNichol, J.R. ; Holland, M.S. ; Taisne, J.P. ; Lemay, J. ; Lorden, D.J.

Author_Institution

Wisconsin Univ., Madison, WI, USA

Volume

5

Issue

4

fYear

1990

fDate

10/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2084

Lastpage

2098

Abstract

Four practical multiterminal DC systems are described. Two are already in commercial operation: Nelson River (double-bipole four-terminal), and Sardinia-Corsica-Italy (two-terminal monopolar tapped to become three-terminal). Two others are expansions of existing systems and are under construction: Pacific HVDC (high-voltage DC) Intertie (bipolar four-terminal) and Hydro-Quebec/New England (bipolar five-terminal). All of the systems are able to shift to a stable operating point following a disturbance (e.g., loss of a converter station). Application aspects of each system are presented, with emphasis on the attention required to make each system practical

Keywords

DC power transmission; Hydro-Quebec/New England; Nelson River; Pacific HVDC Intertie; Sardinia-Corsica-Italy; bipolar five-terminal; bipolar four-terminal; double-bipole four-terminal; multiterminal DC power transmission; three-terminal; two-terminal monopolar tapped; HVDC transmission; History; Inverters; Power system planning; Power transmission; Rectifiers; Rivers; Samarium; Turning; Voltage control;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8977

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/61.103704

Filename

103704