Prospects of Voltage-Sourced Converters (VSC) applications in DC transmission systems

Author

de Oliveira, A.L.P. ; Tibúrcio, C.E. ; Lemes, M.N. ; Retzmann, D.

Author_Institution

Energy Sector - Power Transm. - Power Transm. Solutions (E T PS), Siemens Ltda., São Paulo, Brazil

fYear

2010

fDate

8-10 Nov. 2010

Firstpage

491

Lastpage

495

Abstract

Fundamental changes are affecting the power transmission industry. Markets are being deregulated and liberalized, urbanization is continuing around the world accompanied by a constantly growing demand for energy and renewable energy sources are playing an increasingly important role. For these reasons, new and efficient solutions for power transmission are required. This paper will present the prospects and technology issues of the latest developments in Voltage-Sourced Converters (VSC) for advanced power transmission systems. A new technology Modular Multilevel Converters (MMC) will be described and all the benefits of the VSC for transmission systems enhancement will be highlighted.

Keywords

DC transmission networks; power convertors; DC transmission systems; MMC; VSC; modular multilevel converters; power transmission industry; power transmission systems; renewable energy sources; voltage-sourced converters; HVDC transmission; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Power conversion; Switches; Topology; Grid Access; Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC); Power Electronics; Transmission Systems; Voltage-Sourced Converters (VSC);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition: Latin America (T&D-LA), 2010 IEEE/PES

Conference_Location

Sao Paulo

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0488-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TDC-LA.2010.5762927

Filename

5762927