On the short circuit current contribution of HVDC Light

Author

Jiang-Häfner, Y. ; Hyttinen, M. ; Pääjärvi, B.

Author_Institution

Power Syst., ABB Utilities AB, Sweden

Volume

3

fYear

2002

fDate

6-10 Oct. 2002

Firstpage

1926

Abstract

Voltage source converter (VSC) based HVDC transmission systems are available in the market for power rated between a few MVA to a few 100s of MVA. The new system results in many application opportunities, and new applications in turn bring up new issues of concern. This paper presents a comprehensive investigation on one of the concerned issues, which is the contribution of HVDC Light to short circuit currents. Different AC network conditions, load conditions and fault types are considered under different operation conditions and control modes. Results from simulations with complete control functions as in real systems are presented and discussed. The associated control and protection strategy is also discussed. Finally, a comparison is provided between the HVDC Light and conventional HVDC, the SVC and the STATCOM regarding the impact on the short circuit current.

Keywords

HVDC power convertors; HVDC power transmission; power transmission control; power transmission faults; short-circuit currents; AC network conditions; HVDC Light; HVDC transmission systems; STATCOM; SVC; complete control functions; control modes; control strategy; extruded DC cables; fault types; load conditions; operation conditions; protection strategy; short circuit current contribution; voltage source converter; Circuit faults; Feedback control; HVDC transmission; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Power conversion; Pulse width modulation converters; Reactive power control; Short circuit currents; Tracking loops; Voltage control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exhibition 2002: Asia Pacific. IEEE/PES

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7525-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TDC.2002.1177753

Filename

1177753