A review of Geomagnetic Disturbance (GMD) effects in Manitoba

Author

Chandrasena, Waruna ; Shelemy, S. ; Jacobson, David

Author_Institution

Syst. Planning Dept., Manitoba Hydro, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

fYear

2013

fDate

21-25 July 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

This paper describes Manitoba Hydro´s over 20 years of experience with monitoring, investigating, and mitigating GIC effects in the high voltage transmission network. A summary of GIC events captured using the EPRI SUNBURST monitoring system is presented. This includes the peak season of solar cycle 23 and the ongoing solar cycle 24. Several strategies adopted for mitigating GIC effects and a summary of research & development initiatives sponsored by Manitoba Hydro are also discussed.

Keywords

electromagnetic induction; electromagnetic interference; geomagnetism; hydroelectric power stations; transmission networks; EPRI SUNBURST monitoring system; Manitoba hydroelectric power; geomagnetic disturbance effect; high voltage transmission network; solar cycle; Circuit faults; Harmonic analysis; Load modeling; Monitoring; Power transmission lines; Reactive power; Static VAr compensators; Geomagnetic Disturbance (GMD); Geomagnetically Induced Current (GIC); Reactive Power; Transformer; Transmission lines;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PES), 2013 IEEE

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

ISSN

1944-9925

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PESMG.2013.6672518

Filename

6672518