scholarly journals A Review of LCC-HVDC and VSC-HVDC Technologies and Applications

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oluwafemi Emmanuel Oni ◽  
Kamati I. Mbangula ◽  
Innocent E. Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Direct Current ◽  
Transmission Lines ◽  
Voltage Source ◽  
Voltage Source Converter ◽  
High Voltage Direct Current ◽  
Operational Characteristics ◽  
Current Transmission ◽  
Converter Topologies ◽  
Control Capability ◽  
Ac Transmission

High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) systems has been an alternative method of transmitting electric power from one location to another with some inherent advantages over AC transmission systems. The efficiency and rated power carrying capacity of direct current transmission lines highly depends on the converter used in transforming the current from one form to another (AC to DC and vice versa). A well configured converter reduces harmonics, increases power transfer capabilities, and reliability in that it offers high tolerance to fault along the line. Different HVDC converter topologies have been proposed, built and utilised all over the world. The two dominant types are the line commutated converter LCC and the voltage source converter VSC. This review paper evaluates these two types of converters, their operational characteristics, power rating capability, control capability and losses. The balance of the paper addresses their applications, advantages, limitations and latest developments with these technologies.

scholarly journals Improved Two-Level Voltage Source Converter for High-Voltage Direct Current Transmission Systems

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1670-1686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grain Philip Adam ◽  
Ibrahim Abdelsalam ◽  
John Edward Fletcher ◽  
Lie Xu ◽  
Graeme M. Burt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Voltage ◽  
Direct Current ◽  
Voltage Source ◽  
Voltage Source Converter ◽  
Transmission Systems ◽  
High Voltage Direct Current ◽  
Current Transmission

scholarly journals Fault Characteristics and Control Strategies of Multiterminal High Voltage Direct Current Transmission Based on Modular Multilevel Converter

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fei Chang ◽  
Zhongping Yang ◽  
Yi Wang ◽  
Fei Lin ◽  
Shihui Liu
Keyword(s):  
High Voltage ◽  
Direct Current ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Voltage Source ◽  
Voltage Source Converter ◽  
Modular Multilevel Converter ◽  
Multilevel Converter ◽  
High Voltage Direct Current ◽  
Current Transmission

The modular multilevel converter (MMC) is an emerging voltage source converter topology suitable for multiterminal high voltage direct current transmission based on modular multilevel converter (MMC-MTDC). This paper presents fault characteristics of MMC-MTDC including submodule fault, DC line fault, and fault ride-through of wind farm integration. Meanwhile, the corresponding protection strategies are proposed. The correctness and effectiveness of the control strategies are verified by establishing a three-terminal MMC-MTDC system under the PSCAD/EMTDC electromagnetic transient simulation environment.

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