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DEPARTAMENTO DE
INGENIERA ELCTRICA
Quito-Ecuador
carlos.gallardo@epn.edu.ec
HIGH-VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT TRANSMISSION
2015
HIGH-VOLTAGE DIRECT-CURRENT TRANSMISSION.
CONTENTS
1: Introduction to HVDC.
3: HVDC Converters.
CONTENTS
1: Introduction to HVDC.
3: HVDC Converters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-voltage_direct_current
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Major HVDC Systems in Operation (1980).
Systen and Year Operationatol Capacity DC Voltage, kV Length of Route, km Value Type Six Bridge kV Pulse
,MW Rating kA
Gotland, Sweeden, 1954 20 (1954) 100 98 (cable) Mercury arc and 50 0,2
30 (1970) thyristor
Cross-Chanel, England-France, 1961 160 + 100 65 (cable) Mercury arc 100 0,8
Volgograd-Dombass, U.S.S.R., 1962 750 + 400 472 (overhead) Mercury arc 100 0,9
Konti-skan Denmark-Sweden, 1965 250 + 250 95 (overhead) Mercury arc 125 1.0
85 (cable)
New Zaland, 1965 600 + 250 567 (overhead) Mercury Arc 125 1.2
120 (cable)
Sardinia- Italy, 1965 200 200 290 (overhead) Mercury Arc 100 1.0
120 (cable)
Vancouver Stage III, Canada, 1968/69 312 +260 41 (overhead) Mercury Arc 130 1,2
32 (cable)
Nelson River Bipole I, Canada, 810 (1973) +150 890(overhead) Mercury arc 150 1.8
1973/75 -300
1080 + 360
(1975)
Kingsnort, England, 1975 640 + 266 82 (cable) Mercury arc 133 1.2
3 substationns)
Cabora Bassa, Mozambique, South 960 + 266 1410 (overhead) Thyristor, oil-cooled 133 1.8
Africa, 1975 and insulated
Nelson River Bipole I, 1620 + 450 890 (overhead) Mercury Arc 150 1.8
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Systen and Year Operationatol Capacity DC Voltage, kV Length of Route, km Value Type Six Bridge kV Pulse
,MW Rating kA
Canada, 1975/76 552 (1976 +200 41 (overhead ) Thyristor, air cooled 140 1,72
Vancuver Stages IV and V, Canada, -140 32 (cable) and insulated
1976/78 +260 (winter)
Tri-States, U.S. 1976 792 (1978) -280 0 Thyristor, air cooled 25 2.0
(winter) and insulated
100 50
Cabora-Bassa 1440 +266 1410 (overhead) Thyristor, air cooled 133 1,8
(1977) -533 and insulated
Square Butte, U.S., 1977 500 + 250 745 (overhead) Thyristor, air cooled 125 1.0
and insulated
Skagerrak, Norway-Denmark, 1976/77 500 + 250 100 (overhead) Thyristor, air cooled 125 1.0
130 (cable) and insulated
EPRI Compact Substation, 100U.S., 100 100(400 kV to 0.6 (cable) Mercury Arc 50 1.0
1978 ground)
CU, U.S., 1978 1000 + 400 656 (overhead) Thyristor, air cooled 200 1.25
and insulated
Inga-Shaba, Zaire, StageI, 1976 560 + 500 1700 (overhead) Thyristor, air cooled 250 0,56
and insulated
Nelson River Bipole 2, Canada, + 250 + 250 920 (overhead) Thyristor, air cooled 125 1.8
1978/81 + 500 and insulated
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High-Volatge Direct-Cvurrent Transmission
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Convertidores.
Potencial mismo
Este puente se puede utilizar fase conduce
en una red de alterna sin
transformador tericamente
desfasados 120 elctricos
Commutation process explained. When just valves 1 and 2 are conducting, the DC
voltage is formed from two of the three phase voltages. During the overlap period
the DC voltage is formed from all three phase voltages.
L transformador 0
L alisado
Circuito intermedio:
Elementos de filtrado del V
y I que entrega el
rectificador.
C reduce efecto ripple
(rizado) del V.
L acumuladores
inductivos, reducen rizado I
Id=Ud/Rc =1.35UL
D1 y D2 Devuelven energa
al ondulador
Inversin de velocidad se
hace sobre la electrnica
de control
CONTENTS
1: Introduction to HVDC.
3: HVDC Converters.
Total cost/distance
CONTENTS
1: Introduction to HVDC.
3: HVDC Converters.
Three-phase full-wave (Graetz) bridge rectifier circuit using thyristors as the switching
elements.
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Rectificador Trifsico Controlado.
Valve voltage and current for inverter operation with =20 and =20
A 12-pulse HVDC converter using mercury arc valves, with a bypass valve and bypass switch
across each of the two 6-pulse bridges
A twelve-pulse thyristor converter for Pole 2 of the HVDC Inter-Island between the
North and South Islands of New Zealand.
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HVDC Converters
One method of generating the PWM pulse train corresponding to a given signal is the intersective PWM:
the signal (here the red sinewave) is compared with a sawtooth waveform (blue). When the latter is less
than the former, the PWM signal (magenta) is in high state (1). Otherwise it is in the low state (0).
A bank of six 2000 A thyristors (white disks arranged in a row at top, and seen edge-on)
CONTENTS
1: Introduction to HVDC.
3: HVDC Converters.
A Monopolar link
A Bipolar Link
The homopolar link has two or more conductors, all having the
same polarity (usually negative), and always operates with ground
return. This is advantageous since on fault the entire converters
can be connected to the remaining nonfaulted conductor or
conductors.
A Homopolar Link
A block diagram of a bipolar HVDC transmission system, between two stations designated A and B. AC
represents an alternating current network CON represents a converter valve,
either rectifier or inverter, TR represents a power transformer DCTL is the direct-current transmission
line conductor, DCL is a direct-current filter inductor.
BP represents a bypass switch, and PM represent power factor correction and harmonic filter networks
required at both ends of the link. The DC transmission line may be very short in a back-to-back link, or
extend hundreds of miles (km) overhead, underground or underwater. One conductor of the DC line
may be replaced by connections to earth ground.
Long distance HVDC lines carrying hydroelectricity from Canada's Nelson river to
this converter station where it is converted to AC for use in southern Manitoba's grid
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High-Voltage Direct-Current Transmission.
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High-Voltage Direct-Current Transmission.
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HIGH-VOLTAGE DIRECT-CURRENT TRANSMISSION.
CONTENTS
1: Introduction to HVDC.
3: HVDC Converters.
For the same amount of power transmitted over the same size
conductors, line losses are smaller with DC than with AC.
Neglecting ac skin effect, AC line losses are 33 percent greater
than DC line losses.
Note that even though the power transfer is the same, line is
simpler and cheaper, with two conductors as opposed to three. This
leads to requiring two-thirds of the insulators that would be
required for the ac line.
Show that the DC line will not only have two conductors instead of
three for the AC line, but in addition the insultion level will only 87
percent of that of the ac line.
Thus the DC line will not only have two conductors instead of three,
the insulation level will only be 87 percent of that of the ac line.
The previous examples clearly deal with two extreme cases, savings
in the line loss are achieved while maintaining equal insulation
level.
The result of Example indicates that a saving (reduction) in line losses results
in an increase in the required voltage (insulation level), assuming
insulation levels as the reference.
Variation of Insulation Ratio with Loss Ratio for Equal Power Transfer
= 2
1
= =0.707
2
Radio interference and corona losses during foul weather are lower
in the DC case than in the AC case.
Ferranti effect
In AC lines, It is not feasible to close both ends at exactly the same instant. Clearly this difficulty
is avoided in DC lines.