Chapter 22
High-Voltage Direct Current Transmission System
22.1 Introduction 22-1
22.2 Current Source Converter–Based Classical HVDC System 22-5
Description of Classical HVDC • Operation of the HVDC System
22.3 HVDC with Voltage Source Converters 22-12
Description of HVDC with Voltage Source Converter • PWM Technology
References 22-19
George G. Karady
Arizona State University
Géza Joós
McGill University
22.1 Introduction
High-voltage direct current (HVDC) energy transmission was developed in the late 1920s, and the first commercial HVDC submarine cable started operation in 1954. This system used mercury-arc valves, which required constant maintenance and rebuilding. With the development of the high-voltage and high-power thyristors in the early ...
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