POWER ELECTRONICS HANDBOOK, 3rd Edition

31

HVDC Transmission

Vijay K. Sood, Ph.D.

Hydro-Quebec (IREQ), 1800 Lionel Boulet, Varennes, Quebec, Canada

31.1 Introduction

31.1.1 Comparison of AC–DC Transmission

31.1.2 Evaluation of Reliability and Availability Costs

31.1.3 Applications of DC Transmission

31.1.4 Types of HVDC Systems

31.2 Main Components of HVDC Converter Station.

31.2.1 Converter Unit

31.2.2 Converter Transformer

31.2.3 Filters

31.2.4 Reactive Power Source

31.2.5 DC Smoothing Reactor

31.2.6 DC Switchgear

31.2.7 DC Cables

31.3 Analysis of Converter Bridge

31.4 Controls and Protection

31.4.1 Basics of Control for a Two-terminal DC Link

31.4.2 Control Implementation

31.4.3 Control Loops

31.4.4 Hierarchy of DC Controls

31.4.5 Monitoring of Signals

31.4.6 Protection against ...