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The ABCs of HVDC transmission technologies

M.P. Bahrman, +1 more
- 12 Mar 2007 - 
- Vol. 5, Iss: 2, pp 32-44
TLDR
An overview of high voltage direct current systems and applications is presented in this paper, where the favorable economics of long-distance bulk-power transmission with HVDC together with its controllability make it an interesting alternative or complement to AC transmission.
Abstract
An overview of high voltage direct current systems and applications is presented in this paper. The favorable economics of long-distance bulk-power transmission with HVDC together with its controllability make it an interesting alternative or complement to AC transmission. The higher voltage levels, mature technology, and new converter designs have significantly increased the interest in HVDC transmission and expanded the range of applications

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Circuit topologies, modeling, control schemes, and applications of modular multilevel converters

TL;DR: A review of the latest achievements of modular multilevel converters regarding the mentioned research topics, new applications, and future trends is presented in this article, where the authors present several attractive features such as a modular structure, the capability of transformer-less operation, easy scalability in terms of voltage and current, low expense for redundancy and fault tolerant operation, high availability, utilization of standard components, and excellent quality of the output waveforms.
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Dynamic Performance of a Modular Multilevel Back-to-Back HVDC System

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a phase-disposition (PD) sinusoidal pulsewidth modulation (SPWM) switching strategy for the operation of an MMC-HVDC system.
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Modular Multilevel Converters for HVDC Applications: Review on Converter Cells and Functionalities

TL;DR: In this article, the principle of modularity is used to derive the different multilevel voltage and current source converter topologies for high-power dc systems, where the derived converter cells are treated as building blocks and are contributing to the modularity of the system.
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HVDC Circuit Breakers: A Review Identifying Future Research Needs

TL;DR: In this article, the authors summarize the literature of the last two decades on technology areas that are relevant to HVDC breakers and compare the mainly 20+ years old, state-of-the-art, state of-the art HVD-C CBs to the new HVDc technology, existing discrepancies become evident.
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HVDC WITH VOLTAGE SOURCE CONVERTERS AND EXTRUDED CABLES FOR UP TO ±300 kV AND 1000 MW

TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented the development in four major technical areas: IGBT valves, DC cable system, main circuit of converter station and control system, and showed the capability of the cable system and laying depth larger than 2000 m.
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A Refined HVDC Control System

TL;DR: In this article, the requirements for future installations will sometimes be difficult to fulfill with the existing control system, which may be the case when the HVDC transmission is connected to a very weak ac network or to a generator station with large variations in frequency.