Power electronics in electric utilities: HVDC power transmission systems

Author

Nozari, Farhad ; Patel, Hasmukh S.

Author_Institution

General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY, USA

Volume

76

Issue

4

fYear

1988

fDate

4/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

495

Lastpage

506

Abstract

Reviews important aspects of high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) power transmission systems. They summarize the history of HVDC transmission and discuss the economic and technical factors responsible for the development of HVDC systems. Terminal design and basic configurations of HVDC systems as well as major equipment of HVDC transmission systems are considered, along with the state-of-the-art technology in equipment construction. Future developments in HVDC transmission systems are dealt with, including promising technologies such as multiterminal configurations, gate-turn-off (GTO) devices, forced commutation converters, and advanced control electronics

Keywords

DC power transmission; commutation; thyristor applications; HVDC power transmission systems; advanced control electronics; economics; electric utilities; equipment construction; forced commutation converters; gate-turn-off; high-voltage direct-current; multiterminal configurations; technical factors; AC generators; Analog-digital conversion; Costs; DC generators; HVDC transmission; History; Power generation; Power industry; Power transmission; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/5.4434

Filename

4434