New synchronous compensators for the Nelson River HVDC system-planning requirements and specification

Author

Thio, C.V. ; Davies, J.B.

Author_Institution

Manitoba Hydro, Winnipeg, Man., Canada

Volume

6

Issue

2

fYear

1991

fDate

4/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

922

Lastpage

928

Abstract

For the first units of the Limestone Generating Station on the Lower Nelson River in northern Manitoba, scheduled to come into service in the fall of 1990, additional VAR compensation equipment is required at the inverter end of the Nelson River HVDC system to accommodate power from Limestone. The authors describe the system requirements of and the overall specification for the synchronous compensators selected to supply the reactive power and voltage support. The purpose of the synchronous compensators is to optimize power delivery by the DC links. Proper specification of parameters for synchronous compensators applied at the terminal of a DC link ensures that the compensators will provide support to the operation of the DC system

Keywords

DC power transmission; compensation; DC links; Limestone Generating Station; Manitoba; Nelson River HVDC system; VAR compensation; power delivery optimisation; reactive power; synchronous compensators; voltage support; Circuits; DC generators; HVDC transmission; Inverters; Power generation; Power supplies; Reactive power; Rivers; Samarium; Valves;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8977

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/61.131152

Filename

131152