Title :
Building a plan for HVDC
Author :
Henderson, Michael ; Gagnon, Julien ; Bertagnolli, David ; Hosie, Bill ; DeShazo, Gary L. ; Silverstein, Brian
Abstract :
Large amounts of study, modeling, and planning are necessary prior to the successful construction and integration of an HVDC facility. Feasibility studies are first conducted to determine the need for network controllability, necessary for ensuring system security, transmitting power over long distances, or interconnecting asynchronous systems. This planning and integration process has produced successful results in three HVDC installations in the northeastern United States, which are discussed in this article. The article also presents several examples of plans for HVDC expansion in the Western interconnection
Keywords :
HVDC power transmission; installation; power system interconnection; power transmission planning; HVDC expansion; HVDC facility; HVDC installations; Western interconnection; asynchronous systems; integration process; network controllability; northeastern United States; planning process; power transmission; system security; Buildings; Controllability; HVDC transmission; Power system interconnection; Power system modeling; Power system planning; Power system security; Static VAr compensators; Switches; Voltage control;
Journal_Title :
Power and Energy Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPAE.2007.329195
