Title :
PWM based VSC-HVDC systems — A review
Author :
Abbas, A.M. ; Lehn, P.W.
Author_Institution :
Energy Syst. group, Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
This paper presents a comprehensive review of existing research and development work on Voltage Sourced Converter (VSC) based HVDC systems. In addition to providing an overview of the state of the art, an extensive bibliography of the existing literature is provided. Throughout the paper numerous areas of open research are also identified to promote future development of this promising technology.
Keywords :
HVDC power convertors; PWM power convertors; HVDC systems; PWM; pulse width modulated converters; voltage sourced converter; Converters; Costs; HVDC transmission; Power conversion; Power generation economics; Pulse width modulation; Reactive power control; Thyristors; Voltage control; Wind turbines; HVDC; Multilevel converters; VSC;
Conference_Titel :
Power & Energy Society General Meeting, 2009. PES '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Calgary, AB
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4241-6
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2009.5275751
