Offshore renewable plant HVDC power collector and distributor

It will be beneficial for future large scale renewable energy power generators (i.e. large offshore turbines) and plant (i.e. large offshore wind farms) to have a dedicated high efficiency, robust, flexible and low cost power collection, transmission and distribution technology. In this paper, a compact and effective hybrid HVDC transformer is proposed. The aim is to realise a highly robust and financially rewarding next generation multi-terminal HVDC power collection, transmission and distribution system for future offshore renewable energy power plant. This paper discusses the study outcome of the proposed hybrid HVDC transformer and the application of the HVDC collector and distributor in the offshore renewable energy industry, compared to the existing HVAC and VSC type HVDC systems.