HVDC - enabling the transition to an energy system based on renewables

Author

Vestergaard, O. ; Westman, B. ; McKay, G. ; Jones, Philip ; Fitzgerald, Jeannie ; Williams, Barry

Author_Institution

ABB AB, Vasteras, Sweden

fYear

2010

fDate

19-21 Oct. 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Submarine cable transmission and grid interconnections will play a critical role in enabling Ireland and the UK to develop their rich renewable energy resources, in particular offshore wind power. Generation based on renewables has a rapidly varying output, which requires complete control of the power flows to the main AC grid, as well as reactive power control at the transmission terminals. It also requires asynchronous interconnections between main AC grids for security of supply and power export. VSC-based HVDC transmission schemes can fulfil this combination of requirements.

Keywords

HVDC power transmission; compensation; power grids; power supply quality; power system interconnection; power system security; reactive power control; submarine cables; wind power; AC grid; HVDC transmission; VSC; asynchronous interconnections; energy system; grid interconnections; offshore wind power; power supply security; reactive power control; renewable energy resources; submarine cable transmission; HVDC; interconnection; renewable; transmission; wind;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

AC and DC Power Transmission, 2010. ACDC. 9th IET International Conference on

Conference_Location

London

Type

conf

DOI

10.1049/cp.2010.0970

Filename

5728002