The North Sea Super Grid - a technical perspective

Author

Vrana, T.K. ; Torres-Olguin, R.E. ; Liu, B. ; Haileselassie, Temesgen M

Author_Institution

Norwegian Univ. of Sci. & Technol. NTNU, Trondheim, Norway

fYear

2010

fDate

19-21 Oct. 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

The North Sea Super Grid (NSSG) will include several independently planned projects, comprising a variety of different AC and DC technologies. The offshore clusters will most likely be AC based. Long distance transmission will be HVDC and nowadays Voltage Source Converter (VSC) technology is applied for offshore projects. However in the future, Line Commutated Converter (LCC) technology could become an interesting option. Hybrid HVDC systems that combine VSC and LCC technology, Multiterminal HVDC systems (MTDC) and parallel HVDC links will gain importance for the development of the NSSG. In this paper an overview over possible technologies is given and it is discussed how these can be utilised to realise the North Sea Super Grid.

Keywords

HVDC power convertors; HVDC power transmission; offshore installations; power grids; HVDC power transmission; North Sea super grid; line commutated converter; long distance transmission; multiterminal HVDC systems; offshore clusters; voltage source converter; High Voltage Direct Current; Line Commutated Converter; Multi Terminal Grid; North Sea Super Grid; Voltage Source Converter;

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.2010.0992

Filename

5728024