Prospects of Voltage-Sourced Converters (VSC) applications in power transmission systems

Author

de Oliveira, A.L.P. ; Tiburcio, C.E. ; Lemes, M.N. ; Retzmann, D.

Author_Institution

Energy Sector - Power Transm. - Power Transm. Solutions (E T PS), Siemens Ltda., São Paulo, Brazil

fYear

2010

fDate

15-17 Sept. 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Fundamental changes are affecting the power transmission industry. Markets are being deregulated and liberalized, urbanization is continuing around the world accompanied by a constantly growing demand for energy and renewable energy sources are playing an increasingly important role. For these reasons, new and efficient solutions for power transmission are required. This paper will present the prospects and technology issues of the latest developments in Voltage-Sourced Converters (VSC) for advanced power transmission systems. A new technology Modular Multilevel Converters (MMC) will be described and all the benefits of the VSC for transmission systems enhancement will be highlighted.

Keywords

HVDC power transmission; flexible AC transmission systems; power convertors; power electronics; power transmission; MMC; VSC; modular multilevel converters; power transmission systems; voltage-sourced converters; HVDC transmission; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Power conversion; Switches; Topology; Grid Access; Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC); Power Electronics; Transmission Systems; Voltage-Sourced Converters (VSC);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

ANDESCON, 2010 IEEE

Conference_Location

Bogota

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6740-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ANDESCON.2010.5633276

Filename

5633276