DocumentCode
3330236
Title
HVDC Strengthening in Southern Africa
Author
Tuson, P.
Author_Institution
Transm. Studies Dept., Parsons Brinckerhoff Africa (Pty) Ltd., Johannesburg
fYear
2007
fDate
16-20 July 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
6
Abstract
Africa is characterized by dispersed loads and generation sources spanning hundreds and in some cases thousands of kilometers. Connecting these generating sources and load centers is a challenge and one solution to address this challenge is via high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission. This paper briefly discusses some potential HVDC projects in the Southern African region and discusses in more detail a possible HVDC transmission link to the Cape, fed from generation sources in predominantly the north of the country.
Keywords
HVDC power transmission; Cape; HVDC transmission link; Southern Africa; high voltage direct current; load dispersion; AC generators; Africa; Character generation; DC generators; Distributed power generation; HVDC transmission; Joining processes; Power generation; Substations; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Power Engineering Society Conference and Exposition in Africa, 2007. PowerAfrica '07. IEEE
Conference_Location
Johannesburg
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1477-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-1478-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PESAFR.2007.4498096
Filename
4498096
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