Title :
Potential Applications and Network Considerations for an Emerging Technology - High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Technology in Africa
Author_Institution :
Transm. Technol., Johannesburg
Abstract :
High voltage direct current (HVDC) is a technology used worldwide because of its tremendous advantages. Yet the HVDC technology is not well known and widely implemented in Africa. The purpose and aim of this paper is to introduce the HVDC technology to power utilities in Africa. The intended audience is engineers, system planners, technicians, managers, executives, economists, environmentalists, decision-makers.
Keywords :
HVDC power transmission; Africa; HVDC; emerging technology; high voltage direct current technology; network considerations; Africa; Continents; HVDC transmission; Integrated circuit interconnections; Marine technology; Power system interconnection; Power system reliability; Power transmission; Power transmission lines; Voltage;
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
DOI :
10.1109/PESAFR.2007.4498097
