HVDC Light for large offshore wind farm integration

Author

Das, D. ; Pan, J. ; Bala, S.

Author_Institution

ABB Corp. Res., Raleigh, NC, USA

fYear

2012

fDate

16-18 July 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

7

Abstract

Integration of large offshore wind farms with the existing grid poses significant techno-economical challenges. As offshore wind farms are moving towards higher power and higher distance from shore, voltage source converter based high voltage direct current (VSC-HVDC) systems have proven technically advantageous and more cost-efficient than conventional high voltage alternating current (HVAC) transmission. The paper discusses the various advantages of connecting offshore wind farms with the onshore grid using HVDC Light - ABB´s product name of VSC-HVDC technology. The paper gives an overview of HVDC Light converter and cable technologies and introduces several HVDC Light projects for offshore wind integration.

Keywords

HVDC power convertors; HVDC power transmission; offshore installations; power cables; wind power plants; HVAC transmission; HVDC Light converter; VSC-HVDC systems; VSC-HVDC technology; cable technology; high voltage alternating current transmission; high voltage direct current systems; large offshore wind farm integration; voltage source converter; Cable insulation; Cable shielding; HVDC transmission; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Power conversion; Wind farms; Offshore wind farm; high voltage direct current; renewable integration; voltage source converter;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics and Machines in Wind Applications (PEMWA), 2012 IEEE

Conference_Location

Denver, CO

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1128-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PEMWA.2012.6316363

Filename

6316363