Development of HVDC and FACTS in China

Author

Wentao, Zhang

Volume

2

fYear

2002

fDate

6-10 Oct. 2002

Firstpage

1382

Abstract

High voltage DC transmission technology is commonly be used for long distance bulk power transmission and asynchronously connecting two AC power grids. China is a country with vast power supply area and population, deviation between locations of generations and loads, mountainous landforms, and limited quantity of right of way. More HVDC transmission projects with long distance, high voltage and large capacity will be constructed to meet the requirement of power transmission from the hydropower stations developed in the western area to the load centers in the east. The distance between two power grids is too long to adopt AC for interconnection. Back to back HVDC links will be used for interconnection. This paper discusses HVDC in China as well as TCSC and STATCOM development.

Keywords

HVDC power transmission; compensation; flexible AC transmission systems; static VAr compensators; thyristor applications; AC power grids; China; FACTS; HVDC; HVDC transmission projects; STATCOM; TCSC; back to back HVDC links; high voltage DC transmission technology; hydropower stations; long distance bulk power transmission; long distance transmission; HVDC transmission; Hydroelectric power generation; Joining processes; Power capacitors; Power generation; Power grids; Power supplies; Power transmission; Thyristors; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exhibition 2002: Asia Pacific. IEEE/PES

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7525-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TDC.2002.1177682

Filename

1177682