Valhall re-development project, power from shore

Author

Westman, Bo ; Gilje, Sverre ; Hyttinen, Mats

Author_Institution

ABB AB, HVDC, Ludvika, Sweden

fYear

2010

fDate

15-17 June 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

A new platform will be built adjacent to the existing Valhall facilities in the North Sea between Norway and Scotland. The new platform, as well as all the existing equipment on the Valhall field, will be supplied with electric power from shore, PFS, through a HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) transmission using the VSC (Voltage Source Converter) technology. This is the first time HVDC is used to supply an entire offshore ac system. This paper discusses the design, installation and testing of the VSC converters. The onshore converter is starting operation as an SVC to support the network during the time when the offshore converter module is being built.

Keywords

HVDC power convertors; HVDC power transmission; offshore installations; HVDC transmission; VSC technology; Valhall redevelopment project; high voltage direct current transmission; offshore ac system; offshore converter module; voltage source converter; Feeds; HVDC transmission; Power conversion; Power electronics; Power supplies; Pulse width modulation; Pulse width modulation converters; Static VAr compensators; Testing; Voltage control; HVDC; Offshore; Power from shore; Valhall;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

PCIC Europe 2010 Conference Record

Conference_Location

Oslo

ISSN

2151-7665

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6968-0

Electronic_ISBN

2151-7665

Type

conf

Filename

5525737