High-Voltage Direct-Current Transmission

This chapter introduces the two main types of high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) transmission, i.e., the line-commutated current source converter (CSC) technology and its self-commutating voltage source converter (VSC) counterpart, and describes how both technologies can play a crucial role in the further development of power transmission systems. After a brief historical background and outlook, an overview over the technological fundamentals shall help the reader to better understand the benefits and characteristics of both types of HVDC in comparison to conventional high-voltage alternating-current (HVAC) transmission technologies. This technological discussion is accompanied by economic and environmental elements in order to enable for a complete techno-economic assessment. A list of selected HVDC installations that are in operation to date is provided. This chapter concludes with a set of guidelines that shall support transmission system operators (TSOs) in their decision-making process of how to solve current system issues, e.g., the lack of transmission network capacity, under technological, economic, and environmental constraints.

RUBERG Sven;  L'ABBATE Angelo;  FULLI Gianluca;  PURVINS Arturs; 

2013-10-28

Springer

JRC81929

978-1-4471-4548-6/978-1-4471-4549-3,   

1612-1287/1860-4676,   

http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4471-4549-3_5,    https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC81929,   

10.1007/978-1-4471-4549-3,