Theory of HVDC transmission

HVDC TRANSMISSION

Presented by

SAURABH DAYAL SINGH (130050109106)

Semester – VII

Guided by

Mrs. Shradha Gautam

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTBABARIA INSITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

VARNAMA

ADVANCED POWER ELECTRONICS

HISTORICAL SKETCH

Evolution of Power Systems:

Late 1870s- Commercial use of electricity.

In 1882- First Electric power system which includes Generator, Cable,fuse,Load designed by Thomas Edison at Pearl Street station in New york.It was DC System (Low Voltage 110V),underground cable is used to distribute the power to consumers. Only 59 consumers are benefited by this low voltage DC system. Incandescent lamps are used as a load.

In 1884-Motors were developed by Frank Sprague. After the invention of motors electricity is used more effectively or it was appreciated.

In 1886 - Limitation of DC High losses and Voltage Drop Transformation of Voltage required.

• Transformer and AC distribution (150 lamps) developed by William Stanley of Westing house.

• In 1889- First AC transmission system in USA between Willamette falls and Portland, Oregon. It was 1-Phase,4KV,Over 21 Km.

• Before that in the year of 1888-N.Tesla developed Poly Phase system and had patents of Generator,Motor,Transformer, transmission lines. Later Westing House bought it.

• In 1890-Controversy on whether industry should standardize AC or DC.Edison-DC System Westing House-AC System

Later because of features of AC System, its dominated1. Voltage increase is possible2. Simpler and cheaper generators and motors.

ENTRY OF HVDC SYSTEM

• HVDC transmission was designed by a French Engineer, RENE THURY. Simultaneously AC system was also developed slowly.

• In between 1880-1911,atleast 11 Thury system were installed in Europe. The prominent was Mouteirs to Lyons(France) in 1906. It comprises 180Km(4.5 km underground cable),4.3MW,57.6KV,75A.

Features : DC series generators were used. Constant control current mode.

In1920-Transverter(Mechanicalconverter-polyphase transformer)were developed. Again AC system dominated.

In 1938-All the Thury system were dismantled. Because in DC system, we need frequent maintenance , cost also is not effective.

Again AC revolution back till 1950. In the year of 1950, Mercury arc valves (Bulky converter) it was possible to convert AC to DC.

In 1954, first HVDC System between Sweden and Gotland island was commissioned by cable. Conversion carried out by Mercury arc rectifier.

Again people think about DC transmission because of the limitation in AC system.

Continues……..

• HVAC transmission is having several limitations like line length , uncontrolled power flow, over/low voltages during lightly / over loaded conditions, stability problems, fault isolation etc

• The advantage of HVDC is the ability to transmit large amounts of power over long distances with lower capital costs and with lower losses than AC.

• In a number of applications HVDC is more effective than AC transmission. Examples include:

• Undersea cables, where high capacitance causes additional AC losses. (e.g. 250 km Baltic Cable between Sweden and Germany) .

• 600 km NorNed cable between Norway and the Netherlands

• HVDC transmission allows efficient use of energy sources remote from load centers. Depending on voltage level and construction details, losses are quoted as about 3% per 1,000 km.

COMPARISION OF HVAC & HVDC SYSTEMS


• In HVDC Long power transmission without intermediate taps, for example, in remote areas .

• Increasing the capacity of an existing power grid in situations where additional wires are difficult or expensive to install

• Power transmission and stabilization between unsynchronized AC distribution systems

• Reducing line cost:

fewer conductors

thinner conductors since HVDC does not suffer from the skin effect

• Connecting a remote generating plant to the distribution grid

• Asynchronous operation possible between regions having different electrical parameters .

• Facilitate power transmission between different countries that use AC at differing voltages and/or frequencies

Terminal Cost AC

Terminal Cost DC

Line Cost DC

Line Cost AC

Break Even Distance

COST: HVAC vs. HVDC Transmission

• HVDC Cheaper than HVAC for long distance.



• No restriction on line length as no reactance in dc lines

• HVDC can carry more power per conductor because, for a given power rating, the constant voltage in a DC line is lower than the peak voltage in an AC line.


• AC current will struggle against inertia in the line (100times/sec)-electrical resistance –inductance-reactive power

• Direct current : Roll along the line ; opposing force friction (electrical resistance )

• HVDC uses less current i.e. low losses.


• Distance as well as amount of POWER determine the choice of DC over AC


• Direct current conserves forest and saves land

• The towers of the dc lines are narrower, simpler and cheaper compared to the towers of the ac lines.

AC Transmission Line Corridor


DC Transmission Line Corridor



• HVDC has greater reliability. i.e. bipolar dc is more reliable than 3 phase HVAC

• DC requires less insulation.

• An optimized DC link has smaller towers than an optimized AC link of equal capacity.

• Lesser Corona Loss than HVAC at same voltage and conductor diameter and less Radio interference.

• Direction of power flow can be changed very quickly

• DC line in Parallel with AC link.

Corona → (f+25)

HVDC RATHER THAN HVAC

Cheaper in Long-Haul Bulk Power transmission

Asynchronous link

Accurate Control of power flow – both magnitude and direction

Fault isolation

Improved link stability

HVDC technology is used to transmit electricity over long distances by overhead transmission lines or submarine cables.

HVDC INTRODUCTION

HVDC Principle

WhatBasic

is HVDC ?DC vs.Image : AC Transmission

S

Distance Distance

Voltage/Power – Decrease (Loss) Angle – No Change

Voltage/Power – Decrease (Loss) Angle – Change (Reactive Power)

Receiving Voltage/ Power

Sending Voltage/ Power

Receiving Voltage/ Power

Sending Voltage/ Power

+

–

R

T

AC3-Phase

DC1-Phase (±)

Basic Diagram of HVDC System

TERMINAL A(Converter)

DCLINE

TERMINAL B(Converter)AC 1 AC 2

FILTERFILTERF

Vd

Ld Id Ld

Pd = Vd Id

PROBLEMS OF AC INTERCONNECTION

• When two power systems are connected through AC ties(Synchronous interconnection),the automatic generation control of both systems have to be coordinated using tie line power and frequency signals.

• Even with coordinated control of interconnected systems, the operation of AC ties can be problematic due to

a) The presence of large power oscillations which can lead to frequent tripping.b) Increase in fault levelc) Transmission of disturbances from one system to the other

• The controllability of power flow in DC lines eliminates all the above problem. In addition, for asynchronous DC ties, there is no need of coordinated control.

• It is obvious that two systems which have different nominal frequencies cannot be interconnected directly with AC ties and require the use of DC links.

• Bulk power transmissionFor this DC system is the best option. (Or) HVDC transmission where bulk power is transmitted from one point to another point over long distance.

• Power flow control (Back to Back HVDC)If two regions are very nearby, we can monitor the power flow from one region to another to control, emergency support as per our requirement.(Or)Back to Back link where rectification and inversion is carried out in the same converter station with very small or no DC lines

• To provide stability to AC systemThis is basically used to control the power and stabilize the system. It is also used to connect two different frequencies system.(Modulation of AC) AC system is connected parallel with DC system.(or)Parallel connection of AC and DC links. Where both AC and DC run parallel. It is mainly used to modulate the power of AC lines.

HVDC is the better option for above cited purposes while compare with its AC system.

PURPOSE OF HVDC BASED ON INTERCONNECTION

BASIC HVDC Single Line Diagram

Smoothing Reactor DC OH Line Smoothing Reactor

ThyristorValves

ThyristorValves DC Filter: DC Filter:

Converter ConverterTransformerTransformer

DC Filter: DC Filter:

AC Bus AC Bus

AC Filters AC Filters

COMPONENTS OF HVDC TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS

1. Converters2. Smoothing reactors3. Harmonic filters4. Reactive power supplies5. Electrodes6. DC lines7. AC circuit breakers

Components of HVDC

Components of HVDC Transmission Systems….

Converters • They perform AC/DC and DC/AC conversion• They consist of valve bridges and transformers• Valve bridge consists of high voltage valves connected in a 6-pulse or 12-pulse

arrangement• The transformers are ungrounded such that the DC system will be able to

establish its own reference to ground

Smoothing reactors• They are high reactors with inductance as high as 1 H in series with each pole• They serve the following:

– They decrease harmonics in voltages and currents in DC lines– They prevent commutation failures in inverters– Prevent current from being discontinuous for light loads

Harmonic filters• Converters generate harmonics in voltages and currents. These harmonics may

cause overheating of capacitors and nearby generators and interference with telecommunication systems

• Harmonic filters are used to mitigate these harmonics

Reactive power supplies • Under steady state condition, the reactive power consumed by the converter

is about 50% of the active power transferred• Under transient conditions it could be much higher• Reactive power is, therefore, provided near the converters• For a strong AC power system, this reactive power is provided by a shunt

capacitor

Electrodes• Electrodes are conductors that provide connection to the earth for neutral.

They have large surface to minimize current densities and surface voltage gradients

DC lines• They may be overhead lines or cables• DC lines are very similar to AC lines

AC circuit breakers• They used to clear faults in the transformer and for taking the DC link out of

service• They are not used for clearing DC faults• DC faults are cleared by converter control more rapidly

Components of HVDC Transmission Systems….

Application based HVDC Transmission Types

Upto 600MW

50 Hz 60 Hz

HVDC is the unique solution to interconnect Asynchronous systems or grids with different frequencies.


Upto 3000 MW

HVDC represents the most economical solution to transmit electrical energy over distances greater than approx. 600 km


HVDC is an alternative for submarine transmission. Economical even for shorter distances such as a few 10km/miles

• Monopolar links • Bipolar links• Homopolar links• Back to back links• Multi-terminal links

HVDC links can be broadly

classified into:

HVDC SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS

Monopolar Links

• It uses one conductor .• The return path is provided by ground or water.• Use of this system is mainly due to cost considerations.• A metallic return may be used where earth resistivity is too

high.• This configuration type is the first step towards a bipolar link.

Bipolar Links

• Each terminal has two converters of equal rated voltage, connected in series on the DC side.

• The junctions between the converters is grounded.• If one pole is isolated due to fault, the other pole can operate

with ground and carry half the rated load (or more using overload capabilities of its converter line).

Homopolar Links

• It has two or more conductors all having the same polarity, usually negative.

• Since the corona effect in DC transmission lines is less for negative polarity, homopolar link is usually operated with negative polarity.

• The return path for such a system is through ground.

Back To Back

• Usually bipolar without earth return.• Converter & inverters are located at the same place.• No HVDC Transmission line.• Provides Asynchronous tie between two different AC

network• Power transfer can be in either direction

AC1 AC2

Multi Terminal System

• Three or more terminals connected in parallel, some feed power and some receive power from HVDC Bus.

• Provides Inter connection among three or more AC network.

AC1 AC2 AC3

DC AS A MEANS OF TRANSMISSION

DC Transmission has been possible with beginning of

• High power/ high current capability thyristor.

• Fast acting computerized controls

1. Convert AC into DC (rectifier)

2. Transmit DC

3. Convert DC into AC ( inverter)

Since our primary source of power is A.C, The three basic

steps are

SINGLE PHASE FULL WAVE RECTIFIER

SIX PULSE RECTIFIER

T1 T3 T5

T4 T6 T2

VbVc

Va

+

Vo

-

The operating principle of the circuit is that, the pair of SCR connected between the lines having highest amount of line-to-line voltage will conduct provided that the gate signal is applied to SCRs at that instant.

The converters are called Line Commutated converters or current source converter.

Every 60º one Thyristor from +ve limb and one Thyristor from –ve limb is triggered

SIX PULSE RECTIFIER WAVEFORMS

Vcb Vab Vac Vbc Vba Vca

α α+π/3 α+2π/3 α+π α+4π/3 α+5π/3 α+2π

Vo(ωt)

ωt

ia(ωt)

ωt

IG

Id

-Id

T6 T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6

4,5 1,65,6 1,2 2,3 3,4 4,5 5,6

OPERATION OF SIX PULSE RECTIFIER

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3-1

-0.5

0

0.5

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(rad)

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Ave

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Vol

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Rectification Region Inversion Region

Normalized Average (DC) Voltage as function of

0 60 120 180 240 300 360 420 480 540 600 6600

20

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Frequency Hz

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Specturm at alpha=pi/6

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EFFECT OF CONTROL ANGEL

α= firing Angleμ= Commutation Interval

120 º

RECTIFICATION

0240 º180 º 300 º 120 º60 º 180 º

0.866E . 2Ö LLE . 2Ö LL

DC TERMINAL VOLTAGE

DC TERMINAL VOLTAGE

120 º

INVERSION

0240 º180 º 300 º 120 º60 º 180 º

0.866E . 2Ö LLE . 2Ö LL

12-PULSE CONVERTOR BRIDGE

Y

Commonly Used in HVDC systems

Give π/6 phase shift with respect to Y


Matlab Model of 12 Pulse Rectifier

Continuous

pow ergui

v+-

Voltage Measurement

VcVbVa

A

B

C

a

b

c

Three-PhaseTransformer

(Two Windings)1

A

B

C

a

b

c

Three-PhaseTransformer

(Two Windings)

Specturm

Specturm

Scope1

Scope

R

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D7

D6

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D4

D3

D2

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• Commonly adopted in all HVDC applications

• Two 6 pulse bridges connected in series

• 30º phase shift between Star and Delta windings of the converter transformer • Due to this phase shift, 5th and 7th harmonics are reduced and filtering higher

order harmonics is easier

• Higher pulse number than 12 is not economical


• From Voltage spectrum it can be seen that by using 12 pulse, nearly harmonic free DC output is obtained.

0 60 120 180 240 300 360 420 480 540 600 6600

20

40

60

80

100

Frequency

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Mag

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Displacement

Factor

Distortion

Factor

Power

Factor

0.7583 0.9755 0.7397

0.6391 0.9677 0.6185

0.4873 0.9556 0.4656

12 Pulse Rectifier Normalized output Voltage Spectrum

0 60 120 180 240 300 360 420 480 540 600 6600

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Frequency HzN

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12 Pulse Rectifier Normalized input current Spectrum for =

CONTROL OF DC VOLTAGE

V 1 V 3 V 5

V 2V 6V 4

P hase A

UdPhase B

Phase C

Id

Pow er FlowAC System DC System

V 1 V 3 V 5

V 2V 6V 4

Phase A

UdP hase B

P hase C

Id

AC System DC SystemPow er Flow

30 60 90 120 150 1800

+Ud

-Ud

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5

RectifierOperation

InverterOperation

Rectifier Operation Inverter Operation

Relationship of DC Voltage and Firing Angle α

30 60 90 120 150 1800

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L im it In v

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L im it R ec t. RectifierOperation

InverterOperation

tw

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Ud

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Decrease voltage at station B or increase voltage at station A. power flows from A B Normal direction

Decrease voltage at station B or increase voltage at station A. power flows from A B Normal direction

VOLTAGE SOURCE CONVERTER 300MW

VSC Based HVDC

Can generate and absorb reactive power. Power flow is changed by shift voltage waveform ( changing power angle)

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=

The main areas of application based on the economics and technical performances, areLong distance bulk power transmission.The underground of submarine cables.Asynchronous connection of AC system with different frequencies.Control and stabilize the power system with power flow control.Based on the interconnection, three types of HVDC is possible.Bulk Power transmissionBack to back connectionModulation of AC system

APPLICATION OF HVDC TRANSMISSION

• Cheaper for long distance transmission

• Asynchronous operation possible• No switching transient• No transmission of short circuit

power• No compensation problem• Low short circuit current• Fast fault clearing time

ADVANTAGES OF HVDC TRANSMISSION

• No reactive power loss• No Stability Problem• No Charging Current• No Skin & Ferranti Effect• Power control is possible• Requires less space compared to

ac for same voltage rating and size.

• Ground can be used as return conductor

• Less corona loss and Radio interference

DISADVANTAGES OF HVDC TRANSMISSION

• The disadvantages of HVDC are in conversion, switching and control.

• Expensive inverters with limited overload capacity.

• Higher losses in static inverters at smaller transmission distances.

• The cost of the inverters may not be offset by reductions in line construction cost and lower line loss.

• High voltage DC circuit breakers are difficult to build because some mechanism must be included in the circuit breaker to force current to zero, otherwise arcing and contact wear would be too great to allow reliable switching.

• HVDC is less reliable and has lower availability than AC systems, mainly due to the extra conversion equipment.

CONTROL OF HVDC SYSTEMS

Objectives of

Control

• Principle of operation of various control systems.

• Implementation and their performance during normal and abnormal system conditions.

Content

• Efficient and stable operation.• Maximum flexibility of power

control without compromising the safety of equipment.

BASIC PRINCIPLES OF CONTROL

• Direct current from the rectifier to the inverter

• Power at the rectifier terminal

• Power at the inverter terminal

cilcr

doidord RRR

VVI

= coscos

ddrdr IVP =

2dLdrddidi IRPIVP ==

Schematic diagram of control

BASIC MEANS OF CONTROL

• Internal voltages and can used be controlled to control the voltages at any point on the line and the current flow (power).

• This can be accomplished by:1. Controlling firing angles of the rectifier and inverter (for fast

action).2. Changing taps on the transformers on the AC side (slow

response).

• Power reversal is obtained by reversal of polarity of direct voltages at both ends.

cosdorV cosdoiV

• Following considerations influence the selection of control characteristics:

– Prevention of large fluctuation in DC voltage/current due to variation In AC side voltage

– Maintaining direct voltage near rated value

– Power factor at the receiving and sending ends should be as high as possible

BASIC FOR SELECTION OF CONTROL

CONTROL IMPLEMENTATION


• Power controlTo transmit a scheduled power, the corresponding current order is determined by:

• Rectifier control and protection Determines firing angles and sets their limits.

• Inverter control and protection Determines firing angles and set frequency of resulting AC.

• Master Control It coordinates the conversion of current order to a firing angle

order, tap changer control and other protection sequences.


HVDC 12-pulse Transmission System 1000 MW (500kV-2kA) 50/60 Hz

phi = 80 deg. 3rd harm.

500kV, 60 Hz 5000 MVA equivalent

345kV, 50 Hz, 10,000 MVA equivalent

phi = 80 deg. 3rd harm.

RectifierControl and Protection

A

B

C

+

-

Rectifier

Master Control

Master Control InverterControl and Protection

A

B

C

+

-

Inverter

A B C

AC fil ters 50 Hz

600 Mvar

A B C

AC fil ters 60 Hz

600 Mvar

DC line 300 km

DC Fault

A

B

C

a

b

c

Brect

A

B

C

a

b

c

Binv

A-G Fault

A

B

C

A

B

C

A

B

C

A

B

C

0.5 H 0.5 H

A

B

C

A

B

C

A 1000 MW (500 kV, 2 kA) DC interconnection is used to transmit power from a 500 kV, 5000 MVA, 60 Hz system to a 345 kV, 10000 MVA, 50 Hz system.

The rectifier and the inverter are 12-pulse converters

Control Implementation

• A 1000 MW (500 kV, 2 kA) DC interconnection is used to transmit power from a 500 kV, 5000 MVA, 60 Hz system to a 345 kV, 10000 MVA, 50 Hz system.

• The rectifier and the inverter are 12-pulse converters

• The converters are interconnected through a 300-km line and 0.5 H smoothing reactors

• Frequency adaptive inverter-System’s AC is used.

• From the AC point of view, an HVDC converter acts as a source of harmonic currents. From the DC point of view, it is a source of harmonic voltages.

• Two circuit breakers are used to apply faults: one on the rectifier DC side and the other on the inverter AC side..

CONCLUSION

• HVDC is very important issue in transmission energy.

• Very large investments in e.g in China and India shows that high-voltage direct current will very important in the future, especially in big, new-industries countries

• Recent studies indicate that HVDC systems are very reliable.

• The data collected from 31 utilities says that forced unavailability of energy due to the converter station is 1.62%.

• The scheduled unavailability of energy is about 5.39%.

• HVDC offers powerful alternative to increase stability of a power system as well as to improve system operating flexibility and loss reduction

• To keep the losses to a minimum, the control system shall be designed to keep as high voltage as possible.

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