Name: Pooja Dubey

Course: EEE
Roll No:120104026

HVDC Transmission
TransmittingpowerathighvoltageandinDCforminstead
ofACisanewtechnology
proventobeeconomicandsimpleinoperationwhichisH
VDCtransmission.

Since our
primary
source is
A.C,
The three
basic
steps are:-

1. Convert
AC into DC
(rectifier)
2. Transmit DC
3. Convert DC into AC
(inverter)

Wind
Power

AC
Transmision
Line

Converter
Inverter
Station
HVDC
Station
Transmission Line

AC Transmission
Line

Distribution
Line

1)Converters
2)Smoothing reactors
3)Harmonic filters
4)Reactive power source
5)Electrodes
6)Dc lines
7)Ac circuit breakers

HVDC Transmission can be broadly

classified into:Monopolar
link
Bipolar link
Homopolar
link

It uses one conductor.

The return path is provided by ground or water.
Use of this system is due to cost considerations.
A metallic return may be used where earth resistivity is too high

Each terminal has two converters of equal rated voltage,

connected in series on DC side.
The junctions between 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.)

It has two conductors each having 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.

Advantages of HVDC

Technical
Advantages

Economic
Advantages

Lesser Corona Loss and Radio interference.

The voltage regulation problem is much less

serious for DC, since only the IR drop is

involved. For the same reason steady state
stability is no longer a major problem.
No skin and proximity and ferranti effect
Asynchronous operation possible between

regions having different electrical parameters.

DC lines and cables are cheaper than AC

lines or cables.
The towers of the DC lines are narrower,

simpler and cheaper compared to the

towers of the AC lines.
Line losses in a DC line are lower than

the losses in an AC lines.

The disadvantages of HVDC are in conversion,

switching,
control,
maintenance.

availability

and

There is nothing like DC transformer which

can change the voltage level in a simple way.

Voltage transformation has to be provided on
the AC sides of the system.
The required converter stations are expensive

and have limited overload capacity.

 A 500V, 1500W, 810Km bipolar HVDC transmission line is

set up between Rihand & Delhi.

In Vindhyachal back to back link is laid for exchange of

power between Northern & Western regions.

TheTalcherKolar

is
a
1450km,200MW,
500VHVDCtransmission connection between the eastern
and southern regions in India. In 2007 the scheme was
upgraded to 2500MW.

Undersea cables, where high capacitance causes

additional AC losses. (e.g. 250km Baltic Cable between
Sweden and Germany) .

HVDC offers powerful alternative to increase stability of a

power system, with it power flow can be controlled
rapidly and accurately.
Use of HVDC to interconnect two points in a power grid,
in many cases is the best economic alternative and
further more it has excellent environmental benefits.
Very large investment for example in China and India
shows that HVDC
very important in future especially in big,
new
industrial countries.