Analysis of VSC-HVDC power transmission systems against atmospheric impulses

• Grant number: 18/10952-2
• Support type: Regular Research Grants
• Duration: September 01, 2018 - August 31, 2020
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Electrical Engineering
• Principal Investigator: Eduardo Coelho Marques da Costa
• Grantee: Eduardo Coelho Marques da Costa
• Home Institution: Escola Politécnica (EP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Assoc. researchers: Alfeu Joãozinho Sguarezi Filho ; José Roberto Cardoso ; Mauricio Barbosa de Camargo Salles ; Renato Machado Monaro

Abstract

This research proposes an analysis on direct current transmission systems performance (High Voltage Direct Current - HVDC) against electromagnetic transients resulting from atmospheric impulses. Different network topologies (monopolar, bipolar and multi-terminal) and voltage source converters (VSCs) behavior are evaluated from atmospheric impulse incidence on the alternating current AC grid terminal as well as on the HVDC link connect to the DC converter terminal. Based on results obtained from modeling and computational simulation of different VSC-HVDC topologies, the lightning protection is evaluated by using conventional metal-oxide varistors at AC and DC converter terminals, highlighting that such protection method is well established only for HVDC systems composed of line commuted converters (LCC) applied for point-to-point power transmission through long distances. In this context, a careful analysis is proposed on technical and operational characteristics of modern VSC-HVDC systems response against electromagnetic transients resulted from steep-front impulses, since such subject is practically unexplored in the classic and recent technical literature. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

MARQUES COSTA, EDUARDO C.; LOURENCO, LUIS FELIPE N.; PEREIRA, CARLOS EDUARDO M.; PEROTONI, MARCELO BENDER; CARDOSO, JOSE ROBERTO; SARTORI, CARLOS ANTONIO F. Evaluation of analytic formulations for surge impedance calculation of tall transmission towers. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL POWER & ENERGY SYSTEMS, v. 114, JAN 2020. Web of Science Citations: 0.

GEREZ, CASSIO; SILVA, I, LINDENBERG; BELATI, EDMARCIO A.; SGUAREZI FILHO, ALFEU J.; COSTA, EDUARDO C. M. Distribution Network Reconfiguration Using Selective Firefly Algorithm and a Load Flow Analysis Criterion for Reducing the Search Space. IEEE ACCESS, v. 7, p. 67874-67888, 2019. Web of Science Citations: 0.