Testing a 900V hardware model of a high voltage DC transmission substation

J. Robinson; D. Jovcic

Testing a 900V hardware model of a high voltage DC transmission substation

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Abstract

DC supergrids will require DC substations that can interconnect and isolate multiple DC lines and ideally also provide DC voltage stepping. As a possible solution to these challenges, a new resonant DC/DC converter family has been researched recently. This article reports on a 30 kW 200V/900V prototype DC/DC converter built at the University of Aberdeen. The converter tests demonstrate bi-directional power control, operation at various voltage levels and gains, as well as inherent DC fault isolation. The tests with most severe DC faults on the high voltage DC terminals, show that such a fault is not propagated through the converter and no over-currents or over-voltages are experienced. The use of this type of converter can eliminate the need for DC circuit breakers. This paper outlines the design of the prototype converter and explains some practical solutions related to inductor and snubber design.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CIGRE 2011 Bologna Symposium - The Electric Power System of the Future
Subtitle of host publication	Integrating Supergrids and Microgrids
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2011
Event	CIGRE 2011 Bologna Symposium - The Electric Power System of the Future: Integrating Supergrids and Microgrids - Bologna, Italy Duration: 13 Sep 2011 → 15 Sep 2011

Conference

Conference	CIGRE 2011 Bologna Symposium - The Electric Power System of the Future: Integrating Supergrids and Microgrids
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Bologna
Period	13/09/11 → 15/09/11

Keywords

DC-DC converters
HVDC
Power electronics
Supergrids

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