HVDC Operation and Control

Presented by: Sai Krishna Velicheti (8383082), Priya Darisiguntla()

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 Desired Features of HVDC control
System
Should not be sensitive to normal frequency and
voltage fluctuations in AC system.
Control should be fast, reliable and easy to implement
Should support continuous operating range from
rectification to inversion.
Control should be such that the system should require
less reactive power.
Under steady state, the thyristors must be
symmetrically fired.

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HVDC Link
HVDC link can be represented as below.

Rcr Commutation resistance of rectifier

Rci Commutation Resistance of Inverter
or

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 Controller characteristics

1)NormalOperation 2)Powerreversal

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 Corrections required in controller
characteristics

a)Constantcontrolforinverter a)VDCOLatLowervoltages

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 Controller Block diagram

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 Firing angle controllers for Inverter
and Rectifier

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 Equidistance Pulse Control
No synchronization of control pulses with applied AC
voltage.

Produces pulses at equal intervals of

t=2/p

Eg: Pulse phase control.

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 Pulse Phase control

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 Pulse Phase Control

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 Constant current and CEA control

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