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Global Trends, Applications and Technology Developments in HVDC
Brian Gemmell, PhD Director of Sales – Power Transmission Solutions
Siemens Energy, Inc.
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HVDC Technology Applications Continuous Technological Improvements
HVDC “Classic” HVDC “Bulk” HVDC “VSC”
500 – 660 kV up to 4,200 MW
Back-to-Back Station
AC AC
800 kV for minimal transmission losses 5,000 – 8,000 MW
VSC: Voltage- Sourced Converter up to 1,000 MW
DC Cable
AC AC
Submarine Cable Transmission Long-Distance OHL
Transmission
DC Line
AC AC
B2B – The Short Link HVDC-LDT – Long-Distance Transmission
For decades, voltage and capacity continuously increased!
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HVDC Classic HVDC VSC Line-commutated Self-commutated current-sourced Converter voltage-sourced Converter
Thyristor with turn-on Capability Semiconductor Switches with turn-on Only and turn-off Capability, e.g. IGBTs
Harmonic Filters, Conveter No Harmonic Filters, Conventional AC Transformers, Large Footprint Transformers, Compact Footprint, Black Start & Independent Active/Reactive Power Control
HVDC Technology Comparison of HVDC Classic & HVDC VSC
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Development of DC Transmission: Worldwide Installed Capacity
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1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005
Worldwide installed HVDC “Capacity”: 80 GW in 2005
This is 1.8 % of the Worldwide installed Generation Capacity
How it “started”
1951, Kashira-Moscow, 30 MW
Sources: Cigre WG B4-04 2003 - IEEE T&D Committee 2006
2020
Additionally, over 270 GW are expected from China alone between 2010 to 2020
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over 40 HVDCs … China: with more than 270 GW * Transmission Capacity are expected between 2010 and 2020
1. Yunnan – Guangdong 800 kV, 5000 MW, 2009/10
2. Xiangjiaba – Shanghai 800 kV, 6400 MW, 2010
3. Debao 500 kV, 3000 MW, 2010
4. Ningdong – Shangdong 660 kV, 4000 MW, 2010
5. Qinghai – Tibet 400 kV, 600 MW, 2011
6. Mongolia – Tianjin 800 kV, 8000 MW, 2018
7. Russia – Liaoning 660 kV, 4000 MW, 2014
8. Nuozhadu – Guangdong 800 kV, 5000 MW, 2013
9. Jingping – Sunan 800 kV, 7200 MW, 2012
10. Xiluodu – Guangdong 500 kV, 2 x 3200 MW, 2013
11. Humeng – Tangshan 800 kV, 8000 MW, 2015
12. Ningdong – Zhejiang 800 kV, 8000 MW, 2016
13. Xiluodu – Zhejiang 800 kV, 8000 MW, 2014
14. Sichuan – Jiangxi 800 kV, 8000 MW, 2017
15. Xiluodu – Jiangxi 800 kV, 8000 MW, 2018
16. Humeng – Shandong 800 kV, 8000 MW, 2016
17. Hami – Henan 800 kV, 8000 MW, 2013
18. Mengxi – Jiangxi 800 kV, 8000 MW, 2016
19. Mongolia – Shandong 800 kV, 8000 MW, 2016
20. Mengxi – Jiangsu 800 kV, 8000 MW, 2017
21. Jiuquan – Hunan 800 kV, 7200 MW, 2017
22. Zhundong – Congqing 800 kV, 8000 MW, 2016
23. Baoqing – Liaoning 660 kV, 4000 MW, 2017
24. Hami – Shandong 800 kV, 7200 MW, 2017
25. Tibet – Chongqing 800 kV, 7200 MW, 2017
26. Jinghong – Thailand 500 kV, 3000 MW, 2018
27. Ximeng – Nanjing 800 kV, 8000 MW, 2018
28. Baihetan – Hubei 800 kV, 7200 MW, 2018
29. Wudongde – Fujian 1100 kV, 11000 MW, 2018
30. Northwest – North B2B, 1500 MW, 2018
31. Mongolia – Jing-Jin-Tang 800 kV, 7200 MW, 2019
32. Russia – Liaoning 800 kV, 7200 MW, 2019
33. Zhundong – Chengdu 1100 kV, 11000 MW, 2015
34. Tibet – Zhejiang 1100 kV, 9000 MW, 2019
35. Baihetan – Hunan 800 kV, 7200 MW, 2020
36. Yili – Sichuan 1100 kV, 9000 MW, 2020
37. Kazakhstan – Chengdu 1100 kV, 9000 MW, 2020
38. Northeast – North BtB II, 1500 MW, 2013
39. Hong Kong HVDC 500 kV, 3600 MW, 2018
40. Jinzhong – Guangxi 500 kV, 3200 MW, 2017
41. Yunnan – Guangdong IV 800 kV, 8000 MW, 2017
Zheijang
Qinghai
Xizang
Inrfar Mongolia
Jilin
Liaoning
Yunnan
Hainan
Fujian
Taiwan
Bangkok
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Ningxia Shanxi
Hebei
Beijing
Jiangsu Anhuj
Guizhou
Sichuan & Chongqing
Gansu
Xinjiang
Heilongjiang
Shandong
Jiangxi
Hubai
Shaanxi
Henan
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Tianjin
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* as of 2012
2 x B2B
1 x 400 kV 5 x 500 kV 3 x 660 kV 25 x 800 kV
5 x 1100 kV
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Yunnan-Guangdong – UHV DC Converter
800 kV DC
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Yunnan-Guangdong – 800 kV DC Line
57m
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Western Alberta Transmission Link,
2014
East DC Link Project, 2014
Nelson River Bipole 3 2017
LCP - Maritime Transmission Link,
2017
LCP - Labrador Island Transmission Link
2017
O’ahu Interconnetors, 2018
New Jersey Interconnector, 2016
Rock Island Clean Line, 2017
Grain Belt Express, 2017
Mead Adelanto Interconnector, 2018
West Point Transmission Project, 2017
TransWest Express, 2018
Southern Cross Project, 2018
North American HVDC Market
Centennial West 2018
Northern Pass 2017
Plains & Eastern 2017
SeaLink 2019
Champlain Hudson 2017
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Eliminat ion of Transmission Bottlenecks
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Transmission Constraints before TBC
Transmission Constraints after TBC
No Increase inShort-Circuit Power
Power Exchangeby Sea Cable
No Increase inShort-Circuit PowerNo Increase inShort-Circuit Power
Power Exchangeby Sea CablePower Exchangeby Sea Cable
Trans Bay Cable Project Security of Supply for San Francisco Area
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Trans Bay Cable Project
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Energy Project of the Year – American Society of Civil Engineers, Region 9; Sacramento, 9th March 2011Energy Project of the Year – American Society of Civil Engineers, Region 9; Sacramento, 9th March 2011
P = 400 MW Q = +/- 170-300 MVAr
Eliminat ion of Transmission Bottlenecks
Dynamic Voltage Support
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DC Submarine Cable Link Neptune RTS
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World’s 1st
HVDC with 500 kV DC Cable
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Neptune HVDC – New York, Station Sayreville
660 MW
Example of HVDC “Classic” – with Cable
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Hudson Transmission Project
Customer Hudson Transmission Partners LLC.
Project Name Hudson Transmission Project Location Ridgefield (NJ), USAPower Rating 660 MW, monopolarType of Plant Back-to-back tieVoltage Levels 180 kV DC
345/230 kV AC, 60 Hz Semiconductors LTT 8 kV
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Clean & Low Cost Energy over long Distance – suitable for Peak Load Demand
Improvement in Power Quality
Energy Mix in Australia: Hydro Plants Wind Farms Thermal Plants and HVDC
Basslink HVDC From Bottlenecks to a “Smart” and Flexible Grid
500 MW
Example of HVDC “Classic”
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DC Lines – Basslink 400kV Monopolar
Power Transmission Solutions 15 10-2011 E T TS 2/Re
From “Small” to “Large” OH Line
Neutral Line
HV Line
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Basslink – the Transition DC Line to Cable Station
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Reasons for DC Overlay Grid in Germany
Source: 9. – Information Session, 5 Oct. 2011, Regensburg, Germany
… this requires controlled Transmission with DC
Regenerative Power New Hydro Power Plants
Nuclear: shut-down
Infeed of up to 75 GW of Wind Power in Northern Part of Germany’s AC Grid (NDP 2022) …
Installed Generation Capacity *: June 2012: 168 GW; Jan. 2013 174 GW * Source: Federal Network Agency, Germany
Remark: for Decades, it was ≈ 120 GW – nearly const.
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Germany – TSO Grid Development Plan New DC Links: up to 3,800 Kilometers* (Overview)
New Links: DC AC Under Construction or on Approval (AC)
Source: WDR, dpa 31.05.2012
* Scenario for B 2022 – 1 of 4 Scenarios
BNA Conclusions 25.11.2012 One HVDC cancelled !
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Integration of Large Offshore Wind Farms into the Main German Grid
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VSC HVDC – for Onshore Grid Access & Offshore DC Multiterminal
Power Transmission Solutions HVDC Classic – for Load & Generation Reserve Sharing
The initial Idea for Onshore:
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Medium Voltage DC for Load Flow and Congestion Management in the City of Ulm – Germany
“We were in a Position to invest in a new Technology despite the tough Economic Climate. The Siemens System allows us to utilize existing Energy and Capacity Reserves at Times of Peak Demand without having to buy in costly Balancing Power“ Jürgen Schäffner, Chief Technical Officer of SWU Energie GmbH
Neu-Ulm(Bayern)
Ulm(Baden-Württem-
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Erbach
StaigVöhringen
Senden
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Ulm(Baden-Württem-
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Erbach
StaigVöhringen
Senden
Elchingen
Transmission Grid 1
Transmission Grid 2
AC Interconnection not feasible – a Phase- Shifting Transformer would be too slow
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Installed Wind Power: Europe, from 2011 to 2012
Source: EWEA (European Wind Energy Association), Wind in power 2012 European statistics, February 2013
350 GW 2030: Up to of Wind Power ! 2012-12 ENTSO-E: Installed Capacity 960 GW
2012 +13 GW
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ENTSO-E’s Ten-Year Network Development Plan
Three main Drivers: Offshore Wind Interconnections to Eastern Europe Solar Plan – Desertec
Long-term Prospects for European DC Super Grid(s)
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COMETA, Spain-Mallorca DC Interconnector, Station Morvede
400 MW
Example of HVDC “Classic” – with innovative indoor Solution
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Black Sea B2B, Georgia Customer Energotrans Ltd.
Project Name Black Sea Transmission Network Project
Location Akhaltsikhe, Georgia Power Rating 2 x 350 MW, monopolarType of Plant Back-to-back tie Voltage Levels 96 kV DC
500/400 kV AC, 50/50 Hz Semiconductors LTT 8 kV
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New DC Submarine Cable Link in UK
Deeside
HVDC and STATCOMin parallel OperationHVDC and STATCOMin parallel Operation
World’s 1st
HVDC with 600 kV DC Cable
Customer: Nat ional Grid / Scott ish Power System Data: Rat ing 2,200 MW Voltage ± 600 kV DC Thyristor 8 kV LTT 2015
SVC PLUS C: 2 x 125 MVAr Dynamic Voltage Stabilization Reactive Power Control
6 hrs Overload 2,400 MW (Cable)
Western HVDC Link, UK
No Increase in Short-Circuit Power
Bypassing overloaded Onshore Overhead Lines
Power Exchange
Increase in Stability
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INELFE, France-Spain World's first HVDC Project in VSC Technology with 2 x 1000 MW
Customer INELFE (Rte and REE)Project Name INELFE
LocationBaixas, France to Santa Llogaia, Spain
Power Rating 2 x 1000 MW
Type of PlantHVDC PLUS 65 km underground cable
Voltage Levels ± 320 kV DC400 kV AC, 50 Hz
Semiconductors IGBT
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SylWin1, Germany World’s first Offshore MMC with 864 MW, BorWin2 and HelWin1&2
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SylWin1 864 MW
+/- 320 kV
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BorWin2 800 MW +/- 300 kV
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+/- 250 kV 576 MW
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+/- 320 kV 690 MW
HelWin2
2014 2015
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HVDC VSC BorWin2, Germany
Customer TenneTProject Name BorWin2Location Diele, GermanyPower Rating 800 MW
Type of Plant200 km HVDC PLUSOn-/Offshore Cable
Voltage Levels ± 300 kV DCAC 400 kV/155 kV, 50 Hz
Semiconductors IGBT
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Impressions of Grid Access for Offshore Wind with DC Solution – HelWin1 & HelWin 2
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HVDC – High-Voltage DC Transmission: It makes P f low
Three HVDC Options available: VSC, Classic and Bulk
With DC, Overhead Line Losses are typically 30-50% less than with AC
For Cable Transmission (over 80 km), HVDC is the only Solut ion
HVDC can be integrated into the AC Systems
HVDC supports AC in Terms of Stability
System Interconnect ion with HVDC and Integrat ion of HVDC:
DC is a “Firewall” against Cascading Disturbances
Bidirect ional Control of Power Flow – quite easy
Frequency, Voltage and POD Control available
Staging of the Links – w ith DC quite easy
No Increase in Short-Circuit Power
DC is a Stability Booster
Summary Features and Benefits of HVDC
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