Introducing High Voltage Direct Current Transmission Into An Undergraduate Power Systems Course
- Conference
- Location
-
Austin, Texas
- Publication Date
-
June 14, 2009
- Start Date
-
June 14, 2009
- End Date
-
June 17, 2009
- ISSN
-
2153-5965
- Conference Session
- Tagged Division
-
Energy Conversion and Conservation
- Page Count
-
19
- Page Numbers
-
14.805.1 - 14.805.19
- DOI
-
10.18260/1-2--4668
- Permanent URL
-
https://peer.asee.org/4668
- Download Count
-
3273
Paper Authors
Kala Meah York College of Pennsylvania
Kala Meah received his B.Sc. from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1998, M.Sc. from South Dakota State University in 2003, and Ph.D. from the University of Wyoming in 2007, all in Electrical Engineering. Between 1998 and 2000 he worked for several power industries in Bangladesh. Dr. Meah is with the Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Physical Science at York College of Pennsylvania where he is currently an Assistant Professor. His research interest includes electrical power, HVDC transmission, renewable energy, power engineering education, and energy conversion.
Wayne Blanding York College of Pennsylvania
Wayne Blanding received his B.S. degree in Systems Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1982, Ocean Engineer degree from the MIT/Woods Hole Joint Program in Ocean Engineering in 1990, and PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Connecticut in 2007. From 1982 to 2002 was an officer in the U.S. Nav⁹s submarine force. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at York College of Pennsylvania. His research interests include target tracking, detection, estimation, and engineering education.
Abstract
NOTE: The first page of text has been automatically extracted and included below in lieu of an abstract
1
T Introducing High Voltage Direct Current Transmission into an Undergraduate Power Systems Course Kala Meah,, and Wayne Blanding Electrical and Computer Engineering York College of Pennsylvania, York, PA, USA
Abstract
High voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission systems have shown steady growth in capacity addition for the past three to four decades. More than 100,000 MW of HVDC transmission capacity is installed around the globe in more than 100 projects and over 25,000 MW of additional HVDC transmission capacity is under construction. The HVDC system is suitable for interconnecting two asynchronous power systems, as well as for undersea and underground electric transmission systems. For bulk power transmission over long distances, HVDC systems are less expensive and suffer lower losses compared to high voltage alternating current (HVAC) transmission systems. Multi-terminal HVDC systems may provide a better alternative for underground transmission systems in urban areas and large cities. As a power systems engineer it is important to have a basic understanding of HVDC transmission system operation, control features, advantages and disadvantages compared to HVAC transmission systems. This paper discusses the HVDC transmission system can be introduced into a power systems course. Introduction to the HVDC transmission system is designed for the last three class sessions of an undergraduate power systems class. By the end of the semester, students have the necessary background on power systems to understand the basics of HVDC system operation.
Class one: Introduction to HVDC transmission systems, Advantages and disadvantages of HVDC transmission systems, Assignment: comparative economic evaluation of the HVDC and HVAC systems. Class two: Detailed study of a two-terminal HVDC transmission system, Control features and modeling with software such as Matlab/Simulink. Class Three: Simulation study, Assignment: simulate a three-terminal HVDC system.
Introduction
Alternating current (AC) is the most convenient form of electricity for industry/residential use and in electric distribution systems. Direct current (DC) has some distinct advantages over AC for high power long distance electric transmission systems, underground and undersea electric transmission systems, and for interconnecting two asynchronous power systems1,2. Flexible AC transmission system (FACTS) is an emerging technology in electric transmission which enhances controllability and increases the power transfer capability of the network3,4. Typically a FACTS is an electric power system controlled by power electronics. HVDC technology was first
, phone:717-815-1238; fax: 717-849-1660; email: kmeah@ycp.edu
Meah, K., & Blanding, W. (2009, June), Introducing High Voltage Direct Current Transmission Into An Undergraduate Power Systems Course Paper presented at 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition, Austin, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--4668
ASEE holds the copyright on this document. It may be read by the public free of charge. Authors may archive their work on personal websites or in institutional repositories with the following citation: © 2009 American Society for Engineering Education. Other scholars may excerpt or quote from these materials with the same citation. When excerpting or quoting from Conference Proceedings, authors should, in addition to noting the ASEE copyright, list all the original authors and their institutions and name the host city of the conference. - Last updated April 1, 2015