Course content
Upon completion of this course, the students shall understand:
- The main differences between AC and DC transmission
- The main components of HVDC systems
- The operation principles of different power semiconductor devices After completing the course, the candidate should be able to:
- Establish and modeling of AC and DC sources
- Modeling of half wave and full wave rectifiers
- Modeling of DC-DC buck converter
- Modeling of DC-DC boost converter -Modeling of single phase thyristor converter
- Modeling of three phase thyristor converter
- Modeling of pulse width modulation (PWM)
- Modeling of HVDC link
- The students will also be able to use PSCAD simulation software in order to simulate different converter models, plotting and analyzing the results.
The following abilities should be enhanced through joining the course:
- Work independently and in groups
- Use PSCAD software -Design and operation of DC-DC converters
- Principles of operation of thyristor single and three phase converters
- Basic principles of controlling HVDC systems
- Fault analysis in HVDC systems
- Operation and control of MTDC systems
- Operation of VSC converters
- Introduction to HVDC Systems
- Thyristors
- Six Pulse Diode and Thyristor Converter
- HVDC Rectifier Station Modelling, Control and Synchronization with AC System HVDC Inverter Station Modeling and Control
- HVDC System V-I Diagrams and Operation Modes
- HVDC Phasor Modeling and Interaction with AC System
- HVDC Operation with Weak AC Systems
- VSC-HVDC Applications, Topologies, Performance, and Cost Comparison with LCC
- IGBT Switches and VSC Converter Losses -Single Phase and Three Phase Two-Level VSC Converters -
- Two Level PWM VSC Converter
- VSC-HVDC Applications for AC Grid
- HVDC Grids
