TRANSMISSION AND

DISTRIBUTION ASSIGNMENT

TOPIC – HVDC TRANSMISSION

PREPARED BY :
R ROHIT KUMAR
1MS16EE044

1. HVDC TRANSMISSION

High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) has emerged as the preferred transmission
technology for long distance bulk power supply.
A high-voltage, direct current (HVDC) electric power
transmission system uses direct current for the bulk transmission of electrical
power, in contrast with the more common alternating current (AC) systems. For
long-distance transmission, HVDC systems may be less expensive and suffer lower
electrical losses. For underwater power cables, HVDC avoids the heavy currents
required to charge and discharge the cable capacitance each cycle. For shorter
distances, the higher cost of DC conversion equipment compared to an AC system
may still be justified, due to other benefits of direct current links. HVDC uses
voltages between 100 kV and 1,500 kV.
The electricity can be transported in both directions. The lines can go across land
as overhead or underground lines, or be installed in water as submarine cables.
Also a combined installation, e.g. cable and overhead line or submarine and
underground line is possible
High voltage is used for electric power transmission to reduce the energy lost in
the resistance of the wires. For a given quantity of power transmitted, doubling the
voltage will deliver the same power at only half the current. Since the power lost as
heat in the wires is directly proportional to the square of the current, doubling the
voltage reduces the line losses by a factor of 4. While power lost in transmission
can also be reduced by increasing the conductor size, larger conductors are heavier
and more expensive.

2. TALCHER-KOLAR HVDC SYSTEM

 INTRODUCTION

At the time of construction, the 2000MW ±500kV Talcher-Kolar HVDC Bipole

transmission system was the largest HVDC link in Asia. This project, as part of
National Grid, provides Super Transmission Highway between Eastern Region and
Southern Region facilitating evacuation of power from NTPC Talcher Stage-2
STPS (4 X 500MW) to beneficiary Southern States, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka,
Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Pondicherry. The HVDC Terminals at Talcher & Kolar
were awarded to the consortium of the Siemens India & Siemens AG, Germany.
The terminals along with associated lines were executed at a cost of Rs.3100 crores
and were commissioned in 33 months i.e., 9 months ahead of schedule through
Integrated Project Management. Pole-1 has come into commercial operation from
December 2002 and Pole-2 from March 2003. Due to high power demand, the
HVDC link was further upgraded to carry 2500MW of power during 2007.

SALIENT FEATURES OF KOLAR TERMINAL

DC TERMINAL DATA

RATING:

 2 X 1250MW, ±500Kv

AC VOLTAGE:

 Performance: 380kV - 420kV

 Rated : 360kV - 440kV

AC FREQUNCY:

 Performance: 48.5Hz -50.5Hz

 Rated : 47.5Hz -52.5Hz
 OVERLOAD RATING:

 1.25 p.u. for 2 hours

 1.30 p.u. for 30 minutes
 1.47 p.u. for 5 secs

THYRISTOR VALVES:

 8kV, 2000Amp, Water cooled,

Suspended Type

REFERENCES:-
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hig
h-voltage_direct_current.
https://www.siemens.com/press/
pool/de/feature/2013/energy/20
13-08-x-win/factsheet-hvdc-e.pdf
2. https://web.archive.org/web/201
21013104458/http://www.power
gridindia.com/PGCIL_NEW/home.a
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