GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Program Name: Engineering
Level: PG
Branch: Electrical Engineering
Course / Subject Code: ME01000191
Course / Subject Name: HVDC - High Voltage Direct Current Transmission
w. e. f. Academic Year: 2024-25
Semester: 1st Semester
Category of the Course: PEC
Prerequisite: Power Electronics Converters and Applications
Power Systems Analysis
Rationale:
The bulk power transmission from HVAC to HVDC has evolved over
the years. The state of art of development of HVDC Technology,
equipment used in HVDC its modeling analysis and control are
covered. The stability study, control strategies and protection of power
systems with HVDC transmission for reliable and secure operation of
the power in the power systems are also covered. The course is
intended to provide the technological development in HVDC it’s
theory and understanding for operation and control of power systems
with HVDC transmission.
Teaching and Examination Scheme:
Teaching Scheme Credits Examination Marks Total
L T P C Theory Marks Practical Marks Mar
ESE (E) PA (M) ESE (V) PA (I) ks
3 0 2 4 70 30 30 20 150
Content
Sr. Content Total %
No. Hrs Weightage
1 Evolution of HVDC Transmission, Comparison of HVAC and HVDC 04 10
systems, Type of HVDC Transmission systems, Components of HVDC
transmission systems.
2 Analysis of simple rectifier circuits: Required features of 09 20
converter/inverter circuits for HVDC transmission, Analysis of HVDC
converter, Different modes of converter operation, Equivalent electrical
circuit
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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Program Name: Engineering
Level: PG
Branch: Electrical Engineering
Course / Subject Code: ME01000191
Course / Subject Name: HVDC - High Voltage Direct Current Transmission
3 HVDC system control features, Control Modes, Control Schemes, 05 10
Control comparisons, Equidistant firing controls,
4 Converter mal-operations, Commutation failure, Starting and shutting 06 14
down the converter bridge, Converter protection, Smoothing reactor
and DC Lines, Reactive power requirements, Harmonic analysis, Filter
design
5 Application of VSC in HVDC, Comparison with LCC HVDC, 12 26
Overhead and subsea VSC-HVDC, Monopolar and bipolar VSC
HVDC systems, VSC HVDC converter topologies, VSC-HVDC
components and operation, Two level VSC modelling, control and
dynamics, Complete VSC converter controller, AC and DC faults with
VSC, VSC HVDC for AC grid support and operation with passive AC
systems, Black start capability of VSC-HVDC, VSC-HVDC with
offshore wind farms, Multi terminal HVDC with VSC
Converters, Introduction to MMC for HVDC.
Component Models and it’s representation for the Power flow analysis 09 20
6 of AC-DC systems, Transient stability analysis, Dynamic stability
analysis, Multi-terminal HVDC system (MTDC), control of MTDC,
Introduction to the relevant national and international standards of
HVDC systems
TOTAL 45 100
Reference Books:
1. KR Padiyar, “HVDC Power Transmission Systems”, Willey Eastern Limited, Second edition.
2. J Arrillaga, “High Voltage Direct current Transmission”, Peter Peregrinus Ltd, UK.
3. EW Kimbark, “Direct Current Transmission”, Wiley-Interscience, New York. 1971
4. Erich Uhlmann, Power Transmission by Direct Current, B. S. Publications 2004
5. SN Singh, “Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution, PHI, New Delhi
2nd edition, 2008
6. Dragan Jovcic, High Voltage Direct Current Transmission: Converters, Systems and DC
Grids, Wiley & Sons
7. Dirk Van Hertem, Oriol Gomis-Bellmunt, Jun Liang, HVDC Grids: For Offshore and
Supergrid of the future, Wiley-IEEE Press
8. Chan-Ki Kim, Vijay K. Sood, Gil-Soo Jang, Seong-Joo Lim, Seok-Jin Lee, HVDC
Transmission: Power Conversion Applications in Power Systems, John Wiley & Sons
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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Program Name: Engineering
Level: PG
Branch: Electrical Engineering
Course / Subject Code: ME01000191
Course / Subject Name: HVDC - High Voltage Direct Current Transmission
List of Experiments:
This is Just a Suggested list of Experiments. The teachers are encouraged to include the
experiments from above topics.
1. Study and compare the basic topologies HVDC transmission
2. Study of basic topologies converter/inverter used for HVDC Power transmission
3. Modelling /Simulation of converter and it’s analysis in various operating modes
4. Simulation and study of Real power flow control in AC-DC power systems
5. Simulation and study of Reactive power flow control in AC-DC power systems
6. Stability study of AC-DC power systems
7. Study of Standards of HVDC systems
8. Simulation of two terminal VSC HVDC systems in PSCAD/MATLAB.
9. Simulation of MTDC system in PSCAD/MATLAB.
10. Simulation of VSC/MMC HVDC system with OFFSHORE windfarms in PSCAD/MATLAB.
11. Design of harmonic filter for the HVDC systems
12. Simulation of smoothing reactor for HVDC transmission systems
13. Prepare a report/Visit on HVDC Project in Gujarat/India.
14. To design transformer used with half bridge converter/ full bridge converter
15. Automatic and manual synchronization of converter station with grid using appropriate
simulation software
16. Three-phase display of grid and converter voltages using appropriate simulation software
17. Simulation of Control schemes for converter/inverter output voltage and frequency
Major Equipment:
The Software and hardware/Equipment used in the Power electronics and Power systems lab
are sufficient for the performance of above practical.
List of Open Source Software/learning website:
https://nptel.ac.in/courses/108104013
https://www.mathworks.com/
https://powersimtech.com
https://www.scilab.org/
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