Availability Analysis of HVDC-VSC Systems: A Review

Sebastian Dambone Sessa, Antonio Chiarelli and Roberto Benato
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Sebastian Dambone Sessa: Industrial Engineering Department, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
Antonio Chiarelli: Industrial Engineering Department, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
Roberto Benato: Industrial Engineering Department, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy

Energies, 2019, vol. 12, issue 14, 1-22

Abstract: This work stems from the worldwide increasing need to precisely consider, in the design phase of an HVDC project, the availability of the HVDC system. In this paper, an overview of the availability assessment methods for HVDC-VSC transmission systems is presented. In particular, the state of the art of the procedures to estimate the availability of both the HVDC link reparable components and the conversion system on the basis of the converter configuration is given. The theoretical fundamentals of each method, together with their practical applications, have been described, in order to highlight the limits and the potentialities of each approach. The authors aim at giving a guide to choosing the best computation approach on the basis of the specific needs of the users and at summarizing all the key aspects which can be taken into account during the availability assessment of HVDC-VSC links.

Keywords: transmittable capacity of HVDC systems; HVDC-VSC systems availability assessment; HVDC-VSC converter reliability estimation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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