Consideration of the Insulation Design Method on a ±200 kV Converter Valve Unit in an HVDC Converter Hall

Seungmin Bang, Ho-Seung Kim, Jae-Hong Koo and Bang-Wook Lee
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Seungmin Bang: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan-si 15588, Korea
Ho-Seung Kim: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan-si 15588, Korea
Jae-Hong Koo: Transmission and Substation Lab, KEPRI, Daejeon 34056, Korea
Bang-Wook Lee: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan-si 15588, Korea

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 8, 1-18

Abstract: A converter valve unit, which converts Alternating Current (AC) to Directing Current (DC) and DC to AC, is one of the key elements of high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission. The insulation design of a converter valve unit should be considered for air clearance according to the DC superimposed overvoltage and the insulator that maintains the insulation performance and the corona shield to suppress DC corona discharge. There is no prescribed standard for the insulation design of a converter valve unit. Moreover, insulation performance under an applied DC voltage has not yet been thoroughly investigated. Therefore, it is necessary to study the insulation design method of the converter valve unit. In this paper, consideration of the insulation design method on a ±200 kV converter valve unit in an HVDC converter hall is performed. The finite element method (FEM) is used to simulate the 3D model. Additionally, the safety factor ( S F ) is applied in accordance with the dielectric test in IEC 62271-1. As a result, an insulation design process on the converter valve unit is proposed and the insulation design is carried through the design factors. It is confirmed that design factors on the air clearance, insulator and corona shield have a significant effect on a highly reliable insulation design.

Keywords: HVDC; converter valve; air clearance; overvoltage; flashover; triple point; insulator; FEM; corona shield; DC corona inception electric field (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: 2021
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