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Title: Models and methods for assessing the value of HVDC adn MVDC technologies in modern power grids (Annual Report, Executive Summary)

Abstract

Evolution of today’s predominantly alternating current (ac) transmission grid in to mixed ac transmission – high-voltage direct current (HVdc) systems is expected with the decreasing costs of and advancements in power electronics technologies. The recent technological advancements include the development of more efficient and compact voltage source converters (VSCs) that can provide fast response. Because of their controllability and fast response, HVdc systems provide the ability to enhance reliability of the ac transmission grid through frequency support, voltage control, and congestion relief. The HVdc systems can also provide other ancillary services to enhance the economics and reliability of the ac transmission grids, and to optimize their performance. The tools, models, and methods developed to evaluate their benefits will be key enablers to understanding the value proposition introduced by the fast-acting HVdc systems. The main motivation of this work was to develop models and methods to explore and quantify the technical and economic benefits of HVdc systems and fast response VSC technologies in the future grid of United States. The models and methods explore the benefits of HVdc systems through provision of controlled active/reactive power and fast response. The fast response can provide much-needed multiobjective services to the grid (e.g., frequencymore » response, voltage control) while moving blocks of energy. The models and methods can be applied to study other power electronics technologies and scenarios such as those undertaken in ongoing studies led by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Inverter-based Resource Performance Task Force (IRPTF). The IRPTF studies identify the problems associated with power electronics-based technologies as they are integrated in to the bulk power system (or the ac transmission system).« less

Authors:
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  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  2. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
  3. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Electricity (OE)
OSTI Identifier:
1523733
Report Number(s):
ORNL/SPR-2019/1131
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION

Citation Formats

Debnath, Suman, Chinthavali, Madhu Sudhan, Sun, Jingfan, Marthi, Phani Ratna Vanamali, Chinthavali, Supriya, Lee, Sangkeun, Elizondo, Marcelo A., Markarov, Yuri V., Huang, Qiuhua, Liu, Yuan, Tbaileh, Ahmed A., Vallem, Mallikarjuna, Kirkham, Harold, Samaan, Nader, Zhang, Qian, Novacheck, Joshua, and Lau, Jessica. Models and methods for assessing the value of HVDC adn MVDC technologies in modern power grids (Annual Report, Executive Summary). United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.2172/1523733.
Debnath, Suman, Chinthavali, Madhu Sudhan, Sun, Jingfan, Marthi, Phani Ratna Vanamali, Chinthavali, Supriya, Lee, Sangkeun, Elizondo, Marcelo A., Markarov, Yuri V., Huang, Qiuhua, Liu, Yuan, Tbaileh, Ahmed A., Vallem, Mallikarjuna, Kirkham, Harold, Samaan, Nader, Zhang, Qian, Novacheck, Joshua, & Lau, Jessica. Models and methods for assessing the value of HVDC adn MVDC technologies in modern power grids (Annual Report, Executive Summary). United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1523733
Debnath, Suman, Chinthavali, Madhu Sudhan, Sun, Jingfan, Marthi, Phani Ratna Vanamali, Chinthavali, Supriya, Lee, Sangkeun, Elizondo, Marcelo A., Markarov, Yuri V., Huang, Qiuhua, Liu, Yuan, Tbaileh, Ahmed A., Vallem, Mallikarjuna, Kirkham, Harold, Samaan, Nader, Zhang, Qian, Novacheck, Joshua, and Lau, Jessica. 2019. "Models and methods for assessing the value of HVDC adn MVDC technologies in modern power grids (Annual Report, Executive Summary)". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1523733. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1523733.
@article{osti_1523733,
title = {Models and methods for assessing the value of HVDC adn MVDC technologies in modern power grids (Annual Report, Executive Summary)},
author = {Debnath, Suman and Chinthavali, Madhu Sudhan and Sun, Jingfan and Marthi, Phani Ratna Vanamali and Chinthavali, Supriya and Lee, Sangkeun and Elizondo, Marcelo A. and Markarov, Yuri V. and Huang, Qiuhua and Liu, Yuan and Tbaileh, Ahmed A. and Vallem, Mallikarjuna and Kirkham, Harold and Samaan, Nader and Zhang, Qian and Novacheck, Joshua and Lau, Jessica},
abstractNote = {Evolution of today’s predominantly alternating current (ac) transmission grid in to mixed ac transmission – high-voltage direct current (HVdc) systems is expected with the decreasing costs of and advancements in power electronics technologies. The recent technological advancements include the development of more efficient and compact voltage source converters (VSCs) that can provide fast response. Because of their controllability and fast response, HVdc systems provide the ability to enhance reliability of the ac transmission grid through frequency support, voltage control, and congestion relief. The HVdc systems can also provide other ancillary services to enhance the economics and reliability of the ac transmission grids, and to optimize their performance. The tools, models, and methods developed to evaluate their benefits will be key enablers to understanding the value proposition introduced by the fast-acting HVdc systems. The main motivation of this work was to develop models and methods to explore and quantify the technical and economic benefits of HVdc systems and fast response VSC technologies in the future grid of United States. The models and methods explore the benefits of HVdc systems through provision of controlled active/reactive power and fast response. The fast response can provide much-needed multiobjective services to the grid (e.g., frequency response, voltage control) while moving blocks of energy. The models and methods can be applied to study other power electronics technologies and scenarios such as those undertaken in ongoing studies led by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Inverter-based Resource Performance Task Force (IRPTF). The IRPTF studies identify the problems associated with power electronics-based technologies as they are integrated in to the bulk power system (or the ac transmission system).},
doi = {10.2172/1523733},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1523733}, journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
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