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Title: Method and apparatus for controlling the real and reactive power behavior of a high voltage dc transmission (HDT) system

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OSTI ID:5425787

A method and apparatus for controlling the real and reactive power behavior of a high voltage transmission (HDT) system is characterized by a rectifier station connected to a first three phase network and an inverter station connected to a second three phase network. The rectifier and inverter stations have positive and negative station-halves connected to each other over positive and negative dc transmission lines to form positive and negative poles, each station having a common ground or return wire. Each station is equipped with current and voltage regulators, as well as control angle and quenching angle regulators whereby in case of the tripping of line protective devices monitoring line current in a faulty pole, and the consequent unloading of the faulty pole, the regulation of the intact pole assumes control for a short time to protect against network transients resulting from the load drop. In the event of a line disturbance, both the current set point for the current regulator and the control angle set point for the control angle regulator of the intact station-half of the intact pole are increased according to preset functions, with the control angle set point subordinated to the magnitude of the current angle set point.

Assignee:
BBC Brown Boveri and Co.
Patent Number(s):
US 4173780
OSTI ID:
5425787
Resource Relation:
Patent Priority Date: Priority date 9 Feb 1977, German, Federal Republic of (F.R. Germany)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English