Overview of DC technology - Energy conversion

  • O. Oñederra*
  • , H. Odriozola
  • , E. Planas
  • , I. López
  • , V. López
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

DC transmission and distribution systems have several advantages compared to classical AC system. This paper presents a review of DC technology, doing a special mention in HVDC. It addresses some issues like HVDC converter types, DC-DC converter topologies, DC transmission and distribution topologies, transmission cables and DC circuit breakers with the main manufacturers and commercial devices.

Original languageEnglish
Article number396
Pages (from-to)630-635
Number of pages6
JournalRenewable Energy and Power Quality Journal
Volume1
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • DC circuit breakers
  • DC microgrids
  • DC power converters
  • HVDC
  • LVDC

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