Power Electronics for DC Transmission

Module overview

The syllabus will be based upon several topics relating to the use of power semiconductors and components in power systems. The course starts with considerations of the individual power electronic devices, before moving on to their use as part of an HVDC convertor station. Finally, you will consider issues surrounding HVDC transmission links as a whole, including the relevant cable and line technologies. This will be set against the context of the changing requirements for bulk transmission of power which are affecting electrical grids around the world.

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

Appreciation of overhead line and underground cable technology applicable to long distance DC transmission, using both LCC and VSC technologies

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

Coherently present technical information for in a group interview environment
Search for technical data from a wide range of sources
Write a technical and critical document on power electronic systems

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

Understand the characteristics of power semiconductor devices
Design of compensating circuits for reducing harmonic distortion in current and voltage waveforms
Know the limitations of different power converters and how they affect the design of transmission links

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

Combination of lectures, drop-in tutorial sessions for technical discussion and directed independent study.

Study time
Type	Hours
Lecture	20
Tutorial	10
Wider reading or practice	33
Preparation for scheduled sessions	10
Completion of assessment task	67
Follow-up work	10
Total study time	150

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

Chappell P H (2013). An introduction to power electronics. Artech House.

Rashid, M H (2014). Power electronics : circuits, devices, and applications. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall,.

Acha, E, (2002). Power electronic control in electrical systems. Oxford ; Boston: Newnes.

Assessment

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Continuous Assessment	100%

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Set Task	100%

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Set Task	100%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External