VOLTAGE SOURCED CONVERTER (VSC) VALVES FOR HIGH-VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT (HVDC) POWER TRANSMISSION - ELECTRICAL TESTING
International Electrotechnical Committee
FOREWORD
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General requirements
5 List of type tests
6 Operational tests
7 Dielectric tests on valve support structure
8 Dielectric tests on multiple valve unit
9 Dielectric tests between valve terminals
10 IGBT overcurrent turn-off test
11 Short-circuit current test
12 Tests for valve insensitivity to electromagnetic
disturbance
13 Production tests
14 Presentation of type test results
15 Tests for dynamic braking valves
Annex A (informative) - Overview of VSC converters in
HVDC power transmission
Annex B (informative) - Valve component fault tolerance
Bibliography
Pertains to self-commutated converter valves, for use in a three-phase bridge voltage sourced converter (VSC) for high voltage d.c. power transmission or as part of a back-to-back link.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | International Electrotechnical Committee |
| Committee | TC 22 |
