Influence of AC Voltage on the Positive DC Corona Current Pulses in a Wire-cylinder Gap

In the development of hybrid HVDC and HVAC transmission lines,the study of radio interference is an important issue.Positive corona current pulses from high voltage transmission lines are the main source of radio interference.In this paper,the design of a wire-cylinder gap electrode system is presented to study the influence of AC voltage on the characteristics of positive corona current pulses.The study shows that the mode of the current pulses is different from that of either DC or AC corona discharge.Waveform parameters of the pulses,such as rise time,half wave time,duration time,repetition rates,average amplitude,and time intervals of secondary pulses are all statistically analyzed in this study.The empirical formulas for the repetition rates with different AC voltages are presented.A theoretical explanation based on an ion cloud model is given to reveal the mechanism behind the influence of AC voltage on positive corona discharge.The experimental results could provide some references for the prediction of radio interference from hybrid AC/DC transmission lines.

Comparisons and Improvements of Key Operating Characteristics of Current Source Converter Applied in HVDC System

Because of its controlled power factor and no commutation failure,current source converter(CSC)made up of reverse-blocking IGCTs(RB-IGCTs)offers broad application prospects in the field of HVDC system.Valve voltage and power operating range as the most important operating characteristics should be paid attention to but they are always contradictory.First,the relationship between valve voltage and modulation index is obtained.In particular,valve voltage of converter under the three typical modulation methods is compared,analyzed,and verified.Second,with the help of the independent control strategy and coordinated control strategy of both ends,power operating ranges of the three modulation methods are comprehensively analyzed and compared.Third,in order to solve power coupling at a low active power,the improved coordination control strategy at both ends in this paper is proposed and the relationships among active power,reactive power,DC current and phase angle difference are given in detail.Finally,a 500 kV/3 kA simulation system was built in PSCAD/EMTDC to obtain comparison results of the key operating characteristics of CSC under different modulation methods and the converter can realize unity power operation under random active power after adopting the improved coordinated control strategy,and DC current does not decrease to zero,verifying effectiveness of the coordinated control strategy.