CIGRE ATLAS OF HVDC SYSTEMS WITH ITALIAN TSO … · 2015 166 HVDC System in ... 7000 MW ±320 kV,...

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Terna Rete Italia – Head of Research Center -Florence

Chairman Comitato Nazionale CIGRE-Italia

M. Rebolini

CIGRE ATLASOFHVDCSYSTEMSWITHITALIANTSO EXPERIENCE

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1987 40 HVDC System 11 mercury-arc valves29 thyristor valves

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2009 103 HVDC System in operation 8 HVDC System retired3 HVDC System BtB( Austria-

Hungary & Germany-Cech Republic & Austria) and after retired17 HVDC System in construction5 VSC in operation

2015 166 HVDC System in operation ( 3 UHVDC +/- 800 kV)61 HVDC System in construction/planned10 VSC in operation1 Hybrid System ( LCC-VSC)

2015-2020 28 UHVDC(±800 kV, ±1100 kV) planned for

implementation

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Number of HVDC installations by Year

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HVDC From Global Interconnection to ……. ATLAS OF HVDC SYSTEM

HVDC & FACTS for SubTransmission & Industrial

Distribution Systems

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HVDC From Interconnection to …..Connection

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More HVDC investments in the nextyears

Global Investment in HVDC Transmission Systems 2012-2020 120 Billion $ (1)

(1) Source Pyke Research

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(1) Source Technavio Analyst Report

Converter Stations account for about 12 Billion $ per year ( 5% of total network investments) other are related to HVDC OHL and sea cables CAGR from 2014 to 2019 20% New Market analysis (1) gives grow of HVDC Converter at a CAGR of 24,1% 2016-2020Market share 2015 : EMEA (Europe, MiddleEast,Africa ) 36,12%, APAC (Asia Pacific) 32,65%, Americas 31,32%.

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One third ( 33% of totalinvestment ) 50 billion € (56 billion $) are submarine HVDC interconnections

Also Europe strong increasinginvestments on HVDC Systems

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HVDC is integral part of «smart grid solutions»Power flow & frequency control

WHY HVDC?

HVDC used in the connection of offshore Wind Farms

HVDC used in the integration of Networks ( mainly with long sea link )

HVDC used as BtB Systems for interconnection of asynchronous Networks

HVDC used for Very Long Distance Huge Power Transfer

HVDC become more acceptable ( both with OHLs and cables ) in Authorization/Environment Assessment vs. AC OHL technology

Now

Classical

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System description LCC-HVCD VSC-HVDC

System ratings in operation ±800 kV, 7000 MW ±320 kV, 600 MW

System ratings available ±1100 kV, 13000 MW ±500 kV, 2000 MW

Operational experience 50 years 15 years

Lifetime 30 years 30 years

Converter Losses(at full load ,per converter ) 0.75 % 1,1 %

Availability (per system) >98% >98%

System Capabilities

Transmission Capacity ••• ••

Power Flow Control ••• •••

Transient Stability •• •••

Voltage stability • •••Power Oscillation damping •• •••

Reactive Power demand ••• •

System perturbation ••• •

Reactive Injection possible no yes

Easy meshing no yes

Black starting no Yes

SCR AC grid > 2,5 No problem

Investment costs per MW •• •••

Legenda: •small; • •medium; • • • strong

WHICH KIND HVDC-Technology ?

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Malta Sicily

SAPEI

Sorgente - Rizziconi

Italy- France

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MAIN CHALLENGES &ITALIAN VIEW from TSO EXPERIENCE SOME CASES

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SACOI 1 1967-1992

SACOI 21992-today

• Voltage: ±200 kV LCC

(Line Commutate Converter• Air cooled Thyristors Valves

• Rated power: 300 MW

• Nominal Current 1500 A

• Total Length 385 km :121 km

sea cables, 264 km DC OHL

The world first triterminal HVDC( 1987)

• Voltage: ±200 kV LCC

(Line Commutate ConverterMercury Valves )

• Rated power: 200 MW

• Nominal Current 1500 A

• Max Depth 500 m

• Total lengh 413 km :292 km

DC OHL and 121 km sea

cables

• 1987 Lucciana Tap (250 A;

50 MW)

Was connected

To 380 kV grid

TERNA HVDC Plants

HVDC Italy-Greece Link

The world first deepest submarine HVDC cable

(1.000 m)

In operation 2001

Voltage: ±400 kV LCC

Monopolar with marine electrodes

Rated power: 500 MW

Nominal Current : 1250 A

Length 316 km ( dc UG -OFcable 43 km

Italy side , 160 km sea cable and 113 km

dcOHL Greek side )

TERNA HVDC Plants

HVDC link that increases security

of supply and improves market

competitiveness in Sardinia

• Voltage: ±500 kV LCC

(Line Commutate ConverterThyristor water cooling)

• Rated power: 1.000 MW

HVDC LINK SARDINIA-MAINLAND

«SAPEI» In Operation 2011The longest HVDC cable at time of construction

(435 km)

The world deepest submarine HVDC cable

(1.640 m)

TERNA HVDC Plants

Under construction

New HVDC interconnection

• Voltage: ±500 kV LCC(Bipolar )

• Rated power: 1.200 MW

Length 400 km.

Depth: 1200 m

NEW INTERCONNECTION ITALY-MONTENEGROFirst electricity HVDC link

between Europe and the

Balkans

TERNA HVDC Plants

SACOI GRITA SAPEI MONITAManufacturer Converter / Thyristor

GE-Ansaldo ABB ABB TOSHIBA / Infineon

Valve Number 12 12 12 12Modules for Valve 7 10 8 3+3Thyristors for Module 8 6 9 12+13Number Thyristors for valve…

56 60 72 75

…redundancy 3 2 3 3Number Thyristors for a pole

672 720 864 900

AccensioneETT=elettrically triggered thyristorLTT=light triggered thyristor

ETT ETT ETT LTT

Thyristor Current [A] 1500 1250 1000 1200Tensione tiristore VBO [kV]

4,5 8,5 7,5

Cooling air water water water

TERNA HVDC Plants

Under construction

New HVDC interconnection

• Voltage: ±320 kV VSC

(Voltage Source Converter)• Rated power: 2x600 MW

• Total length 190 km

NEW INTERCONNECTION FRANCE-ITALY

• The first synergy between HVDC link and highway

infrastructure crossing Alps in Service Tunnel of

Frejus

TERNA HVDC Plants

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What are main challenges for HVDC

Economics

Long Duration of Design ( all phases)

Obsolescence Risks-Life exstension

Authorization/ Environmental Phases Risks

Technological Risks ( some cases)

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Economics

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Substation cost

Trasmission Line costs

Reactive Power Compensation costs

Operation & Maintenance costs

Loss evaluation costs

Right of way costs

Economics

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Other economics evaluationto consider

Economics

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Long Duration of Design ( all phases)

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2003 -Feasibility Study

2010 New evaluation !!

Due to economical crisis and phase out of some Thermal PP in Sardinia the ESCR falls down in the range 1,4-1,7 p.u. !

Long Duration of Design ( all phases)

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Long Duration of Design ( all phases)

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AGEING Lifetime

Spare parts criteria

Digital Control System:Life time critical point

Obsolescence Risks

Fast development of new power electronics devices while beneficial in terms of technology improvement may be an issue for recently proposed projects, in terms of technology obsolescence.Obsolescent topologies:• 2 and 3 level large HVDC VSC links started

commercial operation in the 2000s (Cross Sound,Murraylink ). Nowadays this topology is alreadyobsolete.

• DC neutral is ungrounded in most recent modularmultilevel converter up to 320 kV. DC groundingwill most probably be adopted in the future forhigher voltage level.

Obsolescent power electronics:• IGCT ( Integrated-Gate Commutated Thyristor )

IGBT ( Insulated-Gate Bipolar Transistor)• Press Pack (direct / indirect pressure)• Silicon Carbide ( SiC ) power device in the future.

Obsolescence Risks

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Technological Risks :operating experience important factor

In order to verify the quality of the operatingdata, TERNA has adopted the requirements ofthe protocol established by the B4 Committee ofC.I.G.R.E.

In the follwing slides are summarized the resultsof operation of SACOI2 link from 1993 to 2013

SA.CO.I.2 Report of performances 1993-2013 (1/3)

The figure 3 shows that the availability ofthe Link is almost a constant value from 1993to 2013 (above 90% ).

The utilization of the link has been growingfrom 2002 (average 58.44%) compared to arather low average (33.72%) in previousyears.

Fig.2 Direction of power flow between Sardinia and Tuscany

Fig.3 Energy utilization (U) and Energy Availability (EA)

Direzione Ingegneria

Fig.1 Total Energy transmitted

SA.CO.I Report of performances 1993-2013 (2/3)

Failures on cable have a big impact on the total forcedoutage period (91%), but slightly affect the values ofreliability because the presence of the second cableallows to operate the link even if with reducedperformance 50%

Figure 6 FEU in equivalent outage hours

CAUSE OF FAILURE OF CABLES FROM 1967 TO 2013

SA.CO.I Report of performances 1993-2013 (3/3)

Fig.6 Main substation forced outageFigures 7 and 8 show in terms of equivalent hours and percentage,forced outages attributable to the main converter stations.

• The control and protection system and the AC yardequipments (especially the filters) are the two leading causes.

• No problem with thyristors;the total number of failures is not increasing

Fig.8 Breakdown of substation forced outage by equipment categories

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Fig. 9

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Technological Risks: Fire

GRITA DESIGN Improve requirements vs Fire Events

Fire Risk in these years become very important because of several disastrous fire incidents in HVDC Plants ,the last occurred in autumn 1993 in Sylmar East Station full destroying one quadruple valve.

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Model scenario of fire in valve hall was used for computer simulation.Oil spill fire was based on insulation oil spread out on the floor while the fire in the thyristor module was upper 4 meters below ceiling ( impact on average T gas layer).Smoke ventilation in operation.

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-Mimize amount of combustible material – Material selection and mechanical features-Sectionize equipment and segregation barriers to prevent spread of fire or leak water-valves designed exclude corona in operation voltage to avoid degradation of plastic materials( checked type and routine test)-Detect a fire in incipient stage using Fast Acting ( <10’) Fire Detection devices ( like VESDA or IFD )-Exstinguish a possible fire-Minimize secondary damages caused by increased T and combustion product

VALVE HALL CRITERIA adopted vs. RISK of FIRE

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Technological Risks: Fire

To keep oil filled equipment out of valve hallwas decided to avoid oil smoothing reactorand using air cooled type smoothing reactor

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Technological Risks: Earthquake

GRITA DESIGN Improve requirements bothConverter Station vs Earthquake , do to Arachtossite

Suspended Valves

The seismic design of the CS equiment was based onTwo level severity:OBE and MDE ( Maximum Design Eartquake).Qualification methods followsTest procedure and seismicverification was developed with a linear elastic modal analysisprocedure.

Technological Risks:Transport

Technological Risks: Permitting Phase Risks

SAPEI Architecture Design To Improve public acceptance and speedup Permitting phase

SAPEI Marine Impact Assessment on mammals life ( dolphins, whales etc)

Technological Risks: Converter Transformer failure risk

SAPEI PROJECT : After design review was performed a special test : short circuit on unit of Converter Transformer at KEMA Platform test.

Technological Risks: Pollution and Insulation

GRITA design taking in to consideration 500 kV wall bushingsflash over( mainly in rainy weather )

in Ghenzuoba -ShangaiHVDC System experience .Was installed a silicone bushing rather thanporcelain

SAPEI adopted indoor type Solution for all equipment in Sardinia side for salt and coal pollution

Technological Risks: Pollution and Insulation

Technological Risks: Organization Task

More than 70 people TSO involved in SAPEI Project Management and Test

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