Kjell Eriksson Station Design

Project Manager & Layout

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© ABB Power System,s – HVDC, Slide- 2 Simplified single line diagram bipolar converter station
© ABB Power System,s – HVDC, Slide- 3 Converter transformer allocation
© ABB Power System,s – HVDC, Slide- 4 Inside view of Valve Hall
 Monopolar converter station

210 m
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265 m 4,5 m
 Layout of a bipolar converter station of 500 kV, 2000 MW
385 m

330 m
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 DC switchyard

The DC switchyard contains all the external equipment needed

for an HVDC transmission:
Voltage dividers
Current measuring devices
Smoothing Reactors
DC Filters

Transmissions with cables (underground or underwater) does

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not require any DC filter. Transmissions with OH typically

require DC filters to prevent the harmonics generated by the
converter to be transported along the DC line. A harmonic filter
for 12th and a high pass is usually enough.
 Substation Earthing
The converter station is connected
with the earth in a grid of ground
wires (cu).

All apparatus and structures are

connected to the earthing grid
from the station as a security
measure.

Prevents dangerous potentials to

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establish in occurrances of
lightnings, short circuits and
transitional currents at
commutations
 Protection against lightning

The apparatus in the converter station are protected against

lightning by a network of shield wires
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 System bus

The buses are fixed or flexible. Connection joints are

designed to withstand forces of short circuits, the
earthquakes, and the winds and loads of ice. The telescopic
connection between the valves is particularly capable to
withstand seismic forces.
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© ABB Power System,s – HVDC, Slide- 11 Typical HVDC Station
© ABB Power System,s – HVDC, Slide- 12 Layout of Monopolar Station
© ABB Power System,s – HVDC, Slide- 13 Layout of Bipolar station
 Valve hall Fire protection

Recommended fire protection

„ Deluge system for transformers
„ Inergen fire fighting, valve hall
„ Water mist system
„ Smoke detection
„ Flame detection
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 Acoustic design

„ Calculation regarding sound

levels 190
1 50 .29
1
1 5 0.9 7 1
15 1 .4 6 1 5 1.2 8 170 1 4 7.1 9 14 8 .2 15 0.8 1
1 5 0.6 6
1 52 .3
15 3 .93 1 5 1.0 5 1 5 1.2 2
1 47 .34 14 9 .7 1 1 4 9.2 6 1 5 0.3 5
1 5 3.1 2 1 49 .39 1 50 .35 15 0 .7 8
1 50 .82 185 1 15 0.6 6
15 3 .7 2 1 48 .94 1 1 5 0.8 3
1 51 .17 1 48 .55 1 51 .13 14 7 .9 6
15 8.0 6 1 5 2.2 3 1 4 8.2 3
1 48 .74 1 5 0.1 5
1 5 1.3 5 1 4 7.2 3 14 8 .7 9 15 0 .8 3
14 8.0 9 1 4 9.6 6
15 3 .3 6
15 8.3 4 14 8.1 7 1 48 .9 15 0.7
1750 .0 5
155 14 8 .2 .1 4 6.3 1 48 .61 14 9.2 7 14 9 .9 5
1 4 8.1 7 1 48 .08
160

„
1 4 8.0 2 1 50 .45

Specify requirements
1 4 7.5 14 7.8 2
165 1 47 .35
14 8 .1 8
1 5 6.8 2 14 8 .5 1 4 8.0 8 14 7 .8 6 1 5 0.5 7
150 14 8.6 7 1 4 9.4 3
15 4.4 5 -1 .2 15 5 .4 5 1 47 .78 14 9 .6 8
15 0 .5 1 47 .1 14 7 .93
1 4 6.8 5 1 47 .39 14 7 .7 9
14 8 .3 3 . 1 4 8.4 4
14 8 .6 1 14 7.7 9 14 7 .6 9
1 4 6.9 8 1 4 7.6 8 1 4 7.8 6 14 7 .2
14 6.7 5
14 6 .81 53 .23 1 49 .35
1 50 .92 15 0.2 4
1 5 0.9 7 1 4 7.2 15 0 .17 14 9 .9 1
1 47 .26 1 4 7.6 3 1 49 .8 4
1 4 6.4 2 1 48 .15
1 4 6.9 14
3 7 .0 3 14 6 .59 1 48 .21
1 46 .87 1 47 .8 6
1 46 .59 14 6 .3 14 6 .5
14 7 .5 6 1 4 7.9 4 1 44 .8 1 4 7.2 2 . 14 8 .2 1 1 47 .9 6
1 46 .13
14 6.8 1 46 .5 6 1 4 6.8 3
1 46 .45 14 6 .4 8 14 7 .2 5 1 4 6.4 1 . 1 45 .95 1 47 .2
1 4 6.5 2 1 45 .54 1 47 .27 14 9.5 1
1 4 7.4 4 1 4 7.8 1
1 48 .21
1 49 .82
1 47 .2

15 0 .1 1
1 5 0.0 4
14 9 .4 14 9.6 3

FI LTER HP3
14 8.5 5

regarding noise levels for 1 4 7.9 6

14 9 .95

FI LTER 24/ 36
1 50 .1 8
1 48 .9 3 1 49 .78

1 4 9.1 4 1 4 9.1 8
1 47 .61
. 147.20
14 9 .86

FI LTER 11/ 13
1 4 2.0 7
14 9 .8 6
14 2 .57
1 49 .85
1 48 .87

Noise level
14 9 .9 6
1 4 7.8 514 8.0 2 1 4 8.7 6
14 8 .7 2 1 47 .72
1 48 .65 . 147.20

14 2.9 3
1 43 .02
in dB(A)

apparatus
1 4 2.9 8
1 42 .93
2 .98
1 4 9.8 8

14 1 .2 7
1 41 .87 14 8.9 6
14 8.9 7
14 8 .9 5
<= 45.0
14 9 .9 1

4 1.7
1 48 .59

14 9 .54
1 4 7.4 4
45.0< <= 47.5
1 4 6.5 14 8 .9 6
1 4 8.8 5
47.5< <= 50.0
1 49 .8 3

1 41 .9 6
1 4 9.4 9
50.0< <= 52.5
14 1 .5 6

1 4 7.2 8
14 7.5 5
14 9.6 8
52.5< <= 55.0
1 4 9.7 4

1 42 .68 1 4 2.9 9 14 9.3 7

55.0< <= 57.5
1 4 9.6 14
4 6 .4
1 42 .68 1 4 2.9 9
1 42 .84
1 42 .84

1 48 .06
14 8 .7
1 48 .33 1 49
14 8.4
1 47 .0 8
1 .7 4 149.67
57.5< <= 60.0
1 42 .4 5 1 48 101

14 2 .2 6
1 49 .06
14 7 .631 49 .42
1 4 8.9 7
60.0<
1 4 8.6 1
1 49 .3
14 8 .5 6
<= 62.5
14 9 .6 8

14 8.9 3
1 5 0.0 1
1 4 8.9 3
14 9 .5 3 1 48 .42

62.5< <= 65.0

„ Specify noise limiting

1 49 .14

1 41 .78
14 7 .95
14 9 .3 7
14 7.6 2 65.0< <= 67.5
1 42 .38
14 9 .3 3
1 49 .3
14 7 .49

1 4 8.2 5
67.5< <= 70.0

FI LTER 24/ 36

FI LTER HP3

FI LTER 24/ 36
1 41 .8 4
14 1 .2 8 1 41 .84
70.0< <= 72.5

FI LTER 11/ 13
1 41 .52 1 4 8.0 1
14 9 .15

FI LTER 11/ 13
.52 14 9 .35

14 8 .8 4
14 8 .0 5
14 7 .5 3

14 7 .5
72.5< <= 75.0
1 48 .05
14 9 .4 9

1 42 .37
1 4 8.3 7
14 9.3 3
75.0< <= 77.5
14 6.4 5

14 2 .3 7
14 2.3 1
1 4 6.8 4
1 4 7.3 2 14 7 .3 9 77.5< 80.0

measures (screening)
1 47 .7 2

1 .6 6
1 41 .71 14 1.6 1
6 42 .29
14 9 .4 2
14 9.1 9 80.0<
1 46 .85 1 4 7.1 2
1 4 1.7 9 1 4 6.3 5 14 7 .7 5 1 4 8.4 3
14 9 .4 2
1 41 .5 14 7 .7 5 1 49 .22

1 47 .42
14 6.8 3 1 4 9.3 4
14 2.6 4 1 4 7.2 6 1 47 .82
14 2.8 6 14 4 .28 14 9 .5
14 2 .3 8 1 43 .24 14 3.3 7 1 46 .41 1 4 8.5 1
1 42 .38 1 4 7.9 3
1 42 .73
14 2 .32 1 45 .62
1 43 .72 1 49 .63
1 4 1.7 8 1 42 .85 1 4 7.3 7 14 7.3 6 1 49 .44
1 46 .7 5 1 4 7.2 5
1 42 .74 14 7.7
14 2 .7 7

1 42 .82
1 44 .1 9
1 4 4.6 7
1 4 4.6 8
1 4 6.3 6
Legend
14 2 .8 14 7 .7 4 1 4 8.5 2
14 5.5 3
14 2.8 6 14 4 .1 8
14 4 .66
1 46 .86 1 4 7.9 4
1 49 .54
Industrial sources point
14 9 .3 7
14 3 .0 6 1 4 5.5 3 1 45 .73 1 47 .35
Industrial sources line
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1 42 .43 1 4 2.7 4 1 4 6.3 7 1 4 7.3 9

1 49 .4
1 47
8 .35
14 2 .8 5 1 4 4.6 5 14 6.9 1 1 47 .89
1 4 5.6 7
14 9 .38

Industrial sources area

„
14 4 .3 7 1 4 7.4 5

Measurement and analysis

1 4 3.0 8 14 4 .6 8 14 5.7 9
1 42 .78 1 45 .2 14 5.1 4 14 6 .34 14 9 .4 2
14 2 .9 5 14 4 .7 14 7 .6 5

1 44 .36 14 5 .6 4
1 47 .81
14 2 .4 3 1 42 .7 9 -« À¡ 1 4 6.6
14 3.1 3
-Ó
14 3 .6 +´
Main building
14 1.9 4
1 42 .21 14 2.7 9
1 43 .82
14 2.8 9
ã¦

14 5 .3 8
14 5.7 6
1 4 3.7

1 45 .47
1 43 .8
1 4 3.2 1 14 4.1 1
14 4 .0 2
14 4.0 6 1 4 4.0 6
Longquan (5)
14 4 .4 4
14 6 .1 8
14 4 .1 3
1 4 4.6 1
14 4 .2
1 4 6.5 7
1 44 1
.544
14 6.8
1 .61
1 45 .54 14 5 .6

1 47 .84
1 46 .1 7

-ñ 1 4 8.1 7
14 8 .2 7
1 4 6.6 9
Scale 1:3446 1 48 .39
1 47 .13 14 7.2 4

1 4 9.0 7
1 47 .6 8
1 47 .61
1 4 7.7 3 14 9.4 5 14 8.3 4
1 48 .39 1 48 .34
1 48 .48

14 2 .23
14 4 .7 5
14 4.9 9 1 4 5.2 8
1 4 5.4 7 1 4 5.4 9 14 5.6 9 1 4 6.1 4 14 7.9 4 1 48 .31
14 9 14 9 .1 7 1 4 9.2 4 1 49 .5 3 1 4 9.5 7 1 5 0.0 7
Screening edge
1 5 0.2 4 1 5 0.3 6

14 4 .1 2
1 4 4.2 2
1 4 4.4 7

14 4 .3 9 14 4.5 2 1 43 .3 9
14 4 .9 1
3 45 .11
14 3 .5 2
1 4 5.3 1
14 3.7 7 1 44 .6 1 4 4.9 5
1 46 .56
1 4 5.2 6 1 45 .38
14 6 .76
1 45 .5
14 7.1 3
14 5 .7 6 1 46 .55
1 4 8.1 5
1 4 6.6 9 0 15 30 1 47 .01
1 4 8.8 2
60 1 47 .62
90 120
m
1 47 .82
14 9 .3

14 8 .1 1 4 8.0 9
14 9.7 5

1 48 .4
15 0 .1 4 1 50 .32
14 8.8 4
1 50 .57

1 44 .39 1 44 .21 1 4 3.0 2 1 41 .14 14 1 .4 3 14 2 .6 1

1 42 .71 14 1.5 6
14 1 .1 5
14 0 .2 1 1 41 .62

of sound levels
SoundPLAN
 Calculations with SoundPLAN

•Data in 3D model
•Data required
•Arrangement of station and
ambient location
•Buildings
•Sound sources
•Sound potential
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•Location and extension

•Frequency content
•Directivity
 All transformers boxed in
800 kV converter
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 Verification of earthquake design

„ The verification is basically by calculations of earthquake forces.

„ A simple mechanical testing is often done to measure mechanical
damping and resonance.
„ In special cases it is tested in a vibration table.
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 Earthquake

„ In the New Zealand project

equipment withstand 0.5 g
„ Some components are
suspended, for example
thyristor valves and DC
filter capacitors.
„ Transformer and wall
bushings are specifically
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designed for earthquake

© ABB Power System,s – HVDC, Slide- 20 Itaipú
 Longquan Converter Station, Panorama View

Converter Station size:

600m x 360m
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© ABB Power System,s – HVDC, Slide- 22 Longquan AC Filters
© ABB Power System,s – HVDC, Slide- 23 Three Gorges – Guangzhou, Jingzhou
© ABB Power System,s – HVDC, Slide- 24 Double Valves 500 kV DC, Zhengping
© ABB Power System,s – HVDC, Slide- 25 Longquan - Double Valves & Converter Transformers
© ABB Power System,s – HVDC, Slide- 26 Chandrapur site
© ABB Power System,s – HVDC, Slide- 27 Chandrapur ac yard
© ABB Power System,s – HVDC, Slide- 28 Baltic Cable, Kruseberg
© ABB Power System,s – HVDC, Slide- 29 Baltic cable, ac side
© ABB Power System,s – HVDC, Slide- 30 Baltic Cable, dc yard
© ABB Power System,s – HVDC, Slide- 31 New Zealand, ac filters
© ABB Power System,s – HVDC, Slide- 32 New Zealand, dc filter
© ABB Power System,s – HVDC, Slide- 33 New Zealand, sound barriers
© ABB Power System,s – HVDC, Slide- 34 New Zealand, smoothing reactor
© ABB Power System,s – HVDC, Slide- 35 New Zealand, valve hall
 Brazil - Argentina, Modular valve housings

Converter Transformers
including one spare

Capacitors for CCC

Modular Valve
Housings
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Cooling Towers
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