@inproceedings{Martinez:2018:10.1109/PESGM.2017.8273764,
author = {Martinez, Sanz IM and Chaudhuri, B and Majumder, R},
doi = {10.1109/PESGM.2017.8273764},
publisher = {IEEE},
title = {HVDC connection to large nuclear power plants: a case study on Moorside in Great Britain},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PESGM.2017.8273764},
year = {2018}
}

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Use of HVDC links for direct connection of a largenuclear power station to the existing power grid is unprecedented.Control of such HVDC connection for stable and secure operationof  the  nuclear  power  station  is  challenging  and  untested.  Forthe  Moorside  nuclear  power  station  planned  close  to  the  LakeDistrict  in  Great  Britain,  there  is  tremendous  pressure  to  useHVDC  cables  for  the  southern  connection  route  (which  wouldpass  through  the  picturesque  landscape)  to  avoid  the  visualimpact  of  overhead  lines.  This  paper  shows  that  it  is  feasibleto  connect  a  large  nuclear  power  station,  such  as  Moorside,through  a  VSC-HVDC  cable  route  alongside  a  northern  ACroute  where  there  are  no  objections  to  overhead  transmission.Use of a proposed control of the VSC-HVDC is shown to achieveautomatic and rapid redirection of power on to the VSC-HVDClink  following sudden  outage  of  the  AC route.  Moreover, if  thegenerators at Moorside were to shut down accidentally, the samecontrol strategy for VSC-HVDC can back feed the power stationauxiliaries  which  is  essential  for  nuclear  safety.  Thus,  a  mix  ofAC and HVDC connection routes achieves similar (if not better)transient responses as compared to using both AC routes whichin this case faces serious opposition.
AU  - Martinez,Sanz IM
AU  - Chaudhuri,B
AU  - Majumder,R
DO  - 10.1109/PESGM.2017.8273764
PB  - IEEE
PY  - 2018///
TI  - HVDC connection to large nuclear power plants: a case study on Moorside in Great Britain
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PESGM.2017.8273764
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/44890
ER  - 

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