E-field distribution analysis on three types of converter double valve in 800kV valve hall
Converter valve possesses the function of AC-DC voltage conversion and power transmission. It is an important device in the valve hall of UHVDC converter station. Since the corona discharge has a serious impact on the safe and stable operation of converter valve, it is necessary to analyze its surface electric field (E-field) distribution. In this paper, the structure characteristics of three typical double valve designs have been analyzed, which were respectively used in three high voltage (400-800kV) valve halls of one ±800kV UHVDC transmission project in China. Based on the project drawings, the equivalent model of each type of double valve with shielding structure was built with three-dimensional (3D) finite-element method (FEM) software ANSYS. Considering the interaction of double valves in actual valve hall, three double valve FEM models of same type in one hall, which formed the upper 6-pulse bridge in the 12-pulse converter unit, were built for the analysis of E-field distribution. Due to the hybrid AC-DC operating voltage, the transient E-field analysis with discrete loading voltage waveforms was adopted in these models. After calculation, the E-field distribution characteristic of different double valve types were summarized and compared under the normal operating condition. The results showed that the surface E-field strength on the shielding structure of all the double valves was lower than the critical value of corona inception and could meet the project requirements. This research could provide valuable references for shielding structure design and optimization of converter valve in the UHVDC transmission project.
Development testing of ±800kV HVDC thyristor valves
This paper describes the development work leading to the design and testing work of a new corona shield for AREVA's 800 kV Ultra High Voltage Direct Current (UHVDC) thyristor valve. The design of the corona shields required an extensive electrostatic field investigation using numerical analysis, particularly the Boundary Element Method (BEM), an enhancement of the well known Finite Element analysis to calculate electrical stress. Some results from the laboratory tests are presented in the paper together with an assessment of the initial BEM analysis. The paper concludes by considering how the electrical clearances identified in the tests influence the design, and hence achieve an economically viable corona shield design for ±800 kV UHVDC convertor stations.
Laminar heat or mass transfer in rectangular channels and in cylindrical tubes for fully developed flow: comparison of solutions obtained for various boundary conditions
Abstract A comparison is made of results obtained with various boundary conditions at the wall of the channels. By comparing blood Sherwood numbers for finite wall resistance with those for constant concentration boundary condition only a small variation is found for various points along the blood channel.