Conference Agenda

Session

B4-3: HVDC - Control, Protection and Performance

Time:

Tuesday, 30/Sept/2025:

1:15pm - 3:30pm

Location: Room 518BC

Session Topics:

B4 DC systems and power electronics

This session addresses the HVDC control and protection as well as performance related aspects.

Presentations

1:15pm - 1:30pm

Evaluation of Fast Power Control Functionalities of Type 4 Wind Plants during Disturbances in VSC HVDC Systems Connected to Isolated Generation

Raveen Gunarath, Chandana Karawita, Hiranya Suriyaarachchi, Mojtaba Mohaddes

TransGrid Solutions, Canada

1:30pm - 1:45pm

Innovative Impedance Protection for HVDC AC Filters: A Case Study from Hydro-Québec

Pierre-André Chiasson, Sébastien Tremblay

Hydro-Québec, Canada

1:45pm - 2:00pm

Synchronous Grid Forming Control Concept for Point-to-Point HVDC

Taoufik Qoria¹, Carl Barker², Omar Jasim², Fainan Hassan²

¹GE Vernova, Germany; ²GE Vernova, United Kingdom

2:00pm - 2:15pm

A New Approach for HVDC Links DMR Line Supervision, Based on Real-Time Impedance Monitoring System

Ali Dariani

ATKINSREALIS, Canada

2:15pm - 2:30pm

Hybrid MMC-HCC Adaptability in Weak AC System Connections

Xiaoguang Wei, Zhixiang Zhang, Song Li, Taosha Jiang, Hui Du

Beijing Huairou Laboratory, China, People's Republic of

2:30pm - 2:45pm

Protection Coordination of the 100% Grid Forming Based Offshore Wind Farm Connecting to an Offshore Diode Rectifier Unit HVDC Substation for Renewable Hydrogen Production

Songda Wang¹, Zheran Zeng², Dongsheng Yang², Yin Sun¹, Benjamin Palethorpe¹

¹Shell International Solutions B.V., Netherlands, The; ²TU Eindhoven

2:45pm - 3:00pm

DC Fault Performance of HVDC-MMC Bipolar Configuration with DC overhead-line

HANI SAAD¹, Isabelle GALARNEAU², Laurent HOULE³, Martin FECTEAU⁴, Omar SAAD⁵

¹ACDC TRANSIENT; ²Hydro-Quebec; ³Hydro-Quebec; ⁴Hydro-Quebec; ⁵Hydro-Quebec

3:00pm - 3:15pm

Effects of AC cables between HVDC station and grid access point on HVDC system design: A case study of 2GW bipole systems

Sertkan Kabul¹, Amit Singh³, Gagan Deep³, Md Tabish Ansari³, Amit Kumar², Zameer Ahmad⁴, Ben Kox⁴

¹GE Vernova, Netherlands; ²GE Vernova, UK; ³GE Vernova, India; ⁴TenneT, Netherlands

3:15pm - 3:30pm

Offshore HVDC switching station for connection of offshore wind farms

Bojan Pouckovic¹, David Reid², Ana Petrovic¹

¹Mott MacDonald, Serbia; ²Mott MacDonald, United Kingdom