Adaptability and Countermeasures of HVDC line protection under the UHVDC system with multiple receiving ends

Abstract

In UHVDC transmission system, the inverter station is located in different geographical locations, and there are two sections of lines in single pole of HVDC system, which brings challenges to the traditional closed line protection. In this paper, firstly, the structural characteristics of series connection mode and the output characteristics of each converter in case of line fault are analysed, and the adaptability of conventional line protection in series multiple receiving ends system is studied. According to the characteristics of UHVDC system with multiple receiving ends in series connection mode, a hierarchical protection strategy is proposed and verified in PSCAD model.