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Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014

Filed:

Dec. 17, 2008
Applicants:

Gunnar Asplund, Solna, SE;

Erik Koldby, Odense, DK;

Inventors:

Gunnar Asplund, Solna, SE;

Erik Koldby, Odense, DK;

Assignee:

ABB Technology AG, Zürich, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A plant for transmitting electric power through HVDC includes two converter stations interconnected by a monopolar direct voltage network and each having an alternating voltage side for feeding electric power from one of said alternating voltage sides to the other. Each station has a line commutated converter. The plant is upgraded by making the direct voltage network bipolar, providing each station with a Voltage Source Converter and providing two switches for both line commutated converters or both Voltage Source Converters and a device configured to control said four switches.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Asplund, Gunnar. (2014). Method of upgrading a plant for transmitting electric power and such a plant (U.S. Patent No. 8867241). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8867241

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