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  2. High-Voltage Direct Current Transmission

High-Voltage Direct Current Transmission

Introduction to HVDC transmission

Introduction to HVDC transmission

Introduction to HVDC transmission

The mercury-arc valve

The mercury-arc valve

The first rectifier

The thyristor, the GTO and the IGBT

The thyristor, the GTO and the IGBT

The thyristor replaces the mercury-arc valve

From AC to DC

From AC to DC

current to direct currentFrom alternating

HVDC converters

HVDC converters

Line Commutating Converters and Voltage Source Converters

HVDC links

HVDC links

Topology of HVDC connections

DC Circuit Breakers

DC Circuit Breakers

Interruption of DC current is fundamentally different from AC current interruption because of the absence of a current zero

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