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    I.S. EN 62501:2009

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    VOLTAGE SOURCED CONVERTER (VSC) VALVES FOR HIGH-VOLTAGE DIRECT CURENT (HVDC) POWER TRANSMISSION - ELECTRICAL TESTING

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2009

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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    National Foreword
    FOREWORD
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 General requirements
    5 List of type tests
    6 Operational tests
    7 Dielectric tests on valve support structure
    8 Dielectric tests on multiple valve unit
    9 Dielectric tests between valve terminals
    10 IGBT overcurrent turn-off test
    11 Short-circuit current test
    12 Tests for valve insensitivity to electromagnetic
       disturbance
    13 Production tests
    14 Presentation of type test results
    15 Tests for dynamic braking valves
    Annex A (informative) - Overview of VSC converters in
            HVDC power transmission
    Annex B (informative) - Valve component fault tolerance
    Bibliography
    Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to international
             publications with their corresponding European
             publications

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Pertains to self-commutated converter valves, for use in a three-phase bridge voltage sourced converter (VSC) for high voltage d.c. power transmission or as part of a back-to-back link

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Current

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
    IEC 60270:2000+AMD1:2015 CSV High-voltage test techniques - Partial discharge measurements
    IEC 61975:2010+AMD1:2016 CSV High-voltage direct current (HVDC) installations - System tests
    EN 62747:2014/AC:2015 TERMINOLOGY FOR VOLTAGE-SOURCED CONVERTERS (VSC) FOR HIGH-VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT (HVDC) SYSTEMS (IEC 62747:2014)
    EN 60270:2001/A1:2016 HIGH-VOLTAGE TEST TECHNIQUES - PARTIAL DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS (IEC 60270:2000/A1:2015)
    IEC 60700-1:2015 Thyristor valves for high voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission - Part 1: Electrical testing
    IEC 60146-2:1999 Semiconductor converters - Part 2: Self-commutated semiconductor converters including direct d.c. converters
    EN 60700-1:2015/AC:2017-02 THYRISTOR VALVES FOR HIGH VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT (HVDC) POWER TRANSMISSION - PART 1: ELECTRICAL TESTING (IEC 60700-1:2015/COR1:2017)
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