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Design and Implementation of Voltage Source Converters in HVDC Systems

  • Focuses on the analysis of the control structure in HVDC systems
  • Provides a solid understanding of the VSC-based HVDC transmission system concept and of its behavior
  • Models the VSC-based HVDC transmission system using MATLAB and Simulink

Part of the book series: Power Systems (POWSYS)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
  2. Introduction

    • Nagwa F. Ibrahim, Sobhy S. Dessouky
    Pages 1-4
  3. High-Voltage Direct Current Transmission

    • Nagwa F. Ibrahim, Sobhy S. Dessouky
    Pages 5-14
  4. VSC-HVDC Control System

    • Nagwa F. Ibrahim, Sobhy S. Dessouky
    Pages 15-30
  5. VSC-HVDC Under AC and DC Fault Conditions

    • Nagwa F. Ibrahim, Sobhy S. Dessouky
    Pages 31-51
  6. VSC-HVDC Simulation Results

    • Nagwa F. Ibrahim, Sobhy S. Dessouky
    Pages 53-81
  7. Experimental Investigation for HVDC System

    • Nagwa F. Ibrahim, Sobhy S. Dessouky
    Pages 83-98
  8. Conclusions and Future Work

    • Nagwa F. Ibrahim, Sobhy S. Dessouky
    Pages 99-100
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 101-115

About this book

This book looks at the control of voltage source converter based high voltage direct current (VSC-HVDC). The objective is to understand the control structure of the VSC-HVDC system and establish the tuning criteria for the proportional-integral (PI) control of the converter controllers. Coverage includes modeling of the VSC-based HVDC transmission system using MATLAB and Simulink simulation package; implementation of control strategies for the VSC-based HVDC transmission system; and analysis of the developed system behavior under different conditions (normal and fault conditions). The book provides researchers, students, and engineers working in electrical power system transmission and power electronics and control in power transmission with a good understanding of the VSC-based HVDC transmission system concept and its behavior. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Technology and Education, Suez University, Suez, Egypt

    Nagwa F. Ibrahim

  • Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt

    Sobhy S. Dessouky

About the authors

Nagwa F. Ibrahim, PhD, is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical Power and Machine, Faculty of Technology and Education, Suez University. She received her PhD and MSc from Suez University, and a BSc from Suez Canal University. Her research interests are in the areas of renewable energy sources, power system protection, power electronics, high voltage direct current (HVDC), control of power electronic converters, and electrical machine drives.


Sobhy Serry Dessouky, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Port Said University. In parallel, Dr. Dessouky has worked as a department chair, Vice Dean for Community Affairs and Environment, and Director of the Engineering Research Center for Developing and Technological Planning. He received his PhD degree from TU Dresden, and a BSc and MSc in electrical engineering from Suez Canal University and Helwan University, respectively. He has supervised nearly 50 MScand 25 PhD students, and has published more than 100 papers in electrical power and high voltage engineering. He has been a member of the IEEE since 1996.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Design and Implementation of Voltage Source Converters in HVDC Systems

  • Authors: Nagwa F. Ibrahim, Sobhy S. Dessouky

  • Series Title: Power Systems

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51661-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-51660-4Published: 13 September 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-51663-5Published: 14 September 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-51661-1Published: 12 September 2020

  • Series ISSN: 1612-1287

  • Series E-ISSN: 1860-4676

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 115

  • Number of Illustrations: 29 b/w illustrations, 91 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Energy Systems, Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks

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eBook USD 109.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 139.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 139.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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