High Voltage Direct Current Transmission

Jos Arrillaga received the PhD and DSc degrees in 1966 and 1980, respectively, from UMIST, Manchester, UK, where he led the Power Systems Group between 1970 and 1974. Since 1975, he has been a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. He is the author of five other books, several book chapters and about 300 other publications. He is a Fellow of the IET, the IEEE and the Academy of Sciences and Royal Society of New Zealand. He was the recipient of the 1997 Uno Lamm medal for his contributions to HVDC transmission.

• Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Static power conversionChapter 3: Harmonic eliminationChapter 4: HVDC system developmentChapter 5: Control of HVDC converters and systemsChapter 6: Interaction between AC and DC systemsChapter 7: Main design considerationsChapter 8: Fault development and protectionChapter 9: Transient overvoltages and insulation co-ordinationChapter 10: DC versus AC transmissionChapter 11: New concepts in HVDC converters and systems