BEIJING: CIGRE/IEC Symposium on International standards for Ultra High Voltage

Summary

The set includes the papers presented during the Symposium organized jointly by CIGRE and IEC, in Beijing, 18-21 July 2007. Part of the papers presented at Poster Sessions are also included.

The 47 main papers are ordered as they were discussed in the 11sessions, dedicated respectively to:

Needs and plans for UHV infrastucture (1000kV AC and 800kV DC)
System issues
Lines, Substations, Equipment, Transformers
DC
Testing
Standardization

Please send an e-mail to publications@cigre.org with your selection of papers

NEEDS AND PLANS - SESSION 1-1

Chairman Robert Jeanjean, rapporteur Hiroshi Okamoto

1. UHV AC Transmission Systems – Challenge for the Future, by Schilling and Lerch, Siemens AG, Germany Presenter: Edwin Lerch
2. Open aspects and possible alternative technologies following the UHV 1000 kV Italian experience, by Italian Panel on UHV, Italy Presenter: Enrico Colombo
3. Research and application of UHVAC transmission technology, SGCC, CEPRI, China Presenter: Bu Guangquan
4. Life Cycle Assessment of Ultra High Voltage system layout and operation compared to 420/550 kV AC power systems, by Aachen University, Germany - Presenter: Uwe Macharey
5. United States perspective on UHV, by Joe Koepfinger, Consultant, USA Presenter: Joe Koepfinger

NEEDS AND PLANS - SESSION 1-2

Chairman Fan Jianbin, rapporteur Ajay Garg

1. 1100 kV AC transmission project in Japan, by TEPCO, CRIEPI and Akihiko Yokoyama (University of Tokyo), Chairman of the Japanese National Committee of IEC TC 8, Japan Presenter: Akio Nakamura
2. Engineering design of ±800 kV UHVDC with transmission capacity of 6400 MW, SGCC, Liu Zehong, Deputy Director General of UHV construction department of SGCC, China Presenter: Liu Zehong
3.Planning and design consideration for first 800 kV DC transmission project of India, byR.N. Nayak and R.P. Sasmal, Powergrid, India Presenter: R.P. Sasmal
4. 800 kV AC and 600 kV DC Brazilian transmission systems – Experience and future trends, Brazil Presenters: Jorge Amon Filho and Paulo Cesar Fernandez
5. Integration of 1200 kV AC systems for future Indian Grid, by R.P. Sasmal, Power Grid Corporation of India Presenter: R.N. Nayak

SYSTEMS – SESSION 2-1

Chairman Li Licheng, rapporteur Eiichi Zaima

1. Planning of UHV systems with respect to insulation coordination based on CIGRE experience, by Claus Neumann and Karl-Heinz Weck, Germany Presenter: Claus Neumann
2. System aspects of 1100 kV AC transmission technologies in Japan: Insulation coordination and solutions for network problems peculiar to UHV AC transmission system, by Masaru Ishii (University of Tokyo) et al., Japan Presenter: Masaru Ishii
3. Limitation of the overvoltages in 1000 kV pilot project in China, by Lin Jiming et al., China Presenter: Lin Jiming
4. Parameters of lightning stroke into 1100 kV transmission lines and lightning overvoltages wave propagation along such lines, by G.N. Alexandrov, St. Petersburg Technical University, Russia Presenter: Georgy N. Alexandrov
5. External insulation for UHV: Design requirements and research needs, by Alberto Pigini, Consultant, Italy Presenter: Alberto Pigini

LINES - SESSION 2-2

Chairman Liang Xidong, rapporteur Bernard Dalle

1. Design of 1000 kV UHV transmission line, CPECC, Li Yongwei, Deputy Chief Engineer of CPECC, China - Presenter: Li Yongwei
2. 1100 kV overhead transmission line optimum design for the increase of its reliability, by G.N. Alexandrov, St. Petersburg Technical University, Russia - Presenter: Georgy N. Alexandrov
3. Hydro-Québec's contribution to advanced transmission line technology milestones, field experience, research and testing, by Hubert Mercure (Hydro-Québec Technologie), André Vallée and André Leblond (Hydro-Québec TransÉnergie), Canada - Presenter: Rhéaume Veilleux
4. Special design and arrangements of UHV AC conductors and sub-conductors taking reduction of environmental impact into consideration, by Masanori Isozaki, Tokyo Electric Power Company, et al., Japan Presenter: Masanori Isozaki
5. Non-conventional AC solutions adequate for very long distance transmission - An alternative for the AMAZON Transmission System, by Carlos Portela, João B.G. Ferreira da Silva and Maria das Graças Alvim, Brazil Presenter: Carlos Portela

SUBSTATIONS – SESSION 2-3

Chairman Takeshi Yokota, rapporteur Auke Wiersma

1. Design principles for 1000 kV AC substation, CPECC, Le Dangjiu, Senior Engineer of CPECC, China Presenter: Le Dangjiu
2. Suitable configuration of switchgear for UHV AC substation, by authors from China and Japan - Presenter: Tokio Yamagiwa
3. Basic design / specifications of GIS for UHV AC and its verification test at site, by Takayuki Kobayashi, Tokyo Electric Power Company, Japan - Presenter: Takayuki Kobayashi
4. Estimation of VFTO for GIS and HGIS of China 1000 kV UHV pilot project and its suppressing countermeasures, by Ban Liangeng et al., China - Presenter: Xiang Zutao
5. Environmental consideration for UHV substations, by authors from China and Japan Presenter: Kyoichi Uehara

EQUIPMENT 1 – SESSION 2-4

Chairman Shu Lichun, rapporteur Mark Waldron

1. Technical requirements for UHV switching equipment, by CIGRE WG A3.22, Japan Presenter: Hiroki Ito
2. Prospects for creation of new generation of ultra-high voltage equipment, by Andrei K. Lokhanin, the All-Russian Electrotechnical Institute, Moscow, Russia Presenter: Andrei K. Lokhanin
3. Development of 1100 kV gas circuit-breakers - background, specifications and duties, by Yoshibumi Yamagata, Mitsuru Toyoda et al., Japan - Presenter: Yoshibumi Yamagata
4. Transient Characteristics of 1100 kV circuit-breakers, by Lin Jiming et al, China Presenter: Lin Jiming

EQUIPMENT 2 - SESSSION 2-5

Chairman Hermann Koch, rapporteur Hiroki Ito

1.MO surge arresters for voltage systems above 550 kV, experience and challenges for the future, by CIGRE WG A3.17 & WG A3.21, Germany Presenter: Bernhard Richter
2. Development of 1100 kV AC GIS arrester and its verification tests, Japan Presenter: Yoshihiro Ishizaki
3. Challenges and performed tests for the development of UHV AC and 800 kV HVDC bushings, by Ralf Hartings, Bengt-Olof Stenestam, ABB Power Technologies, Sweden Presenters: Ralf Hartings and Bengt-Olof Stenestam
4. Underground cables for UHV AC transmission: the Italian experience, by M. Marelli, PRYSMIAN, Italy Presenter: Joseph Oliver

TRANSFORMERS – SESSION 2-6

Chairman Yang Yingjian, rapporteur Yukiyasu Shirasaka

1. Transformer technology for UHV AC and DC, by M. Saravolac and David Wright, AREVA T&D, United Kingdom - Presenter: David Wright
2. Type selection and test technology of UHV transformers, CEPRI China, Li Peng, EPRI, China - Presenter: Li Peng
3. Important considerations for the development of insulation structures for UHV transformers 1000 kV AC and 800 kV DC, by Anders Lindroth, ABB Transformers, Sweden - Presenter: Anders Lindroth
4. Insulation problems of UHV transformers, by Prof. Andrei K. Lokhanin, VEI Moscow, and Victor Sokolov, VEI-ZTZ-Service, Russia - Presenter: Andrei K. Lokhanin
5. Development and long term field tests for UHV, 3000 MVA transformers in Japan, by Y. Shirasaka (Japan AE Power Systems), Y. Ebisawa (Toshiba), H. Murakami (MELCO), T. Kobayashi (TEPCO) and T. Kawamura (University of Tokyo), Japan - Presenter: Yoshihito Ebisawa

DC – SESSION 3

Chairman Marcio Szechtman, rapporteur Liu Zehong

1. Technical and economic challenges for HVDC at ±800 kV, by R.N. Nayak and M.M. Rashwan, on behalf of WG B4.45, CIGRE, Canada and India - Presenter: Mohamed Rashwan
2. Technological development of 800 kV DC in China, by Zhao Jie, Hong Chao, China - Presenter: Zhao Jie
3. Design and testing of thyristor valves for 800 kV HVDC projects, by Norman MacLeod, AREVA T&D, United Kingdom - Presenter: Norman MacLeod
4. 800 kV DC insulation coordination, test levels and R&D, by V. Lescale and others, Sweden - Presenters: Dong Wu and Urban Aström
5. Selection of insulation levels for 800 kV HVDC equipment, by Marcus Haeusler and Hartmut Huang, Siemens, Germany Presenter: Hartmut Huang

TESTING – SESSION 4

Chairman Wang Jiansheng, rapporteur Alberto Pigini

1. Testing challenges for UHV equipment, by Italian Panel for UHV, Italy Presenter: Alberto Pigini
2. Challenges on the measuring and testing techniques for UHV AC and DC equipment, by Ernst Gockenbach et al., University of Hanover, Austria, Germany, Sweden - Presenter: Michael Muhr
3. Test requirements and feasibility of 1000 kV AC GIS, transformers and shunt reactors, Netherlands - Presenter: Piet Knol
4. Making and breaking tests of UHV circuit-breakers with opening/closing parallel resistors, by T. Kawamura (University of Tokyo), E. Haginomori (Chuo University), Y. Goda (CRIEPI), M. Nakajima (JAEPS), T. Sawada (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation) and H. Kawano (Toshiba Corporation), Japan - Presenter: Hiromichi Kawan
5. Study on high-power test techniques for UHV circuit breaker, Du Wei et al., XIHARI, China - Presenter: Du Wei

STANDARDIZATION – SESSION 5

Chairman Gabriel Barta, rapporteur Li Guangfan

Places of CIGRE and IEC in the Standardization process, Presenter: Jean Kowal, Secretary General, CIGRE

1. The need of coordination of network requirements with design rules in IEC standardization, by Hermann Koch, Siemens AG, Germany - Presenter: Hermann Koch
2. Standardization of UHV AC transmission technology field, by Fan Jianbin et al., China Presenter: Fan Jianbin
3. Standardization of HVDC transmission, by Yu Yong-qing et al., China Presenter: Fan Jianbin
4. Standardization of insulation withstand levels for UHV systems in IEC TC 28 insulation co-ordination, Karl-Heinz Weck, Chairman IEC TC 28, Germany - Presenter: Karl-Heinz Weck

Poster Session 1 on 18 July

1. Protection device technical specification for 1000kV UHV AC pilot project
Zhou Ze-xin, Zhou Chun-xia, Zhang Xiao-li, Du Ding-xiang, Zhan Rong-rong (SYSTEMS)
2. Pilot study of low frequency oscillation for the UHV interconnected power grid
Xu Tao, Zhou Ji, Chang Qing, Zhang Wei, Zou Jing (SYSTEMS)
3. Study on reactive power control strategy of JinDongnan – nanYang – Jinmeng UHV AC system
Hong Shen, Guang-quan Bu (SYSTEMS)
4. Study on the overvoltage protection and insulation coordination for the +/- 800kV DC power transmission project (SYSTEMS)
Zhang Cui-xia, Ge Dong, Liu Zhi-fang
5. Selection of UHV external insulation characteristics and air-gap clearance
Qi-fa Wan, Yong Chen, Gang Meng, Liang Xie, Yunpeng Liu (SYSTEMS)
6. Design strategy of grounding system for 1000kV ultra high voltage AC substation
He Jin-liang, Yu Gang, Zhang Bo (SUBSTATIONS)
7. Study on the electromagnetic environment of UHV transmission lines and substations
Wu Xiong, Wan Bao-quan, Zhang Guang-zhou (SUBSTATIONS)
8. Tesmec for the UHV line
Alberto Oscar, Tesmec SpA, Italy (LINES)
9. Load consideration of the Chinese UHV AC transmission towers
Chen Hai-bo, Li ing-hua, Li mao-hua, Liao Zong-gao, Xiao Hong-wei ?(LINES)
10. Key construction technologies of 1000kV UHV AC transmission lines
Zheng Huai-qing, Xiong Zhi-ming, Fu Ming-xiang ?(LINES)

Poster Session 2 on 19 July?

12. Development of the insulator string for UHV transmission line
Yoshihiro Susuki, Toru Nakura, Susumu Ito, Seiichi Kondo, and Tomohiro Hayashi (LINES)
13. Research of live working on UHV AC transmission line
Hu Yi, Wang Li-nong, Shao Gui-wei, Liu Kai, Xu Ying, Liu Ting, Hu Jian-xun (LINES)
14. Mechanical performance requirements of composite insulator with high SML used for UHV overhead line
Liang Xidong, Su Zhiyi, Wang Jiafu, Yin Yu (LINES)
15.The galloping and its prevention research of UHV transmission line
Zhu Kuan-jun, Liu Chao-qun, Ren Xi-chun, Dong Yuming (LINES)
16. Study and practice on tower foundation of UHV transmission in China
Lu Xian-long, Chen Yong-feng, Zhang Yu (LINES)

Poster Session 2 on 19 July

17. Pollution external insulation design for UHV AC project in China
Su Zhi-yi, Zhou Jun (LINES)
18. The stability of foundation along UHV transmission line in variously mining-affected areas
Gao Wen-long, Dai Hua-yang, Zhang Yong, Yan Yue-guan (LINES)
19. Development of 1100 kV GIS equipment: Up-rating of existing design vs specific UHV design
Holaus Walter, Xia Wen, Diego Sologuren, Markus Keller, Urs Krusi, Uwe Riechert, Xu Sheng, Wang Chuanchuan (EQUIPMENT)
20. The development of 1100 kV OIP condenser transformer bushing
Peng Zong-ren, Peng Liu, Zhang Xu-hong, Liu Xiao-liang (EQUIPMENT)
21. Suitable Pressboard Insulation, Relevant dielectric design principles and assembly procedures for building reliable 1100 kV AC Power transformers
Christoph Krause, Weidmann, CH (TRANSFORMERS)
22. Research on the UHVDC converter transformer
Lu Licheng (TRANSFORMERS)

Poster Session 3 on 20 July

23. Six Inch Thyristors for UHVDC
J. Waldmeyer, CH, Wang Zhengming
24. UHVDC Thyristor Valve and its Semiconductor Thyristor – Test procedures optimization and the Key Points
Ding Yigong
25. The R&D and characteristic control of 6-inch thyristors for UHVDC
Liu Guoyou, Huang Jianwei, Shu Lihui, Li Shiping, Zou Bingyan, Wang Dajiang
26. Development of UHVDC +-800kV Composite support insulator
Ma Bin, Zhang Chang-an, Zhou Shu-chen
27. Study on the application of DC filter capacitors in UHVDC transmission system
Huang Kui, Zuo Qiang-lin
28. Pollution level prediction and external insulation design of +/- 800kV DC converter stations
Su Zhiyi, Fan JIanbin and GuChen
29. Design and construction of UHV DC test base
Yu Yong-qing, Li Guang-fan, Su Zhi-yi, Lu Jia-yu, Sun Lin, Fan Jianbin
30. Study on sharing earth electrode of UHVDC system
Zhu Yi-ying
31. Study on test method of line-charging current switching for UHV circuit-breaker
Huang Shi, Yao Si-li, Zhang Hai-feng, Li Peng, Tian En-wen, Du Wei
32. Construction of UHV AC test base of SGCC
Yang Ying-jian, Tang Jian, Wu Zhi-rong
33. UHV test transmission tine corona loss measurement system's design and error analysis
Liu Yun-peng, You Shao-hua, Wan Qi-fa, Chen Yong, Lu Fang-cheng