Tag Archives: HVDC

Updated Fall 2010 Schedule and Sample Course Notes

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Administrator

There has been a change in the schedule for two courses this month as follows: Aug 17-14, 2010 – Dynamic Simulations Analysis and Applications Course  Aug 24-26, 2010 – Voltage Stability Analysis and Applications Course  We will be travelling offsite … Continue reading →

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Fall 2010 Course Schedule

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Administrator

The upcoming schedule of courses for Fall of 2010 includes a number of mainstay application courses, and a new course on underground cables, offered by Pterra jointly with Electrical Consulting Engineers, Inc.  The lineup: Aug 10-12, 2010 – Dynamic Simulations … Continue reading →

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HVDC Technology: When 2,000 MW is 2,000-Plus-1,200 MW

Posted on March 10, 2010 by admin

  by Pterra Consulting   In this Blog, we discuss the amazing story of how a lowly 2,000 MW HVDC line was able to support a transmission capacity increase of 3,200 MW.  Read on …

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Updated Pterra Training Course Schedule for Spring 2010

Posted on January 13, 2010 by admin

Here is the updated schedule for power systems analysis courses for Spring 2010.  All courses are to be held at the Pterra Training Facility in Albany, New York.  April 20-22, 2010 – Voltage Stability Analysis and Applications Course May 11-13, 2010 – HVDC Transmission … Continue reading →

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HVDC Transmission Analysis and Applications Course

Posted on November 16, 2009 by admin

Held Nov 10-12, 2009 in Albany, New York   Brave souls from the West Coast came to balmy upstate New York for this course held at the Pterra Training room.  When we held this course last year, we had good folks … Continue reading →

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Lights Out at Copacabana

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Administrator

Itaipu Hydro-electric Dam by R. Austria On Nov 10, 2009, a massive power failure blacked out Brazil’s two largest cities and other parts of Latin America’s biggest nation leaving millions of people in the dark.  Transmission connecting the large Itaipu dam to … Continue reading →

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HVDC Technology: DC Overlay on an AC System

Posted on November 2, 2009 by admin

by R. Austria, K. Dartawan, M. Elfayoumy, M. Gutierrez, R. Tapia “Will a 2,000 MW HVDC line transfer 2,000 MW?” The answer, which we’ll try to explain in this blog, is “plus or minus“ if the DC line is being built to … Continue reading →

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