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Introduction to DC Grid

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Fault Analysis and Protection System Design for DC Grids

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This chapter provides the introduction to dc grid. A historical perspective of the dc grid is provided, followed by major installations of the high voltage dc (HVDC) transmission systems. Comparison of ac and dc systems are given in terms of operation, cost. Various applications of dc technologies, for example HVDC transmission, microgrid, transportation sector are discussed. This is followed for introduction to the challenges in protection system design for dc grid.

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  1. Department of Electrical, Computer, and Software Engineering, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

    Abhisek Ukil

  2. Institute for Infocomm Research, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore

    Yew Ming Yeap

  3. School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

    Kuntal Satpathi

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Ukil, A., Yeap, Y.M., Satpathi, K. (2020). Introduction to DC Grid. In: Fault Analysis and Protection System Design for DC Grids. Power Systems. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2977-1_1

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