Session description

The grid integration of wind power has always been a challenge. In this session a range of speakers from academia and industry will address the impact of wind on network operation and the development of a large scale offshore HVDC grid, offshore systems, the state-of-the-art in HVDC technologies, as well as more specific topics including the design of offshore networks from a reliability perspective and the transient response of HVDC links.

Learning objectives

• Understand the effect of wind power on grid operation and development via case studies
• Get an overview of the state of the art in HVDC offshore grid research
• Get acquainted with specific topics of offshore grids, including reliability and transient response aspects

This session will be chaired by:
Stavros Papathanassiou, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Co-chair: John Olav Tande, SINTEF, Norway

Vladislav Akhmatov
Energinet.dk Transmission System Operator of Denmark, Denmark
Plans for significant amount of wind power and voltage stability of the Danish island of Bornholm

Callum MacIver
University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom
A comparison of design options for offshore HVDC networks through a sequential Monte-Carlo reliability analysis

Sotirios Nanou
National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Evaluation of a communication-based fault ride-through scheme for offshore wind farms connected through VSC-HVDC links.

Olimpo Anaya-Lara
University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom
Developments and opportunities in HVDC offshore grids research  

Reynaldo Nuqui
ABB, United States
Economic benefit calculations of an offshore wind and its HVDC grid delivery system in North America