Project overview:
DC Collection and Transmission for Offshore Wind Farms
Awardee:
GE Research
Start Date:
Q1, 2022
Technical Challenge Area:
Electrical Power Systems
Completion Date:
Q1, 2023
Synopsis:
GE Research seeks to identify the most practical DC collector design and MVDC/HVDC converter topology (lowest CAPEX and LCOE being driving metrics) to have an efficient, resilient, reliable and cost-effective collection and transmission system without the use of a DC circuit breaker.
Target Outcomes:
1
Perform a trade-off analysis and discuss reasons for the selection of the proposed MVDC-HVDC converter topology
2
Evaluate and discuss the future steps on design and validation of the down-selected system architecture and converter configuration
