DC TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION

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STEFANO LAURIA Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
1) General information on direct current transmission 2) LCC and VSC converters 3) DC overhead lines, cables, switchgear, measurement systems, filters. 4) HVDC systems, transmission control, interaction with the a.c. systems 5) HVDC networks: schemes and realizations 6) Comparison between AC and HVDC
Prerequisites
No formal prerequisites; having passed Impianti Elettrici, Sistemi Elettrici per l'Energia and Azionamenti Elettrici is strongly suggested.
Books
• Lesson slides and handouts • Van Hertem, Gomis-Bellmunt, Liang (eds.), "HVDC Grids for offshore and supergrids of the future", Wiley-IEEE 2016 • Jovcic, "High Voltage Direct Current Transmission: Converters, Systems and DC Grids", Wiley 2019
Frequency
Attendance is not mandatory
Exam mode
Oral exam (3 questions)
Bibliography
• Van Hertem, Gomis-Bellmunt, Liang (eds.), "HVDC Grids for offshore and supergrids of the future", Wiley-IEEE 2016 • Jovcic, "High Voltage Direct Current Transmission: Converters, Systems and DC Grids", Wiley 2019
Lesson mode
The course is taught in English, in the usual fashion (i.e. classroom and blackboard)
STEFANO LAURIA Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
1) General information on direct current transmission 2) LCC and VSC converters 3) DC overhead lines, cables, switchgear, measurement systems, filters. 4) HVDC systems, transmission control, interaction with the a.c. systems 5) HVDC networks: schemes and realizations 6) Comparison between AC and HVDC
Prerequisites
No formal prerequisites; having passed Impianti Elettrici, Sistemi Elettrici per l'Energia and Azionamenti Elettrici is strongly suggested.
Books
• Lesson slides and handouts • Van Hertem, Gomis-Bellmunt, Liang (eds.), "HVDC Grids for offshore and supergrids of the future", Wiley-IEEE 2016 • Jovcic, "High Voltage Direct Current Transmission: Converters, Systems and DC Grids", Wiley 2019
Frequency
Attendance is not mandatory
Exam mode
Oral exam (3 questions)
Bibliography
• Van Hertem, Gomis-Bellmunt, Liang (eds.), "HVDC Grids for offshore and supergrids of the future", Wiley-IEEE 2016 • Jovcic, "High Voltage Direct Current Transmission: Converters, Systems and DC Grids", Wiley 2019
Lesson mode
The course is taught in English, in the usual fashion (i.e. classroom and blackboard)
  • Lesson code10606462
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseElectrical Engineering
  • CurriculumGenerale
  • Year2nd year
  • Semester2nd semester
  • SSDING-IND/33
  • CFU6