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Innovative Research Concepts for
Power Delivery Engineering
Guest co‐editors:
Gerald T. Heydt (ASU) and
Sid Suryanarayanan (CSU)
Special section in IEEE Trans. Pwr. Dlvry., v. 32, no. 1, Feb. 2017
Introduction to the special section
• Electric power engineering is driven by
growth, policy, economics, and new ideas
– elements of research in power delivery
– spurred by promotion of Smart Grid objectives
– proliferation of new technologies
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Introduction to the special section
• New ideas in engineering may be in the short,
mid, or long term
– short term ideas are in stages of implementation and
commercialization
– mid term ideas are in stages of development and
incremental innovation
– long term ideas may be high risk and may have
potentially problematic commercialization
• Special section is on some examples of long
term ideas
Introduction to the special section
• Objective: to identify topics likely to result in a
significant impact on power industry in the
next 30 to 50 years
– potentially high risk high impact research topics or
directions
– secondary objective: to identify some main
features of research for innovation in the long
term
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Organization of the special section
• We received over 100 proposals in response to
the CFP
• Peer‐review resulted in 14 papers in six areas:
− transmission engineering (2) − system analysis (1)
− hardware issues (2) − protection engineering (4)
− microgrids (1) − operations (4)
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Introduction to the webinar
• IEEE PES Publications Webinar Series
• One paper from 14 selected by the guest co‐
editors for presentation
– The Operation of a Power Transmission Line With
Injected Third Harmonic Voltage
– Authors: R. Alaei and S. A. Khajehoddin, Univ. of
Alberta
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Abstract of the paper
• Proposes an alternative transmission line design method that
reduces the conductor‐to‐ground clearance.
• A third harmonic voltage is injected to the line for reducing the
peak amplitude of phase voltages while preserving the fundamental
component. The injected voltage does not influence the load or
generation sides.
• The objective is to utilize the insulating strength of the conductor‐
to‐ground clearance almost continuously rather than only during
the crest voltage, as opposed to conventional ac lines.
• This approach reduces conductor to ground clearance as well as line
construction capital investment by using shorter transmission
towers.
• Injection of third harmonic voltage can also increase the loadability
of existing ac lines, if the new phase‐to‐phase clearance is met.
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Speaker biography
• Ramiar Alaei received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in power
electrical engineering from Amirkabir University of
Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran, in 2009 and
2011, respectively.
• He also completed his PhD in Electrical Engineering
specialized in power electronics and their applications in high
power systems from University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB,
Canada, in December 2016.
• His research interests include high‐power converters and
novel power transmission systems.
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Acknowledgements
• Guest editorial board:
– Prof. Sukumar Brahma, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
– Prof. Elias Kyriakides, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
– Dr. Manish Mohanpurkar, Idaho National Laboratories, Idaho Falls, Idaho
– Prof. Kai Strunz, Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
– Dr. Eknath Vittal, Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California
– Prof. Neville Watson, University of Canterbury, Canterbury, New Zealand
– Mr. Steven Whisenant, Duke Energy, Charlotte, North Carolina
• Numerous reviewers
• Prof. Wilsun Xu (EiC, TPWRD) and his team at PES
publishing
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The Operation of a Power
Transmission Line With Injected
Third Harmonic Voltage
Ramiar Alaei
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Introduction
An alternative transmission line design method that
reduces the peak amplitude of phase voltages by
injecting third harmonic voltage without influencing
load or generation sides.
–Shorter transmission towers and narrower ROW
–Upgrading existing lines to a higher voltage level
–Operating existing lines in a higher current (higher sag)
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HVAC and HVDC
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HVAC and HVDC
SIL
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HVAC and HVDC
SIL
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Ground, Air and Phase‐to‐Phase Clearances
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Ground, Air and Phase‐to‐Phase Clearances
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Ground, Air and Phase‐to‐Phase Clearances
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Ground, Air and Phase‐to‐Phase Clearances
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Ground, Air and Phase‐to‐Phase Clearances
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Ground, Air and Phase‐to‐Phase Clearances
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Third Harmonic Voltage Injection
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Current Level and Ground Clearance
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Voltage Upgrading
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Voltage Upgrading
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Voltage Upgrading
Voltage uprating of a standard 275 kV
double-circuit tower to 400 kV
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Charging Current
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Charging Current
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Displacement of third harmonic voltage
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Displacement of third harmonic voltage
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Displacement of third harmonic voltage
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Displacement of third harmonic voltage
Load angle
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Displacement of third harmonic voltage
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Third Harmonic Voltage in Long AC Lines
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Third Harmonic Voltage in Long AC Lines
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Third Harmonic Voltage in Long AC Lines
Both fundamental and third harmonic voltages generate current
and contribute to the power transfer.
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Case Study
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Case Study
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Case Study
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Case Study
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Q & A
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