Given the present limit of 3kA for IGBTs, the maximum theoretical rating for a single +/- 320 kV converter is 1920 MW.
3 kA power modules have been already certified by some manufacturers:
https://www.rxhk.co.uk/corporate/news/800kv-5gw-vsc-hvdc-valve/?ccm_paging_p_b236=4
however, they have been...
Hello mbrooke,
it is quite strange, to me, to refer to a 30 years operating lifetime: generally a 50 years lifetime is considered here for ACSR conductors (obviously excluding zones close to the sea); we have severeal thousands km of ACSR conductors installed in the '50s or even before.
Indeed...
