Extruded Cables For High-Voltage Direct-Current Transmission: Advances In Research And Development

Despite the ever-growing number of HVDC link projects being proposed or started all over the world, there are no books that address fully the technical and economical aspects of this technology. This book fills the gap in the field, providing power cable engineers with complete, up-to-date guidance on HVDC cable lines with extruded insulation. It covers design and engineering techniques for cable lines, insulation materials, and accessories, as well as cable performance and life-span and reliability issues. The fundamentals of HVDC cable transmission theory are also discussed.

GIOVANNI MAZZANTI, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the University of Bologna where he teaches high-voltage engineering and power quality. He is an active researcher in the field of power engineering and has published more than seventy peer-reviewed papers and articles. He is a member of IEEE-PES and IEEE-DEIS. Since October 2012, he has chaired the new IEEE-DEIS Technical Committee on HVDC cable systems.

MASSIMO MARZINOTTO, PhD, works at Terna (the Italian TSO) in the HDVC systems area dealing with cables, insulators, surge arresters, insulation coordination, HVDC converters, and HVDC electrodes. He is a member of IEEE-DEIS, IEEE-PES and CIGRE, a Senior Member of the IEEE, and is active in various IEEE and CIGRE working groups and committees. He is also author or coauthor of several publications on IEEE transactions and conferences.