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This one is integrated to the… Read more High Voltage Substation Equipment 13 July 2018 An injection molding press for our Chemistry & Materials test platform With a new semi-automatic injection mixer and an injection molding press, the material characterization and… Read more High Voltage Substation Equipment 4 July 2018 High Voltage Electrical Properties of Epoxy / h-BN Microcomposites Two high voltage properties – DC conductivity and AC breakdown strength – of epoxy composites… Read more High Voltage Substation Equipment 28 June 2018 Testing phase after installation of SuperGrid Institute’s hyperbaric vessel Our 10 tones, six meters long, hyperbaric vessel has been installed at our premises and… Read more Power Electronics & Converters 13 June 2018 Overview of DC-DC Converters dedicated to HVDC Grids This paper presents an overview of the DC-DC power converters dedicated to HVDC proposing a… Read more All 29 May 2018 PhD Benoît TEZENAS du MONTCEL “Experimental study and modelling of a metal vapor plasma in a vacuum chamber for the development of High-Voltage Circuit Breakers” The study involves first the building of an experimental setup where arcs, created between two… Read more High Voltage Substation Equipment 29 January 2018 A novel hyperbaric vessel for SuperGrid Institute Since 2016, SuperGrid Institute’s program 4 has intensely worked on the specification of a test… Read more All 26 January 2018 PhD William LEON GARCIA “Protection strategy for HVDC networks” Multi-terminal high voltage direct current (MTDC) grids, or supergrids, are considered an interesting solution to… Read more Power Electronics & Converters 24 January 2018 Comparison between numerical and analytical methods of AC resistance evaluation of medium frequency transformers : validation on a prototype In the future, medium-frequency transformers (with a frequency range of 5-100 kHz) will be major… Read more Power Electronics & Converters 24 January 2018 Analysis of voltage and current unbalance in a multi-converter topology for a DC-based offshore wind farm High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) is increasingly being used for electric power transmission over long… Read more Power Electronics & Converters 24 January 2018 State of the art of gate-drive power supply for medium and high voltage applications Gate-drive power supplies in medium voltage and high voltage direct current (MVDC / HVDC) applications… Read more Phd 2 January 2018 PhD Kosei SHINODA “Control and Energy Management of MMC-based Multi-Terminal HVDC Grids” The scope of this thesis includes control and management of the Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC)-based… Read more Phd 2 January 2018 PhD Swann GASNIER “Decision support framework for offshore wind farm electrical networks: Robust design and assessment under uncertainties’’ Large offshore wind farms will be important players within the future energy landscape. What is… Read more Conference 11 December 2017 Participation of SuperGrid to the ISH 2017 Conference For 40 years, the biannual conference ISH (International Symposium on High Voltage Engineering) has permitted… Read more High Voltage Substation Equipment 11 December 2017 Supplying Power to HV (≥10kV) control and measurement boards: a challenge to overcome New high-voltage power electronic converters and facilities for transmission grids tend to have multiple power… Read more High Voltage Substation Equipment 11 December 2017 Influence of Electric Field on Space Charge Distribution in Alumina-filled Epoxy Resin for Application in HVDC GIS The present paper deals with space charge in alumina filled epoxy resin for HVDC applications. Read more High Voltage Substation Equipment 11 December 2017 Evolution of the Cathode Spot Distribution in an Axial Magnetic Field Controlled Vacuum Arc at Long Contact Gap The evolution of the cathode spot distribution is an important aspect of the behavior of… Read more High Voltage Substation Equipment 11 December 2017 Measurement and Analysis of Partial Discharges in HVDC Gas Insulated Substations The measurement of Partial Discharges (PD) in Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) enables to identify and… Read more High Voltage Substation Equipment 11 December 2017 Effective ionization coefficients and limiting field strength of Fluoronitriles-CO2 mixtures The density normalized Effective ionization coefficients and critical breakdown electric field of the Heptafluoro-iso-butyronitrile (Fluoronitriles),… Read more Publications 11 December 2017 Nonlinear Control of a Fully-Fed Variable Speed Pumped Storage Plant This paper presents the nonlinear control of a Fully-Fed Synchronous Machine based Variable Speed Pumped… Read more High Voltage Substation Equipment 11 December 2017 Influence of thermal treatment on space charge in alumina-filled epoxy resin for HVDC GIS A Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) consists of a high-voltage conductor maintained by spacers placed in… Read more High Voltage Substation Equipment 11 December 2017 Recommendations for surface conductivity characterisation under high voltage direct current (HVDC) Phenomena of charge accumulation on the insulator surface are of major interest in Gas Insulated… Read more HVDC Cable Systems 11 December 2017 DC cable modelling and High Voltage Direct Current grid grounding system This paper describes the influence of grounding on voltage and current transients during DC-link fault… Read more Publications 11 December 2017 High Dynamics Control for MMC Based on Exact Discrete-Time Model with Experimental Validation Due to the complexity of the system, the control of the Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC)… Read more Publications 11 December 2017 Supervisory Control for High-Voltage Direct Current Transmission Systems The growth of renewable energy production is changing the future of power transmission systems. Read more Publications 11 December 2017 DC Voltage Control of MMC-based HVDC grid with Virtual Capacitor Control Ensuring that the DC voltage remains within an acceptable range is a major concern for… Read more Publications 11 December 2017 Virtual Capacitor Control: Mitigation of DC Voltage Fluctuations in MMC-based HVDC Systems The Modular Multilevel Converters (MMCs) have emerged as the most suitable converter technology for HVDC… Read more Publications 11 December 2017 SFCL‑based full-selective protection strategy for multi-terminal HVDC grids: A case study A protection strategy for high voltage direct current grids using superconducting fault current limiters as… Read more Publications 11 December 2017 A protection strategy for multi-terminal hvdc grids based on mechanical dc circuit breakers A protection strategy for multi-terminal HVDC (MTDC) grids based on AC/DC converters without fault blocking… Read more HVDC Cable Systems 12 November 2017 Surge and extended overvoltage testing of HVDC cable systems In this contribution we give a short status update of the Cigré JWG B4/B1/C4.73. This… Read more Publications 20 October 2017 Thermal Management Optimization of a 5 MW Power Electronic Converter High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) is a replacement of the existing Alternating Current (HVAC) solutions… Read more Power Electronics & Converters 13 September 2017 Protruding Ceramic Substrates for High-Voltage Packaging of Wide-Bandgap Semiconductors With the development of wide bandgap semiconductors, voltage ratings of 10kV and more become realistic.… Read more Power Electronics & Converters 13 September 2017 SiC power devices packaging with a short-circuit failure mode capability The failure mode of press-pack-type packages dedicated to SiC devices is experimentally analyzed in order… Read more Publications 13 September 2017 A multi-vendor protection strategy for HVDC grids based on low-speed DC circuit breakers A protection strategy for Multi-terminal HVDC (MTDC) grids based on AC/DC converters without fault handling… Read more Publications 13 September 2017 Modelling of a VSC-Based Multi-Terminal HVDC Network for Dynamic Stability Analysis Self-commuted Voltage Source Converter (VSC) can significantly extend the flexibility and operability of HVDC system… Read more Publications 13 September 2017 Stability criterion for the maximum clearing time of a DFIG Stability is a primordial concern of power systems. From the generator point of view, it… Read more Publications 13 September 2017 Optimum power flow control […] Intelligent Grid Management System The Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) is a most promising converter technology for the High Voltage… Read more Publications 13 September 2017 Energy Control of Modular Multilevel Converter with a Novel Analytic Filter The complex topology of the Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) requires some additional controllers to keep… Read more Publications 13 September 2017 Optimisation des pertes par commutation dans un convertisseur modulaire multiniveaux Read more Publications 13 September 2017 A Comparative Assessment of […] for Modular Multilevel Converter Thanks to scalability, performance and efficiency, the Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC), since its invention, becomes… Read more Publications 13 September 2017 A Novel Modular Multilevel Converter Modelling Technique Based on Semi-Analytical Models In this work, a novel dynamic models for MMC is proposed. The proposed models are… Read more Publications 13 September 2017 Full-selective protection strategy for MTDC grids […] DC circuit breakers Mainly used in AC grids, Resistive-type (R-type) Superconducting Fault Current Limiters (SFCL) may be still… Read more Publications 13 September 2017 Technical and economic analysis of the R-type SFCL […] in HVDC grids A novel protection strategy for multi-terminal high voltage direct current (HVDC) grids based on the… Read more Publications 13 September 2017 A Review of Modular Multi-Level Converter (MMC) Modeling for HVDC Application Read more Power Electronics & Converters 13 September 2017 Hysteresis modelling of a medium frequency single-phase transformer The article describes a feedback Preisach hysteresis model equivalent circuit implementation of a medium frequency… Read more HVDC Cable Systems 23 August 2017 EPF 2017 “Influence of size distribution […] high voltage epoxy insulators” Epoxy resins crosslinked with acid anhydride hardeners are widely used in high voltage insulation. They… Read more Power Electronics & Converters 23 August 2017 APEC 2017 “Robustness of SiC MOSFET under Avalanche Conditions” This paper presents the experimental evaluation of SiC MOSFETs from different manufacturers operated in avalanche. Read more HVDC Cable Systems 21 July 2017 PhD Justine BILLORE “Thermal aging of XLPE for HVDC cables” To connect the different points of the network, the transmission and distribution of electric power… Read more Publications 5 July 2017 SimHydro 2017: Choosing the right model in applied hydraulics This paper focuses on the set up and the validation of a numerical model for… Read more Publications 4 July 2017 Power Electronics and Applications (EPE’16 ECCE Europe) The paper presents a tool for technical and economic assessment of offshore wind power connecting… Read more Phd 3 July 2017 PhD Ilyas DCHAR “Design of a “fail-to-short” power module for HVDC applications” High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) converters are composed of hundreds of semiconductor switches connected in… Read more Phd 3 July 2017 PhD Albert PEREIRA “Design methodology of a medium frequency transformer for high voltage and high power DC-DC converters” The transmission and distribution of electric power is normally made by ac networks (50 Hz… Read more High Voltage Substation Equipment 16 June 2017 FastGrid : Cost effective FCL using advanced superconducting tapes for future HVDC grids FastGrid is a project funding for an amount of 7.2 M€ by the European Union’s… Read more High Voltage Substation Equipment 14 June 2017 Space charge measurements on cable dielectrics When a voltage is applied to a cable, electric charges are established in its electrodes,… Read more Unclassified 14 June 2017 The EE4HVS Mastère program Globally, the energy landscape is shifting; the generation of electricity is moving towards greener energies,… Read more Power Electronics & Converters 14 June 2017 DC-DC Converters for HVDC Grids: A Survey The recent interest in renewable energies has encouraged the research on a new concept of… Read more HVDC Cable Systems 16 February 2017 Toward deeper submarine cable installations Numerous High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) submarine cables have been installed in Europe and more… Read more High Voltage Substation Equipment 31 January 2017 PhD Houssem Eddine NECHMI “Research of gas/ gas mixture without sulfur hexafluoride for High Voltage Insulation applications” SULPHUR hexafluoride, SF6, is the most common compressed gas used in high voltage power equipment… Read more Stabilization & Storage 23 January 2017 TM1 test rig renovation Why do we stil need experimental test-rigs in hydraulic sciences? We use extensively computatinal sciences… Read more Conference 18 January 2017 SGI participation to IAHR Conference The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR), founded in 1935, is a worldwide… Read more Conference 18 January 2017 SGI participation to European Power Electronics Conference (ECCE Europe, EPE2016) EPE ECCE Europe is the largest conference on power electronics and its applications. SuperGrid Institute… Read more Funding 18 January 2017 SuperGrid Institute Part of H2020 European Project PROMOTioN PROMOTioN is a 4 years project starting January 2016, with a 40 M€ EU funding,… Read more Supergrid Architecture & Systems 3 January 2017 A platform for real time modelling & simulation of HVDC electricity systems Supergrid Institute is deploying real-time modelling and simulation facilities applied to the analysis of emerging… Read more High Voltage Substation Equipment 1 December 2016 Surface charge measurement on epoxy spacer in HVDC GIS/GIL in SF6 The design of reliable high voltage equipment remains a challenge nowadays. The surface charge accumulation… Read more High Voltage Substation Equipment 1 December 2016 Development of a Space Charge Measurement Method Applied to HVDC GIS Spacers The development of HVDC networks leads to an increasing need of Gas Insulating Substations (HVDC-GIS).… Read more High Voltage Substation Equipment 1 December 2016 Creeping Discharge and Flashover of Solid Dielectric in Air at Atmospheric Pressure This paper is aimed at the study of the propagation of discharge at the surface… Read more High Voltage Substation Equipment 1 December 2016 CEIDP 2016 Toronto – Fluoronitriles / CO2 This paper is aimed at the comparison of breakdown voltages of SF6 and mixtures at… Read more High Voltage Substation Equipment 1 December 2016 Fluoronitriles/ CO2 gas mixture as promising substitute to SF6 for insulation in high voltage applications This paper is aimed at the breakdown characteristics of Fluoronitriles – CO2 gas mixtures in… Read more High Voltage Substation Equipment 1 December 2016 Creeping Discharge and Flashover of Solid Dielectric in Air at Atmospheric Pressure This paper is aimed at the study of the propagation of discharge at the surface… Read more HVDC Cable Systems 18 November 2016 Dielectric behaviour of a new grade of cross-linked polyethylene for HVDC cables In order to ensure the energy transmission from remote production stations to load centres, it… Read more HVDC Cable Systems 18 November 2016 Dynamic of partial discharges in cavities in a MV AC cable under DC conditions In order to ensure the energy transmission from remote production stations to load centres, it… Read more Publications 19 October 2016 CFD Investigation of Complex Phenomena in S-Shape Region of Reversible Pump-Turbine Pumped Storage Plants (PSP) using reversible pump-turbines offer the possibility to store large amounts of… Read more Stabilization & Storage 14 September 2016 The rise of variable speed Pump Storage Plant (PSP) Pumped Storage Plants (PSP) are the most reliable and well-known energy storage technology for high… Read more Power Electronics & Converters 23 August 2016 APEC 2017 “Robustness of SiC MOSFET under Avalanche Conditions” This paper presents the experimental evaluation of SiC MOSFETs from different manufacturers operated in avalanche.… Read more High Voltage Substation Equipment 5 August 2016 Leakage Current Measurements in Direct Current Gas Insulated Substations Equipment Charge accumulation on solid insulator in Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) is one of the major… Read more Power Electronics & Converters 14 June 2016 DC-DC Converters for HVDC Grids: A Survey The recent interest in renewable energies has encouraged the research on a new concept of… Read more Power Electronics & Converters 21 April 2016 A Preliminary Loss Comparison of Solid-State Transformers in a Rail Application Employing Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFET Switches The silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor and the medium frequency transformer (MFT) are two enabling… Read more High Voltage Substation Equipment 12 January 2016 Barrier effect on Surface Breakdown of Epoxy Solid Dielectric in SF6 with Various Pressures This paper is aimed at the experimental study of creeping discharges and flashover of cylindrical… Read more High Voltage Substation Equipment 18 November 2015 Time constant evaluation of transient AC – DC field distribution HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) technology is particularly suitable for the transmission of high-power energy… Read more High Voltage Substation Equipment 18 November 2015 Surface Flashover of Solid Insulator in Air This paper is aimed at the propagation of discharges over a surface of insulator and… Read more High Voltage Substation Equipment 18 November 2015 Simulation methodology for DC GIS Dimensionning of DC isulation is relatively complexe and need to take into account must more… Read more Conference 13 November 2015 Best Conference Paper Award, EPEC 2015 In the future, Medium Frequency Transformers (MFT with a frequency range 5 kHz to 100… Read more Power Electronics & Converters 6 November 2015 DC-DC 100 kW power converter SuperGrid Institute has succeeded in the preliminary tests on their first DC-DC power converter in… Read more Event 6 November 2015 Signature of convention with The French National Research Agency (ANR) Michael Matlosz, President and CEO of The French National Research Agency (ANR) et Philippe Auriol,… Read more High Voltage Substation Equipment 11 September 2015 Load transfer capabilities of GIS disconnectors for DC grids The paper focuses on the role of disconnectors for load transfer duties in the operation… Read more High Voltage Substation Equipment 11 June 2015 Designing the Vacuum Interrupter for Applications ≥ 72.5 kV In view of the increasing global market for high voltage (HV) vacuum circuit breakers in… Read more HVDC Cable Systems 1 April 2015 Study of the Thermal Ageing of the XLPE for HVDC Applications Electricity networks of the future are moving towards supergrid networks. These networks will use HVDC… Read more Funding 3 January 2015 European Commission Press Release The European Commission has approved the 86.6 M€ french grant to the "SuperGrid Institute". Read more All posts Mission SuperGrid Institute is a research and innovation center, federating academic and industrial players, encompassing expertise in high voltage networks, energy conversion and direct current systems. Our mission is to offer high value added technologies and services to supports our clients in the development of electrical power systems targeting increased energy efficiency and massive integration of renewables into the grid. 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