IEEE 1204-1997

Part I of the guide discusses the effects of various aspects of the ac/dc interactions on the design and performance of dc schemes where the ac system appears as a high impedance at the ac/dc interface bus; i.e., low and very low short-circuit (short-circuit ratio [SCR]) conditions. AC systems having zero or inadequate mechanical rotational inertia, such as island schemes with no or with limited local generation, are also considered. Environmental, siting, and construction issues are not addressed. General issues, such as steady-state reactive compensation and ac and dc filter requirements, are not in the scope of this guide, but would be included in a complete study for a particular dc scheme design. In order to assist those not familiar with dc transmission and convertors, a brief description of basic rectifier and inverter operation is given in Annex A of Part I. Part II of this guide, which is bound together with Part I, considers how the ac/dc interaction phenomena described in Part I should be taken into account in the planning and the preliminary design of ac/dc systems having low or very low SCR values.