TRANSMISSION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENTS IN EUROPE: SUSTAINABLE ELECTRICAL ENERGY SUPPLY, RESYNCHRONIZATION OF THE TWO UCTE SYNCHRONOUS ZONES, PROGRESS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN RING AND INTERCONNECTING THE LARGEST EUROPEAN POWER SYSTEMS

T.J. Hammons

Keywords

Sustainable energy supply, wind power, pumped storage, interconnected systems, interconnection of UCTE zones, Mediterranean Ring, UCTE, NORDEL, IPS/UPS interconnection, grid system interconnection standards, electricity grid network harmonization.

Abstract

This paper reviews sustainable electrical energy supply with wind and pumped storage, the resynchronization of the two UCTE synchronous zones, and progress of the Mediterranean Ring and the interconnection with Africa. It considers transmission system developments, interconnections, electricity exchanges, in addition to implementing technology in power generation in Europe with respect to the Kyoto Protocol. The survey includes adjacent countries and regions. A special view is given on progress made in the integration of renewable energies such as wind power into the production and transmission systems. The final part of this paper examines technical rules for interconnecting the largest European power systems of UCTE, NORDEL and IPS/UPS by back-to-back converters and synchronously.

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