DNV KEMA successfully completes witness type test project in China for HVDC flexible converter valve with world’s highest voltage and power rating

Beijing, China / Arnhem, the Netherlands, February 4 – Energy consulting and testing & certification company DNV KEMA has successfully conducted a witness type test in China for C-EPRI Electric Power Engineering Co., Ltd (C-EPRI). A celebration ceremony was held at C-EPRI in Beijing to commemorate that its self-developed prototype ±320kV/1000MW, 1563A IGBT valves passed DNV KEMA’s witness type test according to the IEC 62501 standard. It marks the great success of this type of HVDC transmission technology with the highest voltage and power rating in the world. The successful test can be seen as an important step in the further development of super grids.

C-EPRI is a company wholly owned by Smart Grid Research Institute (SGRI), a subsidiary of State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), which ranked 7th on the Fortune 500 list 2012. C-EPRI is primarily involved in research, manufacturing and engineering of classic HVDC using Line Commutated Converters (LCC) and new generation HVDC using Voltage Sourced Converters (VSC).

The type tests were performed at the Power Electronic Lab of SGRI, and included both operational and dielectric tests. The prototype passed all tests required by IEC 62501 (2009ed), which means C-EPRI becomes the first power electronics manufacturer with successfully type tested 320kV, 1563A IGBT valves. All the tests were witnessed by the independent third party DNV KEMA.

“The witness type test demonstrates another example of successful collaboration between DNV KEMA and C-EPRI since the first Ningdong-Shangdong ±660kV 4000MW LCC HVDC project in China in 2008,” Dr. Yanny Fu from DNV KEMA said. “Thanks to its great efforts in research & development, C-EPRI provides an effective solution for wind integration, in particular for large offshore wind farms with transmission distance of more than 50-100 km where an AC cable technology is not feasible.”

Dr. Tang Guangfu, General Manager of C-EPRI added, “With their skilled and experienced experts, as well as its outstanding reputation in providing objective and impartial services in the global energy industry, DNV KEMA is a wonderful partner for C-EPRI to test the quality of electricity transmission and distribution products. We are expecting continuous enhancement of the cooperation with DNV KEMA which enables us to provide more quality products and services to our customers worldwide”.

Bjørn Tore Markussen, COO of DNV KEMA for Asia Pacific, commented, “I am very pleased that C-EPRI’s self-developed prototype 320kV, 1563A IGBT valves passed all the tests. I would like to congratulate C-EPRI for achieving this great success. With this world leading technology, C-EPRI has made an important contribution to the global energy industry. DNV KEMA is looking forward to keeping working together with C-EPRI to continuously make a valuable contribution to a safe and sustainable energy future.”

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This is a joint press release from C-EPRI Electric Power Engineering Co., Ltd and DNV KEMA.

About C-EPRI Electric Power Engineering Co., Ltd
C-EPRI Electric Power Engineering Co., Ltd. is a high-tech company with more than 200 people. Established and exclusively owned by State Grid Corporation of China, we are mainly involved in the research, manufacturing and engineering of Classic HVDC (LCC-HVDC) and HVDC Flexible (VSC-HVDC). We provide a wide range of products including HVDC converter valves, DC yard equipment,  along with control and protection systems. The ±320kV/1000MW HVDC Flexible valve technology will be used in Dalian City-Infeed VSC-HVDC Project. C-EPRI’s A5000 type UHVDC converter valve technology was first applied in the Jinping-Sunan ±800kV UHVDC transmission project commissioned in 2012, and will be used in Hami-Zhengzhou and Xiluodu-Zhejiang ±800kV/5000A UHVDC transmission project. In January 2012 it was upgraded to ±1100kV/5000A for even higher voltage applicaitons. For more information on C-EPRI, visit www.epri.sgcc.com.cn/prgc/english.

About DNV KEMA Energy & Sustainability

DNV KEMA, with more than 2,300 experts in over 30 countries around the world, is committed to driving the global transition toward a safe, reliable, efficient, and clean energy future. With a heritage of nearly 150 years, we specialize in providing world-class, innovative solutions in the fields of business & technical consultancy, testing, inspections & certification, risk management, and verification. As an objective and impartial knowledge-based company, we advise and support organizations along the energy value chain: producers, suppliers & end-users of energy, equipment manufacturers, as well as government bodies, corporations and non-governmental organizations. DNV KEMA is part of DNV, a global provider of services for managing risk with more than 10,000 employees in over 100 countries. For more information on DNV KEMA, visit www.dnvkema.com.

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