Transmission alternatives for offshore electrical power

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1027-1038

  de Alegría, Iñigo Martínez ^a   Martín, Jose Luis ^a   Kortabarria, Iñigo ^a   Andreu, Jon ^a   Ereño, Pedro Ibañez ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b TECNALIA RESEARCH AND INNOVATION   (Spain)

Author keywords

HVAC; HVDC LCC; HVDC VSC; Marine power; Offshore platform; Submarine cable

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; DRILLING PLATFORMS; ELECTRIC CABLES; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTRICITY; OCEANOGRAPHY; OFFSHORE OIL FIELDS; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; SEAWATER; SUBMARINE CABLES; SUBMARINES; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELEGRAPH;

HVAC; HVDC LCC; HVDC VSC; MARINE POWER; OFFSHORE PLATFORM;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION;

EID: 61349149444     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2008.03.009     Document Type: Review

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