Optimization Planning for Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farms using Multi-terminal HVDC Transmission System

In this paper, a new approach has been proposed to determinant the optimum transmission plan and selection criteria of high potential onshore wind farm using multi-terminal HVDC network. The technique tests different configuration of the system that includes selecting of wind farms location, MT-HVDC network to transmit the wind energy and compare their corresponding power transmission, harvested energy and investment cost. This approach provide very flexible solution depend on the specified requirement such as number of wind farms, total installed power, number of connected onshore stations and many other selection criteria and it sufficient to be used for long term wind energy planning to make an investment decision. A study case has been show where five offshore wind speed data are available and optimum three locations will be selected considering the most efficient MT-HVDC transmission topology.