EN IEC 60700-3:2023

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-april-2023
Tiristorski ventili za visokonapetostni enosmerni prenos (HVDC) električne
energije - 3. del: Bistvene lastnosti (mejne vrednosti) in karakteristike
Thyristor valves for high voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission - Part 3:
Essential ratings (limiting values) and characteristics
Thyristorventile für Hochspannungsgleichstrom - Energieübertragung (HGÜ) – Teil 3:
Wesentliche Nenngrößen (begrenzende Werte) und Eigenschaften
Valves à thyristors pour le transport d’énergie en courant continu à haute tension
(CCHT) - Partie 3: Valeurs assignées (valeurs limites) et caractéristiques essentielles
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 60700-3:2023
ICS:
29.200 Usmerniki. Pretvorniki. Rectifiers. Convertors.
Stabilizirano električno Stabilized power supply
napajanje
31.080.20 Tiristorji Thyristors
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 60700-3

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM January 2023
ICS 29.200
English Version
Thyristor valves for high voltage direct current (HVDC) power
transmission - Part 3: Essential ratings (limiting values) and
characteristics
(IEC 60700-3:2022)
Valves à thyristors pour le transport d'énergie en courant Thyristorventile für Hochspannungsgleichstrom -
continu à haute tension (CCHT) - Partie 3: Valeurs Energieübertragung (HGÜ) - Teil 3: Wesentliche
assignées (valeurs limites) et caractéristiques essentielles Nenngrößen (begrenzende Werte) und Eigenschaften
(IEC 60700-3:2022) (IEC 60700-3:2022)
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European foreword
The text of document 22F/667/CDV, future edition 1 of IEC 60700-3, prepared by SC 22F "Power
electronics for electrical transmission and distribution systems" of IEC/TC 22 "Power electronic
systems and equipment" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by
CENELEC as EN IEC 60700-3:2023.
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• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2023-10-03
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2026-01-03
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60700-3:2022 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standard indicated:
IEC 60071-5 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60071-5
IEC 60099-4 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60099-4
IEC 60099-9 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60099-9
IEC 60146-1-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60146-1-1
IEC 60633 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 60633
IEC/TR 60919-1 NOTE Harmonized as CLC/TR 60919-1
IEC/TR 60919-2 NOTE Harmonized as CLC/TR 60919-2
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1 Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the
relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available
here: www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60060-1 - High-voltage test techniques - Part 1: EN 60060-1 -
General definitions and test requirements
IEC 60071-1 - Insulation co-ordination - Part 1: EN IEC 60071-1 -
Definitions, principles and rules
IEC 60700-1 2015 Thyristor valves for high voltage direct EN 60700-1 2015
current (HVDC) power transmission - Part
1: Electrical testing
+ AMD1 2021  + A1 2021
IEC 60700-2 2016 Thyristor valves for high voltage direct EN 60700-2 2016
current (HVDC) power transmission - Part
2: Terminology
IEC 61803 2020 Determination of power losses in high- EN IEC 61803 2020
voltage direct current (HVDC) converter
stations with line-commutated converters

IEC 60700-3 ®
Edition 1.0 2022-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Thyristor valves for high voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission –

Part 3: Essential ratings (limiting values) and characteristics

Valves à thyristors pour le transport d’énergie en courant continu à haute

tension (CCHT) –
Partie 3: Valeurs assignées (valeurs limites) et caractéristiques essentielles

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 29.200 ISBN 978-2-8322-6121-7

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviated terms . 7
3.1 Terms and definitions . 7
3.2 Symbols and abbreviated terms . 8
3.2.1 General . 8
3.2.2 Subscripts . 8
3.2.3 Letter symbols . 8
3.2.4 Abbreviated terms . 9
4 Service conditions . 9
4.1 General . 9
4.2 Environmental conditions . 9
4.2.1 Site altitude . 9
4.2.2 Air temperature and humidity range in valve halls . 9
4.2.3 Cleanness in valve halls . 10
4.2.4 Seismic conditions . 10
4.3 System conditions . 10
4.3.1 General information of the system . 10
4.3.2 AC system voltage . 10
4.3.3 AC system frequency . 10
4.3.4 DC system voltage . 10
4.3.5 DC system current and overload requirements . 11
4.3.6 Short circuit current requirements for thyristor valves . 11
4.3.7 Insulation coordination design related to thyristor valves . 11
4.4 Technical parameters for six-pulse bridge design . 11
4.4.1 General . 11
4.4.2 Voltage parameters . 11
4.4.3 Current parameters. 12
4.4.4 Valve arrester parameters . 13
4.4.5 Other system parameters. 13
4.5 Other conditions. 14
5 Ratings . 14
5.1 Voltage and current ratings (limiting values) . 14
5.1.1 Rated AC voltage across valve (U ) . 14
v0N
5.1.2 Maximum steady state AC voltage across valve (U ) . 14
v0max
5.1.3 Maximum temporary state AC voltage across valve (U ) . 14
v0maxT
5.1.4 Minimum steady state AC voltage across valve (U ) . 15
v0min
5.1.5 Minimum temporary state AC voltage across valve (U ) . 15
v0minT
5.1.6 Valve repetitive peak off-state voltage (U ) . 15
vDRM
5.1.7 Valve non-repetitive peak off-state voltage (U ) . 15
vDSM
5.1.8 Valve repetitive peak reverse voltage (U ) . 15
vRRM
5.1.9 Valve non-repetitive peak reverse voltage (U ) . 15
vRSM
5.1.10 Valve switching impulse withstand voltage (SIWV ) . 15
v
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5.1.11 Valve lightning impulse withstand voltage (LIWV ) . 16
v
5.1.12 Valve steep front impulse withstand voltage (STIWV ) . 16
v
5.1.13 Valve switching impulse protective firing voltage (SIPL ) . 16
PF
5.1.14 Valve RMS current (I ) . 16
v(RMS)
5.1.15 Valve average current (I ) . 16
v(av)
5.1.16 Valve one-loop fault current with re-applied forward voltage (I ) . 16
SCα
5.1.17 Valve multiple-loop fault current without re-applied forward voltage
(I ) . 17
SCβ
5.2 Delay and extinction angle ratings (limiting values) . 17
5.2.1 Rated firing delay angle (α ) . 17
N
5.2.2 Minimum allowable firing delay angle (α ) . 17
min
5.2.3 Maximum allowable firing delay angle (α ) . 17
max
5.2.4 Minimum temporary state firing delay angle (α ) . 17
minT
5.2.5 Rated extinction angle (γ ) . 17
N
5.2.6 Minimum allowable extinction angle (γ ). 17
min
5.2.7 Maximum allowable extinction angle (γ ) . 17
max
5.2.8 Minimum temporary state extinction angle (γ ) . 17
minT
5.3 Insulation and test voltage levels (limiting values) . 18
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