Development and Implementation of Protection Scheme for Multiterminal HVDC System Using Intelligent Algorithms

The possibility of more efficient exploitation of energy sources far from consumption centers,
 as well as the possibility of integrating different renewable sources, in addition to other advantages 
over HVAC systems, make HVDC systems a promising solution for electric power systems. 

However, the recent HVDC(MTDC) systems are based on sophisticated switching devices (VSC technology),
 imposing new challenges for the area of protection of electrical power systems, especially with regard to
 the DC links, present in the MTDC system. Given this scenario, the development of more robust, accurate
 and faster protection schemes will certainly result in a contribution to the area of transmission and
 integration through MTDC systems, allowing to fully enjoy the benefits of this type of system. In this line,
 this research work aims at the development, implementation and tests in hardware of intelligent algorithms 
for the execution of tasks of protection of MTDC systems, that is, fault detection, classification
 and location.